Nitin Sawhney (raised in Rochester, Kent, England) is a London-based compos… Read Full Bio ↴Nitin Sawhney (raised in Rochester, Kent, England) is a London-based composer and DJ of various styles of music, including jazz, drum and bass, hip-hop, flamenco and modern orchestral compositions. His major works include Beyond Skin, Prophesy, Human, and Philtre. He is considered one of the pioneers of what is known as the Asian Underground music scene, defining a music genre that mixes south-Asian musical influences with western electronica and breakbeat style. He does however dislike the tag of "world" music, describing it as musical apartheid.
Nitin attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School and studied law at Liverpool University for a short time. He then went to London, where he met Sanjeev Bhaskar. The pair became friends and created a comedy double act, The Secret Asians, together. The show sought to turn absurdly dated Asian stereotypes on their heads. It led to a contract with BBC radio and eventually grew into the award-winning BBC TV sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.
During that time he met up with an old school friend, acid jazz keyboards-player James Taylor. He joined Taylor for a 40-date tour in as part of The James Taylor Quartet. It introduced him to the jazz club scene and provoked him into forming his own band, The Jazztones. He moved on to join forces with tabla master Talvin Singh to form the Tihai Trio and, after that collaboration ended in 1993, released his debut album, Spirit Dance on his own label. Shortly afterwards, he signed with Outcaste Records.
Sawhney's music is intensely political, commonly approaching themes of multiculturalism, empowerment, identity, immigration, poverty, and spirituality. He is active as an artist in residence for five different performing arts organisations in Europe and Asia, and along with George Martin is a patron for the British Governments Access-to-Music Program which brings music education to the inner-city students.
Sawhney's skills include classical and jazz piano and flamenco guitar. He has released six studio albums, as well as countless remixes and collaborations. After releasing Beyond Skin on London's Outcaste Records in 1999, he was signed by V2 to do six albums. His first album with the Virgin subsidiary, the millennial/apocalyptical Prophesy, in 2001 won a MOBO Award and a BBC Radio 3 Music Award.
Sawhney's music is influenced by his roots in India, utilising and featuring Urdu and Hindi lyrics, Qawwali singing, tablas and other instruments from the subcontinent, and Raga phrasings in music which is often primarily meant for the dance floor.
Sawhney's work in production and arrangement has led to his working in film and television scores. He has scored television ads for Sephora and Nike, as well as more than 25 films from his London-based Spirit Dance Studios. He was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Film and TV Composition in 2004 for his music on Channel Four's film, Second Generation. From there, he has begun to see acceptance from the "classical" community, and in 2004 he was commissioned by the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Britten Symphonia to compose new performance works. London's Royal National Theatre invited him to write, direct, and score a work to be opened in 2005.
For photographs and additional information visit Nitin's official site, www.NitinSawhney.com
Nitin attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School and studied law at Liverpool University for a short time. He then went to London, where he met Sanjeev Bhaskar. The pair became friends and created a comedy double act, The Secret Asians, together. The show sought to turn absurdly dated Asian stereotypes on their heads. It led to a contract with BBC radio and eventually grew into the award-winning BBC TV sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.
During that time he met up with an old school friend, acid jazz keyboards-player James Taylor. He joined Taylor for a 40-date tour in as part of The James Taylor Quartet. It introduced him to the jazz club scene and provoked him into forming his own band, The Jazztones. He moved on to join forces with tabla master Talvin Singh to form the Tihai Trio and, after that collaboration ended in 1993, released his debut album, Spirit Dance on his own label. Shortly afterwards, he signed with Outcaste Records.
Sawhney's music is intensely political, commonly approaching themes of multiculturalism, empowerment, identity, immigration, poverty, and spirituality. He is active as an artist in residence for five different performing arts organisations in Europe and Asia, and along with George Martin is a patron for the British Governments Access-to-Music Program which brings music education to the inner-city students.
Sawhney's skills include classical and jazz piano and flamenco guitar. He has released six studio albums, as well as countless remixes and collaborations. After releasing Beyond Skin on London's Outcaste Records in 1999, he was signed by V2 to do six albums. His first album with the Virgin subsidiary, the millennial/apocalyptical Prophesy, in 2001 won a MOBO Award and a BBC Radio 3 Music Award.
Sawhney's music is influenced by his roots in India, utilising and featuring Urdu and Hindi lyrics, Qawwali singing, tablas and other instruments from the subcontinent, and Raga phrasings in music which is often primarily meant for the dance floor.
Sawhney's work in production and arrangement has led to his working in film and television scores. He has scored television ads for Sephora and Nike, as well as more than 25 films from his London-based Spirit Dance Studios. He was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Film and TV Composition in 2004 for his music on Channel Four's film, Second Generation. From there, he has begun to see acceptance from the "classical" community, and in 2004 he was commissioned by the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Britten Symphonia to compose new performance works. London's Royal National Theatre invited him to write, direct, and score a work to be opened in 2005.
