Six Degrees of Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney is one of the most distinctive and versatile musical voices around. A true polymath, he is a world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer, and cultural pioneer—a latter-day Renaissance man in the worlds of music, film, video games, dance, and theater.
AKRAM KHAN
In 2002, Sawhney worked with dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, writing the music for Khan’s work Kaash, which toured worldwide. These two kindred spirits converged again with zero degrees (2005), bahok (2008), Confluence (2009), and Vertical Road (2010).
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
He produced Anoushka Shankar’s Grammynominated album Traces of You, which features vocals by Norah Jones.
J O H N H U RT
Sawhney’s 2011 studio work, Last Days of Meaning, is a “parable about entrenchment and dogmatism” in modernday Britain, according to the artist. On the album, songs and instrumental pieces are interspersed with spoken Nitin Sawhney: A Musical Life
reflections voiced by actor John Hurt.
Sat, Sep 29 7:30 PM Bing Concert Hall Dystopian Dream Nitin Sawhney and Wang Ramirez Thu, Oct 4 Fri, Oct 5 7:30 PM Memorial Auditorium
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