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 Josep…
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