For photographs and additional information visit Nitin's official site, www.NitinSawhney.com
Bahaar
Nitin Sawhney Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Bahaar' by these artists:
Dariush بوی باران بوی سبزه بوی خاک شاخه های شسته باران خورده…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Nitin Sawhney:
Aftermath So let it be felt Aftermath Shades of hell I set them fre…
Anthem Without Nation .... Villages say they're already suffering side effects The…
Bengali Song Fute Full Apon Shukhe... Kaar isharai... Kaar Adore... Ka…
Beyond Skin On July 29th at 5:29 am The gadget turned the pre-dawned…
Biscuits Biscuits for breakfast, cup of tea for the man 4 more…
Breathing Light The fighting was the heaviest you've seen in sarajevo. As th…
Broken Skin Today at 15:45 hours India conducted three underground nucle…
Brown Sugar Let me tell you 'bout this girl, maybe I shouldn't I…
Chetan Jeevan I have lived life until now to the height of…
Cold & Intimate You see me walk You see me fall You touch the tears…
Cold and Intimate You see me walk You see me fall You touch the tears…
Cold and Intimate (feat. Tina Grace) You see me walk You see me fall You touch the tears…
DayDream Relax and enjoy the music. Forget about what you have to…
Days Of Fire There's no more trains going that way There's no more trains…
Developed Every Australian should be able to, uh, Keep their culture…
Devil and Midnight Deep beneath the Devil and midnight hours you threw away, Pa…
Distant Dreams This city, everywhere I go, I see faces I know All…
Distant Dreams Feat. Roxanne Tataei This city, everywhere I go, I see faces I know All…
Eastern Eyes For the eastern eyes of a life reborn When the western…
Ek Jaan Chaaron dishaaon mein ye daastaan ho Ek dil, ek dang, ek…
Ek Jaan (Cotti remix) Chaaron dishaaon mein ye daastaan ho Ek dil, ek dang, ek…
Everything She whispers all her secrets Untie probs in her dreams The p…
Falling Someday the wind will change And you will see me clearly One…
Falling (AtJazz Mix) There's a time for grown up boys To make a mess…
Falling Angels It's a time for grown up boys To make a mess…
Fires There's no more trains going that way There's no more trains…
Flipside I could be in more than one place Everyday I could…
Fragile Wind Haath pakad kar chalte rahe, saath samundar chod gaye, andhi…
Heer Ho ho o Heer heer na khodiyo Main te saheba hoi Ghodi leke…
Homeland Ya no malmite nadi Sa da pa ma pa da Ga…
Homelands (Dzihan Indians Part : Vocal percussion Calo language (gipsies …
Homelands (Dzihan & Kamien remix) Indians Part : Vocal percussion Calo language (gipsies lang…
Homelands Dub Ya no malmite nadi Sa da pa ma pa da Ga…
I They've incorporated their culture and their values into the…
Immigrant Also heavily advertised in local newspapers and daily's That…
Journey Every now and then I fall into deep thought and self-examina…
Koyal Kyun koyal bole patjhad mein Aur sawan mude amber mein Piya …
KV5 Remix If I were never to leave you If I were always…
Last Train To Midnight Journey, no friend of mine Journey, no friend of mine Not th…
Letting Go Now I often talk of my heart How can I turn…
London Elektricity Remix If I were never to leave you If I were always…
Mausam Ek rung meh jeenah jeevan ko Eh janne tamana Theek na hein …
MJ Cole Remix If I were never to leave you If I were always…
Moonrise Não fique triste Quando eu me apagar Vais partir da…
My Soul I long to know all your secrets I want to walk…
Nadia Nadiyaan Bairee Bhayein Bairee Bhayein Mora Sainyaan Bulaaw…
Nitin Sawhney Ya no malmite nadi Sa da pa ma pa da Ga…
Nitin's Radio Edit If I were never to leave you If I were always…
Nostalgia .... One day perhaps we will come back to this country…
Nothing Nothing new left to say Can be heard Nothing helps me…
Nothing More Feeling cuts me like a knife and who's to say If…
October Daze I'm lingering, I'm lost I'm floating nowhere like A wasp in …
Pilgrim Woke up in the morning in a temple Kinda lucky on…
Postales Cuando estás, el tiempo queda Y las luces brillan mas allá …
Promise Lately, lately I've seen you in your dream Lost in a…
Prophesy (Instrumental)…
Rainfall (Rainfall)... Like to know whats..going on In this world we…
Rainfall Bbc Radio 1 Session (Rainfall)... Like to know whats..going on In this world…
Ripping Out Tears Breeding stool pigeons, I can't take it Breeding stool pige…
River Pulse What do we do in these crazy times? Inside, outside, I…
