01/02/2026
PASSAGES ~ Saturday January 17th ~ Discounted EARLY BIRD TICKETS are almost sold out ~ https://link.dice.fm/x0795c690fec
~ Live Sets ~ Shahzad Ismaily [solo] | Merope w/ Shahzad Ismaily
~ DJ set ~ Westov Temple
~ Visual Projections - Klip Collective
MEROPE’s roots lie deep in the soil of Lithuania’s folk songs, connecting them with ideas from across the cultural map. Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė’s kanklės and singing are the foundation of their celestial ambient folk reinterpretations, joined by ornate, experimental guitar and electronics from Belgian multi-instrumentalist Bert Cools, creating an intimate soundscape and guiding the duo towards the unknown.
Diving into ancestral words and melodies, they present a contemporary vision of ancient Baltic music. Tangling elements gleaned from jazz, traditional, ambient music, 20th century minimalism and kosmische into their moving, humanist compositions, they provide a soundtrack for today’s international landscape.
SHAHZAD ISMAILY is an American musician, producer and composer of Pakistani descent. He is mostly self-taught as a musician and plays a variety of instruments, including electric and double bass, guitar, banjo, accordion, flute, drums and electronic instruments such as Moog synthesisers. He has recorded and performed with an incredibly diverse assemblage of musicians, including Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Beth Orton, Colin Stetson, Ben Frost, Bonnie Prince Billy, Damien Rice, Jolie Holland, JFDR, Secret Chiefs 3, Sam Amidon, further and further.
//video clips of Merope & Shahzad Ismaily live at Festival sourced from the youtube channel//
