Lahore music meet 2020 schedule revealed!

Lahore: Music Meet, the powerhouse team behind Pakistan’s biggest music festival, proudly reveal the schedule for the fifth edition of ‘LAHORE MUSIC MEET – presented by Pepsi’, all set to take place at Alhamra Art Center in Lahore on the 1stand 2ndof February 2020.

The two-day event is open to the general public with no cost of admission [Entry is free with NIC or Student ID]. Heating up all 4 stages of Alhamra this weekend will be a curated line-up of new artists and fresh sounds which encapsulates various musical spectrums of Pakistan along with interactive talks, panel discussions, master classes, story-telling sessions, and documentary/film screenings.

LMM5 will feature mind expanding ‘Masterclasses’ by Haniya Aslam, ZeeshanParwez and ProperGaanda; ‘PanelDiscussions’featuring Azeem Hamid, Mekaal Hasan, Mehreen Rana, TalhaHumayun, Sehyr Mirza, Talha Ali Kushvaha, Dr. Fozia Saeed, Shoaib Iqbal, Fouzia-YounisSuleman and SophiyaAnjam; ‘InConversation’ sessions with LMM founders Natasha Noorani and Zahra Paracha, and Chairman IPO Mujeeb Ahmed Khan; story-telling sessions ‘Daastangoi’ featuring YousafSalahuddin, ZeeshanParwez&FasiZaka, HadiqaKiani, FarisShafi&Ahmer Naqvi,TarannumNaaz and Zulfi; a music ‘Presentation’ by Rafay Mahmood; ‘Screenings’ of Indus Blues by Javed Sharif and ZeejahFazli, Shehr e Tabassum by Shehri Pakistan, and the ‘Story Share Initiative’ by The Citizens Archive of Pakistan; ‘KhayalGayaki’ – a performance by Sur Mandal and Tehzeeb Foundation; and special sessions presented by Pepsi featuring ‘Daastangoi’with Auj and Aarish, and an ‘AlbumLaunch’ for Bayaan’s ‘SUNO’. #LMM5 will feature live music performances by Punjabi folk legend Naseebo Lal, progressive folk-rock band, Saakin, electro-pop producer Talal Qureshi and Punjabi RnB starShamoon Ismail as a part of the indoor showcase.

The outdoor showcase will present Hassan Sheikh &RoshaanSherwani, Farheen Raza, Towers, Madlock, Mehdi Maloof, Haniya Aslam, Natasha Humera Ejaz, Adil Omar, Karakoram, MahakQayyum, Iqbal, IFRA, Gentle Robot, Maanu, Fake Shamans and Mekaal Hasan Band.

The outdoor showcase will also feature Pepsi Battle of the Bands Season 4 winner Auj and finalist Aarish. Indeed, for its fifth iteration, the Lahore Music Meet received over 300 applications from across the country for the live performance sessions which were then crafted into a carefully curated list by co-founders Natasha Noorani and Zahra Paracha representing an interesting blend of pop, rock, folk, RnB, electronic and rap music from around the country.

The Lahore Music Meet is entirely women-led and consists of Festival Directors Natasha Noorani and Zahra Paracha with Sana Nasir as Art Director and Munizeh Sanai as Creative Director. #LMM5 is celebrating its fifth year as a well-established and unique platform for day long musical performances and meaningful conversations and activities pertaining to music enterprise, education and academia.

The ultimate goals remain to create a meaningful engagement between audiences and musicians, encouraging new talents and fostering relationships between individuals within the music fraternity. By providing a platform of such scale, once every year, LMM hopes to enrich the ever growing Pakistani music ecosystem within Pakistan and abroad. #LMM5 is presented in collaboration with Pepsi with Lays as the Snacking Partner for the event, Alhamra Arts Council as venue partners and FM91, CityFM91, Daftarkhwan, Areesh Zubair, ReArts, Luxus Grand Hotel, Careem, ProperGaanda, Ravesh, and OyePin’d as collaborating partners with Lotus Client Management & Public Relations as the official communications and PR partners.