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SOUMIK DATTA

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28 year old "British Sarod Maestro' -Time Out, and composer, Soumik Datta is fast being recognized as “one of the the biggest new music talents in Britain” -Vogue. The British Council UK, tour him on a regular international circuit as an ambassador for the Arts. A resident artist for the London based Alchemy Festival and the Rich Mix cultural foundation he has led groundbreaking new arts projects earning him an international reputation today.

His top collaborators include Beyonce Knowles, Nitin Sawhney, Raghu Dixit, Bill Bailey, Olivier award winning Akram Khan, Mercury Award winner Talvin Singh, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Javed Akhtar.

UK
Fiona Black
contact@soumik.info

INTERNATIONAL
Charlene Lim
charlenelimcm@gmail.com

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CIRCLE OF SOUND SOLD OUT

Performance Centre, Tremough in Penryn, Cornwall - 9 March

http://www.cornwallscoolest.co.uk/content/soumik-

datta-sarod-bernhard-schim

pelsberger-drums-performance-centre-tremough

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Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan - 10 March

http://www.mpecopark.co.uk/?p=1941

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The 'New Hospital' Launch, London - 15 March

BORDERLAND

Birmingham - 31 March

http://www.macarts.co.uk/event/soumik-datta

INDIAN CLASSICAL & Meditation

London - 7 April

'The Window' Windsor Street N1.

BORDERLAND SOLD OUT

Dartington Festival - 8 April

http://www.dartington.org/tagore-festival/soumik-datta-

borderland

SOUNDS OF BENGAL (London Premiere) SOLD OUT

Alchemy Festival London - 15 April

http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/gigs-

contemporary/tickets/sounds-of-bengal-64050

with SACHAL ENSEMBLE

Alchemy Festival London - 17 April

http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/gigs-

contemporary/tickets/sachal-jazz-ensemble-64101

CIRCLE OF SOUND (NEW) SOLD OUT

Rich Mix London - 28 April World Premiere

http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/soumik-

datta-circle-of-sound/

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Leicester, Curve - 29 April

http://www.curveonline.co.uk/curve.php?view=showinfo.

php&showid=342

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Wild Heart Festival, Sussex – 5 May

http://www.wildheartgathering.com/

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Colston Hall, Bristol – 10 May

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The Forge, London – 22 May

http://www.forgevenue.org/whats-on/eventdetails/

22-may-12-circle-of-sound-the-forge/

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Singapore Arts Festival - 25 and 26 May

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Austria – 14 June

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DimaJazz Festival, Algeria - 17 June

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Georgetown Malaysia - 8 July

Kuala Lumpur - 11 July

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Rhythms of the World Festival UK - 14 July

http://rotw.org.uk/

nitin sawhney

royal albert hall

sarah mclachlan

& talvin singh

Protege of the legendary Sarod maestro, Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, Soumik is also a Masters graduate of Trinity College of Music. His command on Sarod combined with his flair for contemporary composition makes him ‘a unique artist in the vanguard of new British music’ BBC3.

As a music director, Soumik has composed for feature films: 'Life Goes On' (Dir: Sangeeta Datta; starring: Sharmila Tagore, Soha Ali Khan, Om Puri) and 'Tooting Broadway' (TBR 2012 Winter).

The creator of the first electro acoustic Sarod, Soumik combines guitar riffs with Indian melody, electronica and drum n bass to create a hybrid sound world distinctively his own.

He is currently touring with his new instrument on the project ‘Circle of Sound’: a collaboration with the stellar Austrian drummer Bernhard Schimpelsberger.

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