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Our programming in South Asian Sounds

We are working with Southbank Centre for the third consecutive year on the acclaimed ‘South Asian Sounds’ series. Our programme features concerts from ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜‚ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜, alongside a special homage to Zakir Hussain led by ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ต.

Jane Beese, Head of Contemporary Music, Southbank Centre, said:
โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜–, ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.
๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.”

Jaswinder Singh, Director of Asian Arts Agency said:
โ€๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ in 2024, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜’.โ€

The two concerts are as below

RAGHU DIXIT
Friday 3 July, Queen Elizabeth Hall
One of Indiaโ€™s most exciting and globally loved live performers, blending Indian folk roots with modern, genre-crossing sounds, Raghu Dixitโ€™s music is joyful, uplifting, and made to be feltโ€”whether you know every lyric or youโ€™re hearing it for the first time.

Raghu Dixit said:
โ€œIโ€™m so excited to perform at South Asian Sounds this year. The festival has been curated with much care and love by Asian Arts Agency and I can’t wait to return to the wonderful Southbank Centre, of which I have so many memories.
London has always embraced our music with so much love and was one of the first champions of my work, and Iโ€™m really looking forward to returning – singing, sharing, and celebrating together once again.ย Iโ€™ll be bringing a lot of new material this time – songs from my new album, some independent singles and a lot more. Please be there with your entire family!”

TALVIN SINGH: Shradhanjaliย โ€“ a homage to Zakir Hussain
Saturday 4 July, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Talvin Singh presents an extraordinary evening of rhythm, improvisation, and global musical dialogue.ย Shradhanjaliย honours the enduring legacy of the legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain – the pioneering force who, since the 1990s, brought together the worldโ€™s finest percussionists in a spirit of collaboration, virtuosity, and innovation, under the titleย Masters of Percussion.

Talvin Singh said:
โ€My deepest gratitude to Asian Arts Agency for gracing me for this opportunity to pay a tribute to the most influential musicians of our world of music. We are very much looking forward to bringing this personal homage to Ustad Zakir Hussain, Shradanjali, to London this summer at the Southbank Centre.โ€

An eflyer with stylised image of Talvin Singh and concert date and venue overlaid An eflyer with image of Raghu Dixit on stage, jumping, and concert date and venue overlaid

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Soumik Datta Arts partnership

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Soumik Datta Arts for the upcoming UKย concertsย featuringย Sarod virtuoso Pandit Prattyush Banerjee.

With a dedicated focus on supporting projects across the arts and championing contemporary culture, the charityโ€™s vision aligns closely with our own. We look forward to working collaboratively with another Southwest-based South Asian music organisation, and fellow Arts Council England NPO, ย as the tour arrives in Portsmouth.

This milestone concert represents an important moment for the regionโ€™s cultural landscape and underscores the Asian Arts Agencyโ€™s commitment to broadening the reach of South Asian music across the Southwest and in the UK.

Weโ€™re delighted also to announce a partnership with Portsmouth-based community group, Indian Progressive Arts, especially Vinod Desai and Jatin Patel, to help reach out to the local communities,ย to support bringing this project to Portsmouth.

๐Ÿ“PORTSMOUTH Central Library
๐Ÿ“… Saturday 28 March
๐ŸŽŸ via our website here

 

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An exterior shot of the mainReal World Studio, build as an extension onto an old water mill made of Bath stone. The sun is shining, and there is running water in the foreground

Emerge session at Real World Studios

A great way to start 2026, with a visit to the Real World Studios, near Bath, as part of our Emerge 2 talent development programme, with this being the second iteration.

We were joined by the outstanding South Asian emerging musicians who have been with us for several months, learning new skills to help develop and sustain their music careers.

Emerge 2 kicked off in 2025 with a series of online sessions around music-sector knowledge, and the programme concluded with this in-person experience at Real World Studios, giving artists the opportunity to immerse themselves in a world-class creative environment.

