Featuring Artist with Viral Cross-Over Hit Song Uniting Pakistan and India on July 23

LOS ANGELES – (July 14, 2022) Grand Performances, the longest-running presenter of free concerts in downtown Los Angeles is partnering with the Pakistan Arts Council, Los Angeles and the Aga Khan Museum to present global sensation Ali Sethi and Discostan on July 23rd at California Plaza in the heart of DTLA. Ali Sethi, one of Pakistan’s most popular pop stars is a classically trained musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and author who was born in Lahore, Pakistan who uses his roots to influence his music. Discostan is a diasporic discotheque that uses past, present, and future soundscapes from South and West Asia. 

Sethi’s latest single “Pasoori” has not only reached over a hundred million views on YouTube since its release earlier this year, it is also currently #1 on the international pop charts. He uses traditional music as a safe place to express himself and as a form of protest against different issues. 

Discostan was founded by Arshia Fatima Haq and co-helmed by Jeremy Loudenback. They have performed around Europe, Asia, and the United States. With their expertise in contemporary music and in the archival field and folk recordings it allows them to present their listeners with the rawest form of their music. 

“We’re excited to host international chart topper Ali Sethi and Discostan presenting a vast archive of golden-age music to the most forward-thinking creative sounds, we’re in for a special evening of transcending boundaries on one stage,” said GP’s Creative and Artistic Director Stewart Irel. 

The special show celebrates global music while building cultural bridges as part of Grand Performances long-running history of partnerships with cultural institutions. This show is produced in partnership with the Pakistan Arts Council, Los Angeles and the Aga Khan Museum.  

The Ali Sethi and Discostan show is free, outdoors and welcomes all-ages at California Plaza (350 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071) on Saturday, July 23 from 6pm-10pm.   

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Grand Performances' mission is to inspire community, celebrate diversity, and unite Los Angeles through free access to global performing arts. All of GP’s events are free, outdoors, all ages and open to the public at California Plaza in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, next to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), The Broad and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Founded in 1986, Grand Performances has presented free live concerts featuring Stevie Wonder, Ozomatli, Kamasi Washington, Seun Kuti, Madame Gandhi, Ana Tijoux, Soulection, Aloe Blacc, Angelique Kidjo and countless others over the last 36 years.

For more info, visit www.grandperformances.org 

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