Soumik Datta + Tommy Khosla & Mow Ray

Soumik Datta is more than a sarod virtuoso. A polymath composer, producer, bandleader, TV presenter and Artistic Director of the Soumik Datta Arts charity, his work embraces traditional and contemporary art forms to address the urgent issues of our times.

‘One of biggest new music talents in Britain’ (Vogue), Soumik is best known for his creative collaborations with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Bill Bailey, Nitin Sawhney, Anoushka Shankar, Arijit Singh, Akram Khan, Javed Akhtar and Shankar Mahadevan to name a few.

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Sitarist Tommy Khosla and Oud player Mow Ray join forces to present a unique duet between the sitar and oud. Two instruments with a rich sonic history are brought together in a contemporary way.

Khosla is the founder and artistic director of multi-disciplinary collective JAWARI, who are currently working towards their debut LP - ROAD RASA.

Mow Ray is a plucked Chordophone player, currently studying Hindustani classical music under Ustad Mehboob Nadeem.