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With Nitin Sawhney

Mary Anne poses six questions to musician and composer Nitin Sawhney, including what it was like to meet both Nelson Mandela and Ravi Shankhar.

Mary Anne poses six questions to musician and composer Nitin Sawhney.

Find out what it was like to work with his greatest childhood inspiration Ravi Shankhar, hear about the time he visited Nelson Mandela at his house in Johannesburg, and how it felt to write for the Royal Ballet of China.

Nitin Sawhney is trained as a classical pianist, jazz musician and flamenco guitarist. As well as releasing eleven albums over the years, he has also composed music for film, TV and video games.

In 2017, he received the Ivor Novello's Lifetime Achievement Award. His latest album 'Dystopian Dream' is out now.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 17 Mar 2018 07:00

Music Played

  • Iggy Pop

    The Passenger

    • Virgin.
  • Courtney Barnett

    Nameless, Faceless

    • Marathon Artists.
  • In Memory of Stephen Hawking

    • J贸hann J贸hannsson

      Forces of Attraction

      • Music On Vinyl.
  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill

    • EMI.
  • George FitzGerald & Lil Silva

    Roll Back

    • Domino.
  • Gregory Isaacs & Roots Radics

    Permanent Lover

  • Yugen Blakrok

    House of Ravens

  • Soul II Soul

    Jazzie's Groove

    • Virgin.
  • T. Rex

    Jeepster

    • Telstar.
  • The Orielles

    Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Christina Vantzou

    Some Limited and Waning Memory

    • Kranky.
  • Grace Jones

    My Jamaican Guy

    • Island.
  • Nil眉fer Yanya

    Thanks 4 Nothing

    • Blue Flowers Records.
  • The Orb

    Ball Of Fire (feat. Lee 鈥淪cratch鈥 Perry)

  • Baloji

    Soleil De Volt

    • Bella Union.
  • Nitin Sawhney: Music As A Child

    • Nitin Sawhney

      Dead man

      • V2.
  • Laura Veirs

    Everybody Needs You

    • Bella Union.
  • Nitin Sawhney: On The Royal Ballet Of China

    • Bicep

      Opal - Four Tet Remix (Radio Edit)

      • Ninja Tune.
  • George Clinton

    Atomic Dog

    • Music Club.
  • The Pogues

    A Rainy Night In Soho

    • Pogue Mahone.
  • Father John Misty

    Mr. Tillman

    • Bella Union Records.
  • Nitin Sawhney: On Nelson Mandela

    • Horace Andy

      Ain't No Sunshine

      • Sanctuary.
  • Jackson Sisters

    I Believe In Miracles

    • 100% Pure Groove (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Nitin Sawhney: On James Taylor Quartet

    • The James Taylor Quartet

      Blow Up (John Peel session 14th April 1987)

  • Goat Girl

    The Man

    • Rough Trade Records.
  • Love

    My Little Red Book

    • Elektra.
  • Young Fathers

    In My View

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Nitin Sawhney

    Falling

    • V2.
  • Nitin Sawhney: On Ravi Shankhar

    • Ravi Shankar

      Tabla Solo In Extal (Live)

      • ANGEL RECORDS.
  • Jane Weaver

    Slow Motion

    • Fire Records.
  • Nitin Sawhney: On Teaching

    • Eno/Hyde

      Daddy's Car

      • Someday World.
      • Warp.
      • 001.
  • 搁枚测办蝉辞辫辫

    Eple

    • WALL OF SOUND RECORDINGS.
  • Blackalicious

    On Fire Tonight (6 Music Session, 5 Nov 2015)

  • Ash

    Buzzkill

    • Infectious Music.
  • Rufus & Chaka Khan

    Once You Get Started

    • VIRGIN.
  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Make Me Feel

    • Atlantic.
  • Charles Hazelwood on Tomita

    • Tomita

      Suite Bergamasque Clair de Lune, No.3

  • James Brown

    Night Train

    • Polydor.
  • Cut Chemist

    Work My Mind (feat. Chali 2na & Hymnal)

    • A Stable Sound.
  • Sunriser

    • Kojey Radical

      If Only

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Mar 2018 07:00