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UnCommon Stage Presents: SubDrift Takeover
September 29th @ 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Boylston T Stop, Boylston St & Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
SUBCONTINENTAL DRIFT BOSTON (SubDrift) is an intergenerational creative community that emerged within the South Asian diaspora out of a need to tell our own stories in 2012. We build community through the arts, and are part of a growing national movement that strives to build an inclusive, forward-looking diaspora. All religions, castes, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, multi-racial, adoptee, and other intersecting identities are welcome!
For 12+ years we have been hosting monthly open mics, writing workshops, and other programming to foster artistic expression, collaboration, and innovation. By curating supportive platforms for us to tell our own stories, we strive to uplift diverse voices, facilitate transformative collaborations, and build collective power.
https://msha.ke/subdriftboston/
https://www.instagram.com/subdriftboston/
https://www.facebook.com/SubdriftBoston/
2-3 PM | Anju
ANJU is a singer, songwriter, producer, and performer shaped by the people and places in Minnesota and Massachusetts. Their music conjures imaginary lovers, scents of citrus, and visions of hairy brown skin under the sun.
Anju’s work has been highlighted by NPR’s All Songs Considered, Rolling Stone India, and Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current. They were commissioned by South Asian American Digital Archive to create original work for a sound tour of Philadelphia. You can connect and follow their journey @anjutunes on social media and www.anjutunes.com.
3-4 PM | The Shadow Notes
Eternally searching for the holy sonic grail, the Shadow Notes is a band of diasporic disciples from the future. They are rarely seen or heard from despite epic shows at great venues across the East Coast. But when they do appear, it’s a guaranteed supernova of ancient instruments bending around synth grooves and powerful dance breaks. Inimitable, mysterious, majestic- the Shadow Notes is the unmistakable alchemy of Ali and Singh.
Hailing from a reggae household in the deserts of Arizona, Levi Ali always had an interest in the percussive arts. He started as a metal drummer before developing an interest in music from around the world. A self taught musician, he has studied darbuka, Indian tabla, Trinidadian tassa, dhol, Persian daff, kanjira, chimta, djembe, davul and regularly performs around Boston. He also performs every Wednesday in Worcester as part of the Electric Haze House Band.
One of the few sarangi players in the US, Michael Dwan Singh is a seasoned musician and stage actor. Born in Boston, he grew up with piano, synth and tabla. It was only after college that he discovered the sarangi, and since then- has been playing under the lineage of Ustad Sultan Khan. Singh has performed on stages across the US, Middle East, and India- and his sarangi can be heard on countless records- the most recent being the Ms. Marvel soundtrack.
4-5 PM | DJ Najwa
5-6 PM | Ravi Shavi
RAVI SHAVI is the sound of garage pop – a concoction of classic punk, modern indie, and new wave, with a shot of rock n’ roll.
Known for their frenetic live show, RAVI SHAVI performances have been characterized by press as “relentless” and “inspiring dance floor seizures”.
Ravi Shavi is Rafay Rashid, Nick Politelli, Shahjehan Khan, Chuck Perry, and John Faroane.
Socials:
@ravishavi
@npolitelli
@johnfaraone
@statelinescrap
@shahjistan