Multi-award-winning musician, composer, songwriter and cultural pioneer Nitin Sawhney has announced a one-off live streamed event taking place on 27th March, celebrating the release of his brand new album ‘Immigrants’.
Nitin Sawhney is one of the most distinctive and versatile musical voices around today, achieving an international reputation across every possible creative medium. His endless creative curiosity in the worlds of music, film, video games, dance, and theatre have made him a formidable polymath across the whole artistic range of media associated with the music industry. With over 20 studio albums to his name, including solo albums, film soundtracks and compilations, along with over 50 film scores, he has received a substantial number of major national and international awards for the work, including the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award.
Recorded at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse which forms part of Shakespeare’s Globe on London’s Southbank, the intimacy and cultural importance of Nitin’s music is reflected in the surroundings of this filmic production, lit only by candles underneath the ornately painted ceiling in the replica Jacobean theatre, one of the most exceptional venues in the UK. The performance will be filmed in multi-camera HD, featuring live performances of tracks from ‘Immigrants’, alongside his extensive back catalogue, as well as a Q&A with BBC Radio 4’s Anita Rani talking through his extraordinary career.
Nitin Sawhney said, “I am really looking forward to this performance at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, as it will be the first since lockdown in March last year. I particularly love this gorgeous and intimate venue for its mood and history, and feel it presents a fantastic opportunity to premier three tracks from the new album. plus more familiar material, live in such a beautiful space.”
The album is a unique celebration of immigrants around the world and showcases works inspired and contributed to by artists who either identify themselves as immigrants, are from immigrant heritage, or wish to express support for those international immigrants who have found themselves judged or disadvantaged by pure accident of birth.
Tickets for the event are available to purchase from and screened on Moment House. There will also be an opportunity for fans to purchase tickets to an afterparty Q&A with Nitin, and a one-to-one meet & greet webchat. Full Stream Times: March 27 ––UK + Europe + Africa (6pm GMT, 1pm EST).