third culture collective x ashnaa
13 may 2023 / 7pm + 9pm / the jago dalston
100% funded (sold out)
The Third Culture Collective collaborate with Tamil-British singer Ashnaa in Dalston's iconic live music venue, The Jago.
6pm: early set doors open
7pm: third culture collective x ashnaa early set
8.30pm: late set doors open
9pm: third culture collective x ashnaa late set
10pm: live bands play afrobeat, funk, soul, and disco until close (included with late set backing)
what are noisenights?
noisenights are our vision for the future of classical music: informal crowdfunded events featuring international soloists in bars, converted warehouses, and nightclubs.
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Most noisenights feature two short classical sets, one early evening, one late. All tickets to the late set include live music or DJs for the rest of the night, including jazz, latin, afrobeat, swing and funk acts.
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Please note that due to the venue's license, this noisenight is strictly 18+.
the venue:
The Jago is a renowned arts and culture venue in the renovated buildings of the Hackney Gazette printing press.
The Jago's eclectic programme of music, art, dance, film screenings, workshops and community work relects the diverse cultures of the local Dalston community.
It's also a special venue for us, as it's just round the corner from through the noise HQ.
the music:
From nineteenth-century Germany to modern India, the Third Culture Collective journey through entwined musical cultures. Having just toured India to great acclaim, they'll bring a set of indo-jazz fusion, western classical, and new music to Dalston.
Director Kavi Pau’s arrangements will showcase everything from Bruckner and Schumann to raga-inspired jazz, offering a seamless blend of East and West.
Carnatic vocalist Ashnaa will join the Collective for this performance, presenting traditional Indian classical music as well as new compositions that blend singing techniques and languages from around the world.
third culture collective:
The Third Culture Collective is a social and musical venture, bringing together musicians from South Asian and Western cultures to share their approach to music-making.
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Music, of whatever kind, is for everyone and its future is collaborative and cross-cultural.
Third Culture Collective seek to make western classical music more accessible to the next generation of British Asians, inspiring them to take pride in their mixed musical heritage. They also aim to inspire Western musicians to experiment with South Asian sounds.
They provide equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds to engage with musical cultures from around the world. Bringing people together from all walks of life to share knowledge not only makes us better musicians but a more inclusive and tolerant society.
kavi pau:
Kavi Pau is a British Indian music director, composer, singer, keyboardist, and director of Third Culture Collective. His earliest musical experiences were in Indian music, studying the harmonium and Hindustani singing with Pravinaben Patel.
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Alongside his study of Indian music, Kavi developed an active interest in western classical music from a young age, taking lessons in the piano, clarinet, and voice.
After studying composition and conducting at the Purcell School of Music, Kavi won a choral scholarship to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied music. While at Cambridge, he worked regularly as a music director and répétiteur with the university’s top vocal and instrumental ensembles and toured internationally with the Choir of Gonville and Caius College.
Since graduating in 2018 with a prize-winning double-first class degree, Kavi has maintained a busy career, involving both the Indian and Western elements of his musical identity. Alongside his work as Director of the Third Culture Collective, he is also Director of Music at St Barnabas Church, Ealing and is the Founder Director of Ensemble 1517, a choir specialising in the music of the Lutheran Reformation. He combines these posts with regular freelance activities and also teaches at the University of Cambridge.
ashnaa:
Tamil-British singer Ashnaa emerges from a Carnatic background, which inspired the direction of her own musical journey, which navigates genres such as RnB, blues, funk, opera and Indian Classical music.
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Through starting to post music on social media in 2019, she has gone onto perform on many stages collaborating with artists around the world.
Recognising her nimble navigation of music traditions from across the world, Opera North casted her this year as Eurydice in the theatre production 'Orpheus', which is currently touring the UK. She has also made her breakthrough in Indian cinema, with her vocal performance of 'Vazhi Ithuthaano' appearing on the soundtrack for the Tamil action movie 'Poikkal Kuthirai'.
Rewards: unallocated standing tickets to the noisenight23 late set in The Jago, Dalston at 9pm on Saturday 13 May 2023. First-come-first served for the best views.
Rewards: unallocated standing tickets to the noisenight23 early set in The Jago, Dalston at 7pm on Saturday 13 May 2023. First-come-first served for the best views.
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