CANCELLED: Soumik Datta »Jangal«

Vogue magazine has called Soumik Datta »one of the biggest musical talents in Great Britain«. The musician, composer and TV presenter now in his mid-30s has released eight albums to date, and counts Beyoncé as much as Anoushka Shankar and the London Philharmonic Orchestra among his artistic partners. In his latest stage project »Jangal« he denounces the worldwide trend towards deforestation and the climate catastrophe: a gripping synthesis of tradition, contemporary Indian music and video that gets under one’s skin.

With the 19-string long-necked lute sarod, electronica and tabla rhythms, Datta creates a fascinating musical melange. It is derived from his roots in Indian music, but reflects to an equal degree his cosmopolitan everyday life in London. Rural India and the urban electro-jungle, projections of fragile nature, exciting rhythms and powerful melodies – Soumik Datta channels all this into an irresistible sound that sucks the listener in.