After Bringing Thai-rooted Sounds to International Stages, It’s Time to Experience Her Full-length Show at #HYHBKK Live! With Salin — 9 January 2026 At Lido Connect 2
Salin or Salin Cheewapansri, is a drummer, producer, and songwriter who was born and raised in Thailand, but moved to North America at age 20 to follow a dream. She’s now part of Canada’s jazz scene, and has appeared across international media, including a standout performance on the acclaimed live platform KEXP, where she played behind the drum kit wearing traditional Thai attire. In early 2025, she returned to Thai stages for the first time with a performance at Bangkok Design Week, making a lasting impression on home audiences.
Salin’s journey began as a self-taught drummer uploading clips to YouTube—one of which led her to a spot backing the legendary Thai grunge band, Onaree. Over the next few years, she moved through scenes shaped by rock, metal, and eventually jazz. She moved to the U.S. for school, where she started out busking and playing jam sessions in bars—until her playing caught the attention of Canadian jazz artist, Dominique Fils-Aimé, who invited her to join her band. That moment led to a full relocation to Montreal, and a professional life in music.
Her work on Dominique’s album went on to win the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year (2019), and soon after, Salin released her own debut album Cosmic Island—a blend of jazz, soul, funk, and groove, inspired by her thesis research on river pollution in Thailand.
Following the album’s release, Salin toured across the U.S. and Europe, and in 2025 returned with a new project: Rammana, a collection that brings together Afro-jazz, funk, and Thai folk music, woven through themes of identity, spirit, and joy. The album earned her a spot as one of CBC’s 2025 Revelation Artists, placing her among the rising voices of Canadian music.
Now she returns to Bangkok with a full live show: HYHBKK Live! with Salin, a performance blending contemporary jazz and Thai undertones in her own distinct voice.
Catch it live on 9 January 2026 at Lido Connect
Regular: 1,500 THB
At Door: 1,800 THB
Regular Tickets on sale Friday, 14 November 2025 at 12:00 PM via: ticketmelom.com
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