Person Open DS/UK/4337 Sawhney; Nitin (12 May 1964); CBE; British born British/Indian musician, producer and composer Sawhney Nitin 12 May 1964 British born British/Indian musician, producer and composer Male https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?4-x4-tX4PlbRok London, England (born)

Indian British Musician Asian Son of Punjabi immigrant parents Nitin Sawhney CBE is a British Indian musician, producer and composer. A recipient of the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award in 2017, his work combines Asian and other worldwide influences with elements of jazz and electronica and often explores themes such as multiculturalism, politics, and spirituality. Sawhney is also active in the promotion of arts and cultural matters, and is a patron of numerous film festivals, venues, and educational institutions. Sawhney has scored for and performed with orchestras, and collaborated with and written for Paul McCartney, Sting, The London Symphony Orchestra, A.R. Rahman, Brian Eno, Sinead O’Connor, Jacob Golden, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Shakira, Will Young, Joss Stone, Taio Cruz, Ellie Goulding, Horace Andy, Cirque Du Soleil, Akram Khan, Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair, Nelson Mandela, Ojos de Brujo, Hélène Grimaud and John Hurt. Performing extensively around the world, he has achieved an international reputation across multiple artistic mediums. Often appearing as Artist in Residence, Curator or Musical Director at international festivals, Sawhney contributes to musical education, having acted as patron of the British Government's Access-to-music programme, the East London Film festival and, currently, Artis as well as acting as a judge for The Ivor Novello Awards, BAFTA, BIFA and the PRS foundation. He is a recipient of 6 honorary doctorates from British universities, is a fellow of LIPA and the Southbank University, an Associate of Sadler's Wells, sits on the board for British theatre company Complicite. In 2017, Sawhney received the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award. Awards, Honours and Legacy: Having turned down an OBE in 2007, claiming it was associated with "a colonial past", Sawhney accepted a higher-grade CBE in the 2019 New Year Honours. He claimed that he accepted it for his father, who he said had died regretting that Sawhney had rejected the OBE. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitin_Sawhney (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 2/7/2013 RAHAKirkbride 10/27/2022 f52a8fda-abe6-4f85-ab68-d4b5ea3fc2ea