Immigrants Nitin Sawhney

• Nitin Sawhney (b. 1964):
• 1 Down The Road (Album Version) 03:40
• 2 Immigrants Interlude I 00:24
• Nitin Sawhney, Ayanna Witter-Johnson:
• 3 Movement - Variation II (Album Version) 03:35
• Nitin Sawhney:
• 4 Vai 03:29
• 5 Exile 03:20
• 6 Replay 04:10
• 7 Immigrants Interlude II 00:22
• 8 Heat & Dust 03:56
• Nitin Sawhney, Gina Leonard:
• 9 Box 02:52
• Nitin Sawhney
• 10 You Are (Album Version) 03:14
• 11 Immigrants Interlude III 00:24
• Nitin Sawhney, Abi Sampa, Rushil:
• 12 Differences (Album Version) 03:43
• Nitin Sawhney:
• 13 Immigrants Interlude IV 00:13
• 14 Lifeline (Album Version) 03:40
• 15 Tokyo 03:29
• 16 Sawubona 04:04
• 17 Immigrants Interlude V 00:27
• Nitin Sawhney, Anna Phoebe (b. 1981
• 18 Movement - Variation I (Album Version) 04:03
• Nitin Sawhney, Anna Phoebe, Aisling Brouwer:
• 19 Another Sky 03:46
• Nitin Sawhney:
• 20 Dream 02:15
• Total Runtime 55:06

Info for Immigrants

Auf seinem Album »Immigrants« erschafft der britische Produzent und Komponist Nitin Sawhney einen einzigartigen Sound zwischen HipHop, Klassik und Weltmusik.

Nitin Sawhney wurde als Sohn indischer Eltern in Kent, England geboren und war bereits in jungen Jahren mit Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Ausgrenzung konfrontiert. Er entzog sich diesen Erlebnissen mit Musik und erlernte bereits als Kind Klavier, Gitarre, Sitar und Tabla zu spielen. Die Themen »Identität« und »kulturelles Erbe« bilden auch die Grundlage für sein Album »Immigrants«. Darauf finden sich so unterschiedliche Gastkünstler wie die Cellistin Ayanna Witter-Johnson, die Sängerin Abi Sampa, der Singer-Songwriter Natty, die Violinistin Anna Phoebe und die Produzentin Aisling Brouwer.

So vielschichtig wie seine Musik ist auch die Karriere von Nitin Sawhney. Als Produzent hat er an den Alben von so unterschiedlichen Künstler*Innen wie Norah Jones, Hélène Grimaud oder Nicki Wells gearbeitet. Das von ihm produzierte Album »Traces of You« von Anoushka Shankar wurde für den Grammy nominiert. Als Remix-Artist, Co-Produzent oder Co-Songwriter hat er u.a. Paul McCartney, Sting, Imogen Heap, Brian Eno, Sinead O’Connor, Jeff Beck, Shakira, Will Young, Joss Stone, Taio Cruz, Ellie Goulding und Natty zu neuen Sounds verholfen. Auch als Komponist und Produzent von Film- und Serien-Soundtracks, Theater-Produktionen und Werbung ist Nitin Sawhney erfolgreich. Zuletzt hat er z.B. die Musik für »Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle« für Netflix und Werbe-Kampagnen für Nike und Sephora geschrieben. Nitin Sawhney trägt sechs Ehrendoktor-Titel von britischen Universitäten, wurde u.a. mit dem Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award und dem Order of the British Empire ausgezeichnet und hat den Mercury Price, UK Asian Music Award oder EMMA Award gewonnen.

Nitin Sawhney

Nitin Sawhney
As a composer, producer and musician, Nitin is recipient of over twenty international awards including a CBE, an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award, 6 independent honorary doctorates and has scored approximately 60 films (including Warner bros’ Mowgli for Netflix), numerous tv series, including BBC’s epic Human Planet series, made over 20 studio albums, 11 under his own name, and has also scored extensively for theatre, dance and video games. Most recently, Nitin has been appointed Chair of Trustees for PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development.

Nitin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA. He has served as member of an appointed advisory committee to the UK government on national musical education policy, is an associate artist with London’s Sadlers Wells dance venue and has served as trustee on numerous boards including London’s Somerset House and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Nitin is currently a trustee on the board of London theatre company, Complicité.

As a broadcaster he has had his own BBC Radio 2 series, which ran for 4 years, and has been a music judge for both of Sky Arts’ guitar star series as well as musical director for a series focussing on the work of David Bowie. Nitin has produced many pop, dance and classical artists, including Helene Grimaud, had his own BBC classical prom, appeared on the BBC prom review panel numerous times, has written for and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra and other major orchestras, is patron for educational charities – Artis and the Abram Wilson Foundation and was commissioned by Sky Arts to write a new national anthem in 2019 which was performed as an oratorio at London’s Barbican centre.

As a touring musician, Sawhney has performed extensively as an artist in his own right at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, Hollywood Bowl and Sydney Opera House. As a DJ, Nitin has performed across the world and appeared regularly at London’s most popular club, Fabric, compiling their album release – Fabriclive 15. As well as having been a curator for many international festivals, Nitin is a university lecturer and has lectured at numerous international universities, including Stanford and Berklee in Valencia. Collaborations include work with Paul McCartney, Sting, Jeff Beck, Ellie Goulding, Annie Lennox, Will Young, Bob Geldof, Andy Serkis, Mira Nair, Anoushka Shankar, Nora Jones and Nelson Mandela.

Booklet for Immigrants