For a long time, Nitin Sawhney has occupied a prime slot on my very short bucket list of people to interview. I first encountered his music in the early 1990s, and to a great extent, he has provided the soundtrack to my adult life. Perhaps that was inevitable. After all, we are part of the … Continue reading Nitin Sawhney
A recurring nightmare was my wake up call today. It is as if my mind puts out red alerts in the form of a horror flick—wake up and get to work. And since 2 am, I have been doing that, slowly typing out a chapter from my book, written lovingly in longhand, with a fountain … Continue reading New Morning & Sounds of Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney’s music is the sound of the post-globalization world, a planet flattened by connectivity and connectedness. And while Sawhney might be of Indian origin, but his music is anything but. Instead, it is a blend of influences from around the planet — samba, flamenco, guitar, and sitar. Nitin’s music is the soundtrack for the … Continue reading [Review] One Zero – The essence of Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney to me is Bob Dylan of the 21st century. … a poet, a musician who is not hide bound by a style, a geography or an instrument. An artist who sees the human agony in simple human terms. Nitin is one musical maestro who can inspire such a symphony of emotions. Check out … Continue reading Nitin Sawhney: Dylan of the 21st Century
I am amazed that it has taken the world so long to see the musical genius of Nitin Sawhney. I have often thought of him as a post-millennial Bob Dylan, a poet, a musician who is not hidebound by a style, geography or an instrument. An artist who sees the human agony in simple human … Continue reading Rediscovering Nitin Sawhney…
