Nitin Sawhney Bringing Worldwide Musical Showcase To BBC Radio 2
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
Producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral composer Nitin Sawhney will be bring a unique and interesting new series to BBC Radio 2 this January, showcasing his eclecticism and appreciation of music from all over the world, combining flamenco and pop, rock and Indian classical, punk and electronica, reggae and drum 'n' bass, and orchestral and folk.
Nitin Sawhney's output as a musician is nothing short of incredible. He has composed and performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, and even collaborated with and written for the likes of Paul McCartney, Sting, The London Symphony Orchestra, A. R. Rahman, Brian Eno, Sinead O'Conner, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Shakira, Will Young, Taio Cruz, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Ellie Goulding, Cirque Du Soleil, Akram Khan, Mira Nair, Nelson Mandela and John Hurt.
Performing extensively around the world, he often appears as Artist in Residence, Curator or Musical Director at international festivals and works tirelessly for musical education, acting as patron of the British Government's access-to-music programme. He also acts as a judge for the Ivor Novello Awards, BAFTA, BIFA and the PRS foundation.
He is also a recipient of four honorary doctorates from British universities, is a fellow of LIPA and the Southbank University, an Associate of Sadler's Wells, sits on the board for London's Somerset House and Whitechapel Gallery and in 2007, Sawhney turned down an OBE for ethical reasons.
There’s not much Sawhney hasn’t done yet – except bring his new series to BBC Radio 2. So make sure tune in weekly from January 5th at 11pm-12am to witness the fitness that is world music at its finest!
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