Sarod maestro Soumik Datta returns with the release of his dynamic new single, Tiger Tiger.

Combining Indian classical melodies with colourful electronica, Soumik is able to create an eclectic mix of sounds that is both transcendent and innovative. Playing the nineteen stringed, fretless sarod, Soumik’s impassioned energy simmers endlessly. His tremendous range provides enough complex rhythms and glissando notes to augment music in any genre. 

As a response to deforestation and the climate change crisis, Tiger Tiger is a continuation of Datta's earlier release - 'Jangal'. His music uses the sarod woven in with instruments and musical styles from forests that are being cleared the world over. Drums from the Amazon region blend with tribal woodwinds from North East India and tuned metal percussion from Indonesia to create an frenzied, uproar of sound. 

Soumik Datta is a composer, television presenter and sarod player. He has collaborated with Beyonce, Jay- Z, Bill Bailey, Talvin Singh, Akram Khan, London Philharmonic Orchestra and City of London Sinfonia to name a few. Soumik has received praise from the likes of Vogue, The Guardian, The Independent and GQ Magazine. He has also performed at numerous esteemed live events such as BBC Proms, Glastonbury and Womad. Unruly and cinematic in scope, this is Soumik's most powerful release to date.

Tiger Tiger is out 22nd April 2020 via Soumik Datta Arts

Tiger Tiger

Soumik Datta is a British Indian composer and virtuoso Sarod player – 19 stringed fretless instrument. Dubbed ‘British Sarod Maestro’ (Time Out), Soumik has composed and released six albums through his own label. He first made his mark with his debut record ‘Fretless’ which showcased him as ‘a magnificent Indian classical Sarod player with a rare melodic awareness’, The Times of India. While Soumik continued to present classical concerts, he began expanding and collaborating on new forms. His latest creation is ‘cinematic and explores a fertile area somewhere between Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Indian classical music’, Songlines.

Soumik was trained by the Sarod legend, Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta while completing his Masters in Composition at Trinity College of Music. His charity Soumik Datta Arts is chaired by Sir David Green, KCMG, and is a platform to showcase new talent and innovative collaborations. 2014 sees Soumik both as a soloist as he braves the world’s first contemporary Sarod concerto (commissioned by the BCMG) and equally as a composer as he rescores oscar award-winning director Satyajit Ray’s 1960′s epic Goopy Gayne Bagha Gyne for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Supported by the British Council, Soumik (pronounced Sho-mik) has toured internationally, presented his music at TED Global, performed with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Bill Bailey, Nitin Sawhney, Anoushka Shankar, Talvin Singh, Joss Stone and Shankar Mahadevan bringing the ancient Sarod into a global arena. Connecting his roots in Indian music with a bold, progressive attitude, he is considered ‘one of biggest new music talents in Britain’, Vogue. Download Soumik Datta’s latest album Anti Hero, which he is giving away for free on the website: soumikdatta.com


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