Across the day, participants explored key aspects of the music industry, from copyright and recording techniques to marketing and career development but, above all, had the chance to experience the unique energy of a studio space where extraordinary music has been created for decades, to inspire them to take their music making and ambitions to the next stage.

A huge thank you to ย the entire Real World Studios team, and especially Amanda, for supporting the session and generously sharing their expertise. Our thanks also to the wider team at Real World for their time, insight, and invaluable knowledge.

Weโ€™ll be launching Emerge 3 later this year, offering similar opportunities for emerging South Asian musicians , so watch this space.

The artists selected for our 2025 cohort were:

  • Aayushi Jain โ€“ a folk singer-songwriter from Birmingham, who writes songs which blend elements from her Indian heritage with abstract symbolism to evoke a soft hypnotic atmosphere. @aayushimusic
  • Ekta Rana โ€“ a London-based singer, songwriter, and composer who sings both Indian classical and modern music, including Bollywood, ghazals, and bhajans. @ektarana.singer
  • Lemona Chanda โ€“ a vocalist who sings light forms of music including thumri, ghazal, devotional, folk as well as Bengali music such as Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti. @lemonachanda
  • Muhammad Hasnain Ali โ€“ a digital media producer specializing in vocal mixing, background music composition, and visual content creation. @prod_has
  • Narotam Horn โ€“ a composer and pianist, whose unique contemporary classical style is infused with the improvisational spirit and storytelling of Bengali folk music. @narotamhorn
  • Dr Pavithra Prathab โ€“ a Veena artist with fluency both in Carnatic and Western classical forms of music. @paviprathab
  • Shivani Sen โ€“ a multi-disciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, poet and composer who currently focuses onโ€ฏvilambit khyal, a deep and meditative form of classical music. @shivanisenmusic
  • Tejal Pankhania โ€“ player of sitar and surbahar, who has immersed herself in the rigorous study of Indian classical music, a foundation of profoundโ€ฏtaalim, developing a deep connection with the spiritual and meditative dimensions of her art. @tejalpankhania

Please show these amazing talents your support by following them on social media, listening to their music, and buying their work.

Asian Arts Agency is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner, supported by PPL UK.

#TalentDevelopment #UKMusic #ArtsEducation#SouthAsianMusic #AsianArts

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We’re Hiring: Marketing Coordinator

We are looking for a new Marketing Coordinatorย to assist with the marketing and promotional activity of our events.

If you have a background in live music/arts touring, festivals or events and enjoy working with musicians and other professionals presenting live performances, this offers you an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant and diverse arts organisation working across England and internationally with major artists and venues.

This role requires a candidate who is confident at creating content, from written to video, for various platforms. Central to this role is supporting the Marketing Manager on delivering the overall marketing programme, including promoting events, handling ticketing and artist/venue liaison โ€“ so great reporting and organisational skills are also key.

If youโ€™ve got experience helping to deliver effective strategic & event marketing & communications plans, and ideally some experience of working within South Asian music/arts communities, or similar weโ€™d love to hear from you.

This is a south west England-based position, with a minimum two days per week in person at the Agencyโ€™s Bristol office.ย Please refer to the full job description for further details.

See the links below for the full job spec and the supporting application form. Please ensure you read both fully before applying.

Marketing-Coordinator – Application form and Equal Opportunities 01.2026

Marketing Coordinator – Job description 01.2026

How To Apply
Please send completed applications toย jobs <at> asianartsagency.co.ukย with the following information:

  • Cover Letter, detailing your suitability for the role.
  • C.V.
  • Application Summary Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form

Closing date for applications: Monday 9 February 2026, 9am.
Pl
ease submit your application as soon as possible as candidates shortlisted early may be interviewed prior to the closing date.

