Produced by Gryphon Records
Thursday 26th July: 18:30 – 19:25 2018
Lewis Cubitt Square, Stable Street, King’s Cross, London, N1C 4AB<
Musician/Artist/Vocalist/Performer Bishi has composed & a Song Cycle of 6 new songs, ‘BISHI: The Good Immigrant’ for Voice Looper, Sitar & Electronics, co-produced with composer & sound designer, Jeff Cook. The music is inspired by ‘The Good Immigrant’, edited by Nikesh Shukla is a collection of essays by 21 BAME writers, ruminating on race & identity in contemporary Britain. Each song is a response to a particular essay in the book, ending with a choral setting of Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Where The Mind is Without Fear.’
Free event
Music: Bishi Bhattacharya
Spoken Word contributions:
Language is an Ocean: Nikesh Shukla
Sade: Salena Godden
The Good Immigrant: Darren Chetty
Lyrics (Let My Country Awake): Rabindranath Tagore
Performed by: Bishi
Sound Design: Jeff Cook
Costume: Rachel Freire
Cubitt Sessions are supported by:
Music: Bishi Bhattacharya
Spoken Word contributions:
Language is an Ocean: Nikesh Shukla
Sade: Salena Godden
The Good Immigrant: Darren Chetty
Lyrics (Let My Country Awake): Rabindranath Tagore
Performed by: Bishi
Sound Design: Jeff Cook
Costume: Rachel Freire