SARATHY KORWAR

"Deep, dark drumbeats create a mesmerising story" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Guardian

"Beyond the Stereotypes, a New View of Indian Music"

The New York Times

“Sarathy instantly caught my attention when he said he wanted to make an album that embraced both Indian folk music and jazz – two worlds that have had a big influence on me. His album succeeds in bringing these things together in an elegant way, but it’s his own style and ideas that come through the most in the music. Refreshingly different, this is a deep and powerful listening experience.”

Four Tet

“One of the best things we've been able to play on the radio for a very long time”

Gilles Peterson

“It’s a thrilling mix of Indian instrumentation and jazz, featuring several Asian MCs and poets who address themes such as lazy stereotyping and the need to change the East-West narrative. It’s a timely soundtrack to these divisive times”

Songlines

LATEST RELEASE: ‘Beauty Doesn’t Know What It Looks Like / We Won’t Go Searching

Sarathy Korwar is a drummer, composer, producer and bandleader. Korwar has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene. His music fuses jazz, electronics, Indian folk and classical influences with a focus on decoloniality, community, race and transcendence. His latest album, KALAK (REVIEW), is an Indo-futurist manifesto that celebrates a rich South Asian culture of music and literature and urges a cure for historical amnesia. Korwar has been the recipient of an AIM Award, MOJO Jazz Album of the Year and The Guardian Best Global Album of 2022.

Korwar has toured and collaborated with the likes of Anoushka Shankar, Kamasi Washington, Metropole Orchestra and Shabaka Hutchings and performed at festivals/venues including Sydney Opera House, North Sea Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Dekmantel and many more. His music has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Quietus, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone along with support from NPR, KEXP, BBC Radio 1, Radio 3 and 6 Music.

New album “There Is Beauty, There Already out on November ” the 7th.