If you have any questions about this role, please email jobs <at> asianartsagency.co.uk

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Exstatics dancers in the crowd at our inaugural Bhangra Sounds show in Bristol

2025 – wrapped

โœจ What. A. Year! โœจ

2025 has been an unforgettable year for all of us at Asian Arts Agency ๐ŸŽ‰

From sold-out shows in Bristol and across the UK, plus European festival stages, to running our second Emerge talent development programme for young artists โ€” itโ€™s been full of creativity, growth and connection.

We were also proud to deliver a hugely successful showcase at WOMEX, our New Sounds Festival in Bristol, and a completely packed-out show at the EFG London Jazz Festival ๐Ÿ™Œ

As we say goodbye to 2025, weโ€™re already buzzing about whatโ€™s coming next. We have a talent development session at Real World Studios in January, Roopa Panesar plays New York, and UK shows on sale include Shashank Subramanyam, Prattyush Banerjee and Roopa Panesar, with many more exciting announcements coming soon.

A massive thank you to our incredible community โ€” artists, funders, audiences, donors and friends. Your support means everything to us โค๏ธ

Hereโ€™s to an even bigger year ahead!

South Asian Music. Global Impact.
Based in Bristol. Working Worldwide.

 

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New Sounds Festival 2025

We’re delighted to announce New Sounds Festival 2025; Bristolโ€™s celebration of South Asian music will feature live performances, DJs and much more; a showcase of the best in emerging and established talent, over two weekends in November.ย 

On Sunday 2 November, St Georgeโ€™s Bristol hosts two exceptional music concerts featuring some of the most exciting South Asian artists in the UK; Sarathy Korwar & Roopa Panesar.ย 

These two performances are the result of music commissions by Asian Arts Agency over the past few years, during which both Roopa and Sarathy were offered residencies at Real World Studios to create and record new music. We are now delighted to host and present their completed projects at this yearโ€™s New Sounds Festival.ย 

Asian Arts Agency Director, Jaswinder Singh said โ€œWe are delighted to bring back the New Sounds Festival to Bristol this year, featuring multiple performances by leading British South Asian artists across various venues in the city. The festival will showcase newly commissioned work by the Asian Arts Agency and launch a brand-new music series, Bhangra Sounds, with more events planned for the future.โ€ย 

 

Roopa Panesar
The celebrated sitar player takes to the stage for an afternoon of delightful Indo-jazz fusion with her ATMA project, following her recent jam-packed concerts at Londonโ€™s Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Diwali celebration at Leicester Cathedral.

โ€œOne of the most important musicians to have emerged in the British Asian diaspora over the past few years. She expresses a profound sense of calmness laced with an inexplicable exhilaration.โ€ย  (โญโญโญโญ Songlines)ย 

Embracing Indian classical as well as jazz and Western classical music, Roopa leaves audiences captivated; she was invited to perform at the VJ75 memorial in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales and has also collaborated with Mercury Prize winner Talvin Singh.
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Sarathy Korwar
Later the same evening, genre-breaking drummer, producer and composer Sarathy Korwar presents the UK premiere of his forthcoming album โ€“ the first release on his own new label โ€“ made up entirely of live drums, drum-triggered electronics and human voices.

โ€œHis rhythmically intense, entrancing vision adds a whole new spin to the Indo-jazz continuum.โ€ย  (โญโญโญโญโญ MOJO)ย 

For this special launch show, the band will comprise multiple drummers and percussionists, playing an expansive version of the album. Expect hypnotic and trance-inducing cyclical drum patterns โ€“ futuristic folk music that draws from South Asian temple procession rituals, jazz percussion ensembles and contemporary minimalism.ย 

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On 14 November, we are excited to launch our new music series Bhangra Sounds at the Bristol Beacon, celebrating the rich and vibrant Bhangra culture; an integral part of contemporary and global South Asian music. This series will showcase the breadth of the genre’s artists, including live music, dancers, DJs, and much more.ย 

RSVP
Bristolโ€™s longest-standing Bhangra band will set the space alight with their high-energy unique sound fusion & magnetic stage presence. Every show comes with an introduction to Bhangra dance – everyone’s included with the emphasis on partying Punjabi style; this is the ultimate celebratory Indian music.
โ€œCombining exhilarating rhythms, virtuoso vocals and infectious dance movements, the contagious sounds grab the audience and never let go.โ€ (4barsrest.com)ย 

