Kavus Torabi

A concert by Kavus Torabi, the Tehran-born guitarist working in psychedelic rock, presented at Nice n' Sleazy's upstairs room in Glasgow. The evening centres on the solo work of a musician whose career has run through several bands.

Born in Tehran in 1971, Kavus Torabi has worked in psychedelic rock for around two decades. Torabi has played instrumental music with The Utopia Strong, led the octet Knifeworld, and fronted Gong at Daevid Allen's request. Further contributions include work with Cardiacs, Guapo and The Holy Family.

As a solo artist, Torabi brings these strands together. The albums Hip to the Jag (2020) and The Banishing (2024) are followed by a further album due in autumn 2026. The songs address love, loss, mortality, optimism and regret, linking personal experience with the metaphysical.

On stage, Torabi is a multi-instrumentalist who performs on guitar, harmonium and synthesiser, with a haunting voice at the centre of the performance. The show takes place at Nice n'Sleazy, a Glasgow venue that hosts concerts and shows. Listeners drawn to psychedelic rock and introspective songwriting will find the solo material the clearest picture of Torabi's work.