Bollywood composer Salim Merchant talks Dubai concert and launching a record label

Salim Merchant has certainly shrugged off the COVID-19 blues that had plagued Bollywood these past two years. The rest of his 2022 is packed with live stage performances, a grassroots musical movement with some of the biggest names in India and somewhere in between, he’s composing for a London-based theatre production that goes by the name of ‘Disco Dancer’ and dropping a collaboration with the late Sidhu Moosewala.And amid his jet-setting lifestyle, Salim will also find the time to squeeze in a match or three at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November to champion his favourite team.The talented artist, who makes one half of the musical duo of Salim-Sulaiman Merchant, will return to the Dubai stage on July 16, performing live at the Coca-Cola Arena in an event organised by Portofolio Management Events (PME).Ahead of their date with Dubai, Salim took a break from working at his Mumbai-based recording studio to get candid with Gulf News about their concert, launching their record label and putting together a special ode to the late Bappi Lahiri in that upcoming London stage musical.Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/music/bollywood-composer-salim-merchant-talks-dubai-concert-launching-a-record-label-and-paying-ode-to-bappi-lahiri-at-londons-west-end-1.89245164See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videosRead more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2kmSubscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV#UAEnews #music #salimmerchant