Eternal Taalย 
The all-female group bring the vibrant sounds of the dhol and the colourful spirit of Punjabi dance to the stage. The renowned team of talented Bhangra artists, led by award-winning Parv Kaur are successfully breaking the mould of the male-dominated industry. Known for their electrifying performances and crowd-engaging style, Eternal Taal donโ€™t just perform โ€“ they will get audiences moving, clapping, and dancing along.ย 

Indian Manย 
The Bristol-based DJ and producer takes his Punjabi Indian roots and blends them into a melting pot of melodic magic by merging the music of his childhood with UK dub, garage and jungle, drawing club and underground electronic influences into his rapidly evolving sound. Snapped up by Peter Gabrielโ€™s RealWorld Recordings for his debut album, and a regular at WOMAD festivals across the world, Indian Manโ€™s time on the decks will keep the party jumping.

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We’re hiring; Project Coordinator

We are looking for a new Project Coordinator to join the Asian Arts Agency team and assist with the production and delivery of our events. With an exciting line-up of events and music festivals each year, in this role you will be instrumental in the delivery and coordination of innovative programmes and the efficient management of our live music touring and events programme and partnerships with festivals, venues, and artists.

If you have a strong background in overseeing and executing live arts and music events,ย working with venues,ย andย excel at event budgeting and tour administration, this could be the role for you!

This is a southwest England-based position, with a minimum two days per week in person at the Agencyโ€™s Bristol office. Please refer to the full job description for further details.

See below for the full job spec and the supporting application form. Please ensure you read both fully before applying.

Click on the links below for full details:

Project Coordinator Application Summary and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Project Coordinator Job Description July25

How To Apply

Please send completed applications to jobs <at> asianartsagency.co.uk with the following information:

  • Cover Letter, detailing your suitability for the role.
  • C.V.
  • Application Summary Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form including contact details of two referees, with email addresses and phone numbers (including a recent employer if appropriate).

Closing date for application: Thursday 7 August, 9.30am
Please submit your application as soon as possible as candidates shortlisted early maybe interviewed prior to the closing date.

If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs <at> asianartsagency.co.uk

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Malkit Singh: WOMEX Showcase

Weโ€™re delighted to be invited byย WOMEXย to presentย Malkit Singh/Golden Star as part of this yearโ€™s official music showcase in Tampere, Finland.

At Asian Arts Agency, our international work is rooted in championing South Asian music on global stages – creating opportunities for artists to perform at major showcases, festivals, and venues worldwide and increase visibility for diverse voices. This showcase with Malkit Singh, hailed as theย King of Bhangraย and one of the most iconic voices in the genre – offers programmers, curators and presenters a chance to experience the full energy and depth of live Bhangra music.

We look forward to connecting and building new collaborations with the international music community.

Find out more about Malkit Singh on his Artist page, click here to visit.

For worldwide bookings and programming, please email Jaswinder on hello@asianartsagency.co.uk

Malkit Singh Golden Star is supported by PRS Foundationโ€™s Internationalย Showcase Fund,ย  which is run by PRS Foundation in partnership with Department of Businessย and Trade (BAT), British Underground, Arts Council England, British Council, The Musiciansโ€™ย Union (MU), PPL, Creative Scotland, Wales Arts International and Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
A PRS foundation logo lockup, with several other partner logos

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We’re hiring; Marketing Coordinator

We are looking for a new Marketing Coordinator to join the Asian Arts Agency team and assist with the marketing and promotional activity of our events . If you have a background in live music/arts touring, festivals or events and enjoy working with musicians and other professionals presenting live performances, this offers you an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant and diverse arts organisation working across England and internationally with major artists and venues.

