ABOUT THE EVENT

We are excited to announce a performance by Akram Ul Haq, a percussive finger-style guitarist from Hyderabad, India. He will be playing an acoustic set, a one-man band without a looper, Akram layers melody, harmony, rhythm with percussions with seeming effortlessness. 

Akram’s music can best be described as instrumental storytelling, having inspirations from both eastern and western musical influences. Above and beyond technical proficiency, his performances are a transcendental delight, as his hallmark sounds often encourage the audience to walk with him on a journey, as he connects with the pits of our souls.

His music is not in any one language, and it is precisely this which helps in establishing emotional connections with people from all over the world. It can be described as poetry through a guitar.

His journey began over a decade ago, having played for a popular local death metal band, post-which he went on to study western classical guitar to the highest proficiency. Akram has released his debut album titled The Catmaster in June 2022. For this concert, you will get to see him perform songs from the album while narrating the stories behind the concepts of the songs and answering any questions the audience have.

EVENT DETAILS

29th January, Sunday

7:30 PM

Harkat Studios

Versova

ABOUT HARKAT STUDIOS

Harkat is an international boutique arts studio with a passion for film, new media, community art spaces and contemporary art. Based in Mumbai & Berlin, Harkat takes many forms and identities across disciplines & related creative industries. As an alternative performance & arts space, we have hosted more than 150 shows in the past year in the mediums of theatre, film, music, community projects & contemporary art. We support the new, unheard, upcoming, exciting, cutting edge, the political, the forgotten, nostalgic, melancholic, soul stirring, the beautiful & more. And that's what Harkat is. Harkat.