We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Laylit to bring back their renowned parties celebrating Arab/SWANA dance floor culture for a regular series at Club SAW, starting with a party on July 8, 2023.
After the electrifying Club SAW takeover at Pique winter edition 2022, which featured international DJ talents, dancers and drag artist in the Laylit-curated program, it is clear that Ottawa needs more spaces for Arab/SWANA region and diaspora community members to celebrate its music and culture.
Ottawa joins Brooklyn, Montreal, DC, and Detroit on the list of Laylit party host cities. This summer will see them performing to sold-out audiences in New York, Montreal, DC, and celebrating their 5-year anniversary with a stage at the sold-out Boiler Room festival in New York.
Read more about Laylit in this feature in the New York Times. Purchase tickets to the July 8 Laylit party here.
About Laylit
Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience.
Each party takes you on a genre-spanning journey, highlighting the incredible musical diversity, depth and richness that comes out of the region. Laylit has established its place on the scene with a signature electronic sound blending shaabi, dabke, mahraganat, Arabic pop and hip-hop with contemporary, boundary pushing dance music (techno, breakbeat, hyperpop…) inspired by New York and Montreal’s thriving underground clubs.
Featured in multiple publications including the New York Times and Pitchfork, Laylit is gearing up to celebrate its 5-year anniversary this year with a Boiler Room event in NYC and a tour across multiple North American cities.
Laylit values inclusivity and unity across cultures, languages, dialects, religions, identity and sexual orientations.
Press Contact
Rachel Weldon, rachel@debaser.ca