This role requires a candidate who is confident at creating content, from written to video, for various platforms. Central to this role is also supporting the Marketing Manager on delivering the overall marketing programme, including promoting events, handling ticketing and artist/venue liaison – so great reporting and organisational skills are also key.

If youโ€™ve got experience helping to deliver effective strategic & event marketing & communications plans, and ideally some experience of working within South Asian music/arts communities, or similar weโ€™d love to hear from you.

This is a southwest England-based position, with a minimum two days per week in person at the Agencyโ€™s Bristol office. Please refer to the full job description for further details.

See below for the full job spec and the supporting application form. Please ensure you read both fully before applying.

Click on the links below for full details.

Marketing Coordinator Job Description Asian Arts Agency 2025

Marketing Coordinator Application form and equal opportunities form

How To Apply

Please send completed applications to jobs <at> asianartsagency.co.uk with the following information:

  • Cover Letter, detailing your suitability for the role.
  • C.V.
  • Application Summary Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form including contact details of two referees, with email addresses and phone numbers (including a recent employer if appropriate).

Closing date for application: Monday 28 July, 9.30am
Please submit your application as soon as possible as candidates shortlisted early maybe interviewed prior to the closing date.

If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs <at> asianartsagency.co.uk

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Emerge – talent development programme; 2025 musicians announced

Asian Arts Agency is proud to announce the launch ofย Emerge 2, the second edition of our flagship talent development programme for UK-based South Asian musicians. This initiative builds on the success of our groundbreaking talent development project,ย Breaking Barriers, and reaffirms our ongoing commitment to supporting and amplifying South Asian musicians in the UK music landscape.

Theย Emergeย programme will support musicians, particularly those at the early stages of their careers. It provides crucial industry support, including training and development opportunities, mentoring, and tailored sessions to expand their knowledge and understanding of the industry. This support will help artists develop new work, grow their networks, and navigate the wider music industry with greater confidence.

The programme is a key part of our mission to empower South Asian musicians to create, perform, record, and distribute their music with increased visibility and long-term impact.

The eight artists selected to take part in Emerge 2 are:ย 

  • Aayushi Jain โ€“ a folk singer-songwriter from Birmingham, who writes songs which blend elements from her Indian heritage with abstract symbolism to evoke a soft hypnotic atmosphere.ย 
  • Ekta Ranaa London-based singer, songwriter, and composer who sings both Indian classical and modern music, including Bollywood, ghazals, and bhajans.ย 
  • Lemona Chanda โ€“ a vocalist who sings light forms of music including thumri, ghazal, devotional, folk as well as Bengali music such as Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti.ย 
  • Muhammad Hasnain Ali – a digital media producer specializing in vocal mixing, background music composition, and visual content creation.ย 
  • Narotam Horn – a composer and pianist, whose unique contemporary classical style is infused with the improvisational spirit and storytelling of Bengali folk music.ย 
  • Dr Pavithra Prathab a Veena artist with fluency both in Carnatic and Western classical forms of music.ย 
  • Shivani Sen – a multi-disciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, poet and composer who currently focuses onโ€ฏvilambit khyal, a deep and meditative form of classical music.ย 
  • Tejal Pankhania โ€“ player of sitar and surbahar, who has immersed herself in the rigorous study of Indian classical music, a foundation of profoundโ€ฏtaalim, developing a deep connection with the spiritual and meditative dimensions of her art.

Thank you to everyone who applied to be part of the Emerge 2 programme; we appreciate all your efforts to submit applications.

Emerge 2 is produced by Asian Arts Agency, a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner, supported by PPL.ย 

Jaswinder Singh, Director of Asian Arts Agency, said:ย 

“We are proud to be part of the PRS Talent Development Network. Support from the PRS Foundation will enable us to create new music commissions and development support for more South Asian musicians and recognises our valuable input into this area. We look forward to continuing our partnership with them into the future and creating more opportunities for South Asian musicians. Through our work, we continue to address the underrepresentation of South Asian artists in the UK music industry and champion new, diverse voices.”

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