NABIHAH IQBAL

electronic
Monday
20
November 2023
  • Grand Salon
19:30
TICKET 20.5
PREVENTE 17.5
BOTACARTE 14.5
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Tickets go on sale 26.05.23 - 11:00

When

Mon. 20 Nov, 2023

Where

  • Grand Salon

Doors

19:30

Organiser

Botanique
Nabihah Iqbal
"Feelings of existential melancholy linger elegantly throughout Iqbal’s work."
The Guardian

 In the early months of 2020, Nabihah Iqbal’s studio was burgled. All her work was lost, including her long-awaited album. Already suffering from a broken hand and a severe case of burnout, she felt helpless. While the forensic police looked for fingerprints in her studio, she received a call. It was her grandmother; her grandfather had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Nabihah got on a plane to Karachi, Pakistan the next day.

As the Covid-19 pandemic surged, Nabihah spent the global lockdown finding resilience amidst the turmoil. “Going to Pakistan turned into a blessing in disguise,” she says. Nabihah spent those months remembering why she made music in the first place. She went back to basics and bought an acoustic guitar and a harmonium. Alongside a loop pedal and voice notes, she spent the next two years crafting her album, ‘Dreamer’, a high-water mark for the London-born artist.

Using broader concepts, ‘Dreamer’ is more introspective. The album is an intimate journey through snapshots and memories of Nabihah’s life. Exploring personal identity and grief through the soft-focus lens of melancholy, the album is not one specific sound. Her left-field lo-fi aesthetic twirls itself throughout as she manages to skate between tracks without ever sounding disjointed.

Nabihah Iqbal - 'Dreamer'
Friday Late | Nabihah Iqbal live performance | V&A
Monday
20
November 2023
TICKET 20.5
PREVENTE 17.5
BOTACARTE 14.5
Buy tickets

Extra information

Tickets go on sale 26.05.23 - 11:00