River Pulse Rain Mix What do we do in these crazy times? Inside, outside, I…
Run Holy girl Don't get up For running Stay with me…
Say Hello Another speaker was Mr Enoch Powell who was sacked from…
Serpents (Instrumental)…
Songbird Kyun koyal bole patjhad mein Aur sawan mude amber mein Piya …
Spark All the colors are crackling, the leaves are alive With a…
Street Guru They've incorporated their culture and their values into the…
Street Guru Part One They've incorporated their culture and their values into the…
Street Guru Pt. 1 They've incorporated their culture and their values into the…
Street Guru, Part One You see me walk, you see me fall, you touch…
Streets They've incorporated their culture and their values into the…
Sunset হঠাৎ যদি আমি থেমে যেতাম শেষ বিকেলের মতো অস্ত যেতাম অসীম রাতে…
Sunset (KV5 remix) If I were never to leave you If I were always…
Sunset (London Elektricity remix) If I were never to leave here If I were always…
Sunset (Prophesy album version) If I were never to leave you If I were always…
Taj Mahal I'm Shah Jahan you're Taj Mahal Do you remember that night…
Teardrop Love, love is a verb Love is a doing word Fearless on…
Tender World Reject and owe what you held Disappeared inside yourself The…
The Boatman Baroshekar aador meke Bheshe elam sagor theke Baleer toteh n…
The Devil & Midnight Deep beneath the Devil and midnight hours you threw away, Pa…
The Immigrant Also heavily advertised in local newspapers and daily's That…
The Pilgrim Woke up in the morning in a temple Kinda lucky on…
The Preacher The seal of prophesy Between the darkness and the light Ever…
The River What do we do in these crazy times? Inside, outside, I…
Throw What we have What we give What we take Who we are What w…
Tides France has carried out the first of a planned series…
Transmission Feel the sunshine from the radio Feel the sunshine from the…
Waiting The Royal Air Force has enjoyed a good days flight With…
Walk Away Walked away... Heavier than footsteps drawn across the gla…
Waltz for Koop We never seem to find peace of mind We're always on…
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dhaval1122
Poet is Fanah Nizami:
Ye bahaar ka zamana ye haseen gulon ke saaye
Mujhe darr hai baaghban ko kahin neend aa na jaye,
Tere Wadon pe mera dil kab tak faraib khaa'e
Koi aisa kar kar bahana meri aas toot jaye,
Teri saazish-e-tawajjuh ye nahin tu aur kya hai
Main jahan chala samnbhal kar wahin paaon dagmagaye,
Khile ab ke gulistaan main gul-e-naamuraad aise
Na bahaar hi ne pocha na khizaan ke kaam aye,
Main chala sharaab khane jahan koi ghum nahin hai
Jise dekhni ho jannat mere saath saath aye.....
Nancy Bisset
I Love music from India and the language is so soul connecting. This lovely state the largest in India and its capital Jaipur, love that it is called "The Pink City," ; Nitin has a way of putting the right pics with his soul stiring music. Thanks to the friends that share such a gem, may goodness be returned to them for their thoughfulness. Peace and Love.
wigginsdesign
Thanks for the beautiful song and visions of Rajasthan. When my train reached the desert of Rajasthan at sunrise I was listening to Nitin while passing Camel herds and woman in florescent saris. One of most dreamlike moments I've experienced
Jay Juice
Perfect mix of urban modernity and Indian spiritual flight...
Armenta Aldo
Realy nice it was a spiritual trip to my heart and sences. i love the ragas and the Tamil's voice man. thanks so much for share this nice video. i hope one day i can find the cd or album.. any information from u will be great. Gracias
Ether
This is lovely. This is a Song of Solomon.
danijanimi
this song is beautiful.....
Noah Whitfill
You are beautiful 😍
Mandooze
Yes you are beautiful I concur ♥️🙏🙏
lawowalker
I love the lyrics. First song which I was able to totally understand without looking up anything! So proud... haha
dhaval1122
Poet is Fanah Nizami:
Ye bahaar ka zamana ye haseen gulon ke saaye
Mujhe darr hai baaghban ko kahin neend aa na jaye,
Tere Wadon pe mera dil kab tak faraib khaa'e
Koi aisa kar kar bahana meri aas toot jaye,
Teri saazish-e-tawajjuh ye nahin tu aur kya hai
Main jahan chala samnbhal kar wahin paaon dagmagaye,
Khile ab ke gulistaan main gul-e-naamuraad aise
Na bahaar hi ne pocha na khizaan ke kaam aye,
Main chala sharaab khane jahan koi ghum nahin hai
Jise dekhni ho jannat mere saath saath aye.....