Oct 29 2025 to Oct 29 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

A unique opportunity to experience the ideas, journeys and transformations that have led to the latest outing of the exceptional London based Sarod player, composer and bandleader - Soumik Datta. Soumik will be in conversation with music professional and Culturegrind co-founder Malini Hariharan as we uncover the concepts, stories and pathways that have resulted in his latest 'Travellers' project and the on-going 'Memories in Slow Motion' tour. We will also hear and talk about new music and watch some footage from the tour , along with discussing the underlying idea of artistic identities going into the future, that have formed the foundation of Soumik's latest work.

Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Music, Soumik Datta is a visionary musician with the ability to cross boundaries, cultures and art forms. A sarod virtuoso, composer, 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. 

“Hailed as one of the most exciting musicians of his generation, Soumik Datta’s musical universe is as expansive as it is fearless”  - Tapestry Festival 2025

A student of the maestro Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, Soumik is acclaimed for extending the reach of the sarod, collaborating with artists from disparate global traditions including - Beyonce, Jay-Z, Nitin Sawhney, Akram Khan, Anoushka Shankar, Arijit Singh, BBC Singers and Philharmonia Orchestra. 

Described by Vogue as ‘one of the biggest music talents in Britain’, Soumik was awarded the status of Honorary Fellow by Trinity Laban. In May 2025 Soumik won both the Eastern Eye ACTA award for Music and the Indian Global Forum award for Distinctive Contribution to Music. 

In 2022, to commemorate 75 years of Indian independence, Soumik was commissioned by BBC Singers to compose a new score for choir and sarod titled ‘Awaaz’ - or 'voice' in Urdu. Responding to the climate crisis, Soumik directed and scored ‘Songs of the Earth’ an award-winning animation film. which premiered at the UN climate conference (COP26) and at No.10 Downing Street. 

 As a television presenter, Soumik presented 'Rhythms of India' a BBC 4 series exploring the classical, folk and contemporary music of India. Previously, Soumik and his brother Souvid Datta (filmmaker) directed 'Tuning 2 You' a six part series for Channel 4 filming the stories of under-represented musicians from rural India.

29 Oct 630 PM

Hall 1, Bangalore International Centre

Limited seats. Entry by RSVP Only.