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Nitin Sawhney presents ‘India & Me’
13 August 2017

Over the past two decades or so, the inimitable Nitin Sawhney has performed at some of London’s most iconic music venues. The Royal Albert Hall, the Southbank Centre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the Roundhouse… the Royal Albert Hall. And we’ve been there almost every time.

Tying all those concerts together is obviously the superbness of his live performance, but also the rather massive scale of space and audience. This year Nitin’s gone intimate. He first presented India & Me – the stories and music…

Soumik Datta and the UK’s best musicians play a Summer Baaja
23 July 2017

Sarod maestro Soumik Datta is bringing together some of the UK’s best South Asian musicians in a day-long festival delightfully titled the Summer Baaja, as part of the Horniman Gardens’ Indian Summer season.

Featured are brilliant flautist and music producer Shammi Pithia, whose band Flux we wrote about here; the ever-experimental percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger; violinist Preetha Narayanan; and UK-Bangladeshi band Khiyo fronted by the remarkable vocals of Sohini Alam – alongside a host of other musicians, dancers and storytellers.

There’s something about experiencing a…

Technology meets Tradition: Punjabtronix
20 July 2017

Imagine the Punjabi folk songs you know and love – Challa, Heer, Jugni – but in a totally fresh format. Enter Punjabtronix, a live performance by DJ Swami and some of the finest Punjabi musicians, of cutting edge electronic beats fused with and the traditional sounds of the Punjab.

Swami has always drawn on the hybrid nature of his British Asian identity to explore and create new, innovative sounds. Having grown up listening to legendary Punjabi folk artists such as Yamla Dutt, Gurdaas Maan or Kuldeep Manak, he became…