Music with Tommy Khosla and Mow Ray - ‘Alchemy’ Late Opening

Join us for a late opening of our exhibition 'Alchemy', explore the gardens at sunset and immerse yourself in an alchemical experience bringing together art, craft, live music and nature.

The evening will count with a performance by sitarist and composer Tommy Khosla and Oud player Mow Ray who join forces to present a unique duet playing two instruments with a rich sonic history brought together in a contemporary way.

Tommy Khosla and Mow Ray by Chanel Rina Hyjazy @throughnelslens

Sitarist and composer Tommy Khosla navigates a diverse musical landscape, citing inspiration from a variety of genres including Latin jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music. Khosla gained notable recognition with the release of their debut solo album, "Vignettes," a self-produced LP featured in Songlines Magazine and BBC Asian Network. Currently studying under Anoushka Shankar and Ricky Romain, Khosla's performances encompass a wide spectrum, from playing Genshin Impact’s youtube concert with London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Birmingham Symphony Hall with Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, to grassroots performances including St Thomas' Hospital (Lyrix Organix) and educational settings like Oxford University (The World's Music at Oxford). Khosla is the founder and artistic director of multi-disciplinary collective JAWARI, who are currently working towards their debut LP - ROAD RASA.

Mow Ray is a plucked Chordophone player, currently studying Hindustani classical music under Ustad Mehboob Nadeem. He specialises in the guitar and Oud, but plays most stringed instruments under the sun, as evidenced by his solo album Swara Bilik Rempah, that sees him drawing influence from folk, rock n roll, jazz and music from his homeland, Indonesia. Mow Ray is a member of multiple music projects, including MTV trio, Sound Anthropology and JAWARI, and is an avid collaborator - performing at numerous London venues from The Jago Dalston to 180 Reference Point. His music crosses musical and cultural boundaries, with a passion and dedication to craft that radiates from his work.

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This event is part of 'Alchemy', an exhibition and programme of events that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature, an alchemical union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition features Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.

There will be a bar offering a selection of non-alcoholic drinks.

Schedule:

6:30 Open Doors
7 to 7:30pm 1st Live Music Set
8 to 8:30pm 2nd Live Music Set

Subsidised Tickets:

We have a few tickets at a subsidised rate. If this event is not monetarily accessible to you, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.

Refund Policy:

These tickets are refundable up to 10 days before the start of the event (7 May) post which they will be non-refundable.

About OmVed Gardens:

Since 2017, we have been carefully restoring a previously tarmacked land in Highgate Village, north London, to provide a space to explore food, creativity and ecology for health and climate resilience.

We are a community interest company featuring a permaculture garden, a creative zero-waste kitchen and a growing educational, events and exhibition space. Our aims are to realise our deep entwinement with each other and the more-than-human, through thinking around food, gardening and ecological awareness, to improve diversity at all levels (seed, food, species, participation) and to use creativity and nature-led knowledge to help tackle the climate emergency.

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Practical Information:

There is no visitor parking so we encourage you to cycle, walk or take public transport. Google Maps Directions

Our glasshouse and gardens are wheelchair accessible, but there is currently no step free access to the toilets.

Health & Safety Information:

Children are the responsibility of their parents or guardians and should not be left unattended at any time when they are on site.

Only assistance dogs are permitted.

If you have an allergy to a particular plant or insect, please get in touch before attending our site.

The gardens are a habitat for a variety of pollinators, including busy bees. Please respect them and do not approach the beehives for their safety and yours.

We have ponds - members of the public are not permitted in the pond at any time.

Do not ingest any plants, mushrooms or fungi that you find on site.

There are two first aid kits on site, one in the glasshouse and one in the dome.