Nitin Sawhney CBE is one of Britain's most gifted and multi-faceted musical artists — a composer, musician, producer, DJ and activist whose work seamlessly blends Indian classical music with jazz, flamenco, electronic music and orchestral composition.
Born in Rochester, Kent, of Indian heritage, Sawhney has composed scores for films, theatre and television, worked with artists including Paul McCartney, Sting, Shakira and Beyoncé, and produced critically acclaimed solo albums including Beyond Skin, Prophesy and Philtre.
Beyond Skin — released in 1999 — is widely regarded as a landmark album in British Asian music, directly addressing themes of identity, belonging, racism and cultural pride at a time when these subjects were rarely explored in mainstream music.
He was awarded a CBE in 2017 for services to music and was the first British Asian artist to headline the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. He is one of the most important musical voices of his generation.