Saaz | ساز

We’ve managed to raise an incredible £1500 (526,278 PKR) so far but we’re still a long way from our 🎯 . If you want to see Saaz | ساز performing overseas with the musicians who helped build Pakistan’s first self-playing traditional Chitrali sitar, please donate what you can to help preserve folk tradition and Chitrali culture in a new and exciting way. GoFundMe page link in bio or DM us for local bank transfer details. Follow @saaz.project for updates Designed and Developed at KCR Studio: Jahanzeb Safder Khawaja Murtaza Tunio Irfan Ali Taj Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey Muhammad Haider Zaidi Efshal Ahmed Maaz Khan Muhammad Jazib Ali Kumayl Zaidi Khurram Hilari Hamza Ahmad Filmed by @ayaz502x and @hiramunirabro Voice over audio engineering by @fahad_anj @electrikroom Produced by @kcrstudio #folkmusic #automata #playerpiano #chitrali #culture #tradition #technology #kcr #iheartkcr

My project Saaz ساز, a self-playing computer driven Chitrali Sitar from Pakistan, just made its international debut on the global music platform Coke Studio. This is a huge milestone for us 🫶🏽 Thank you to the incredible team behind @saaz.project @coke_studio @giraffepakistan for making this a reality!! Project Saaz | ساز by KCR Studio @kcrstudio Jahanzeb Safdar Khawaja - Artist, Concept and Curator Murtaza Tunio - Hardware Technologist and Collaborator Maaz Khan @maazi.boy - Lead Engineer Efshal Ahmed - Assistant Programmer Irfan Ali Taj @irfanalitajmusic - Chitrali Musician Haider Zaidi - Consultant Muhammad Jazib Ali @jazibali360 - 3D Generalist Kumayl Nawab Zaidi @kumaylzaidi - Writer Khurram Halari - Electronics Hamza Ahmad - Mechanics Special thanks to Faisal Anwar and the team behind Karachi's Biennale for originally curating Saaz and @boilerroom to help fund its development through @iheartkcr 's fundraiser. Ty to everyone else who contributed to our travel fundraiser. For anyone interested in contributing towards Saaz's development and continued support please DM me! We've got plans Follow and share our page @saaz.project . Your support helps the project get more visibility! #ai #sitar #music #folk #automation

Thank you @mixmagasia and @henryhenryhenrycooper for the coverage of our project Saaz | ساز 🙏🏽 Read the full article with the link in bio 🔗 Saaz | ساز GoFundMe travel fund is continuing to raise funds for Saaz to tour in Pakistan and abroad. Please consider donating to help support the project so we can continue development and take it on a tour. Follow updates on the Saaz | ساز project @saaz.project #ai #instrument #mechanical #Arduino #tradition #modernart #chitral #chitrali #sitar

Saaz ساز ver. 2.0 ✨🎶 Pakistan's first self-playing Chitrali Sitar designed and developed @kcrstudio . Project credits: /case-study-1/ Special thanks to Irfan Ali Taj for inspiring us to work on the Chitrali Sitar and guiding us 🤍 🎥Filmed by our friends @cinematechpro #art #robotics #automata #music

Saaz | ساز - Pakistan's first self-playing Chitrali Sitar Designed and Developed at @kcrstudio Project credits: /case-study-1/ Special thanks to Irfan Ali Taj for inspiring us to work on the Chitrali Sitar and guiding us 🤍 Filmed by @cinematechpro

The special moment captured by @efshalahmad when our Chitrali Sitar started playing again after months spent redesigning its servo motor components

Some highlights from our Coke Studio Takeover 🤍

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The robotic chitrali sitar post colonial revolution is here!! Here's a short explanation of the self-playing sitar - @saaz.project 🫶🏽🇵🇰🎶 🛠️Designed and developed @kcrstudio @iheartkcr #music #creative #coding #technology #midi #chitrali #sitar #tradition #folk

Saaz | ساز is making waves on Suno News on national television 🫶🏽

Jummah Mubarak! Our @saaz.project making the impossible possible 🫨. Don't forget to follow Saaz | ساز, our self playing Chitrali Sitar, for updates for some exciting stuff ahead!

Throwback to Jahanzeb, Kumayl and Hamza discussing the possibilities of Saaz | ساز on national television on Dawn News TV for Chai, Toast aur Host. While taking a tour of the studio we surprisingly bumped into our friend Kurt Menezes, a phenomenal musician and producer, at City FM 89 which is right next to the Dawn News TV studio 🤷 Exciting times ahead for Saaz, stay tuned..