Antara Air, Muzik dan Kata: Puisi dan Gitar bersama Az Samad

Az Samad started performing poetry before learning to ride a bicycle. At eight years old, he took the stage at Auditorium DBKL reading a poem by his father, Malaysian national laureate A. Samad Said. Since then, he has had to recite poetry for almost every school event. As a kid, he wrote about pirates, teenage love, repressed anger from societal expectations, and occasionally about cats. 

After his school years, he put down the pen and picked up the guitar. Along the way, he became a 3-time TEDx Speaker, recorded with Grammy Winners Flaco Jiménez & Max Baca; graduated & taught for the Summer Guitar Sessions at Berklee College of Music, and performed in the USA, Europe & Asia.

After 29 years in music, he revisited poetry as therapy. Az completed a project of writing 100 poems in Malay and is still writing more.For the Klang River Festival, Az will debut a special curated set of poetry and music.

🅿️ Parking Information

Riverside:

Scott Garden on-street parking – Park along the sides and walk towards the riverside path between Scott Garden and the river. https://maps.app.goo.gl/xfBYPNiu9GJT3cEF9

Exsim Towers – Limited parking, first come, first served. https://g.co/kgs/91c93Wf

Valet Parking – In front of Dasein College (RM14 per entry, limited bays). https://maps.app.goo.gl/KgvBPXEqwGtNpKcNA

Open Area – PPR Seri Anggerik, along Lorong Millerz Square. https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgUj7XdxLKxz6gnQA