ARTISTS


Since its inception in 1997, SAA-uk has developed relationships with a diverse group of freelance musicians and dancers with varying skills, discipline areas, genres of focus and levels of experience - both from the UK and abroad. These talented and inspiring artists are at the heart of what we do. They have presented performances, delivered educational work and generally supported the work of SAA-uk. We thank them for their ongoing dedication and hard work! Click here to view the International Artists

UK-BASED ARTISTS


Aditi Sen - Kathak Dancer (Leeds, UK & Kolkata, India)
Alok Verma - Percussionist (London, UK)
Bandish - Contemporary Indian & World Music Ensemble
Bhupinder Singh Chaggar - Tabla Player (Leeds, UK)
Chiragi Solanki - Bollywood, Rass Garba & Bhangra Dancer (Leeds, UK)
Chiranjib Chakraborty : Vocalist (London, UK)
Chithra Ramakrishnan - Carnatic Vocalist & Bharatanatyam Dancer (Leeds, UK)
Devika Rao- Bhararanatyam (Leeds, UK)
Dharambir Singh - Sitarist (Leeds, UK)
Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth - Carnatic Violin (London, UK)
Dr. Swati Raut - Bharatanatyam & Mohiniattam Dance (Preston, UK)
Giuliano Modarelli - Guitarist (Leeds, UK)
Gunwant Kaur Dhadyalla - Hindustani Classical Vocalist (Leeds, UK)
Gurdev Singh - Sarod/Dilruba/Tar Shenai Player (London, UK)
Harbhajan Singh - Sitarist/Vocalist (Leeds, UK)
Harjinder Pal Singh - Santoor & Tabla Player (Leeds, UK)
Jayasree Sen Gupta - Vocalist (Leeds, UK)
Jesse Bannister - Saxophone Player/Composer (Leeds, UK)
John Ball - Santoor and Tabla Player (Sheffield, UK)
Jonathan Draper - Cellist (Sheffield, UK)
Kamalbir Singh : Violinist, Ghazal Singer & Composer (Sheffield, UK)
Kaviraj Singh - Santoor, Tabla and singing
Kousic Sen - Tabla player (Leeds, UK & Kolkata, India)
Lamin Jassey - Drums, Vocals, Guitar, Kora (Leeds, UK)
Mauli Raval - Bollywood Singer (London, UK)
Mehboob Nadeem - Sitar Player & Teacher (London, UK)
Milun - Indo-Irish band (UK)
Mitali Dev - Odissi Dancer (Manchester, UK)
Mohamed Asani - Sitar & Tabla Player (Leeds, UK)
Navinder Singh - Tabla Player (London, UK)
Pandit Sharda Sahai - Tabla Player (London, UK)
Rachel Healey - Hindustani & Western Vocalist (Leeds, UK)
Raga Nova - Ensemble (Leeds and London, UK)
Resident Artists
Rupinder Kaur Panesar - Sitar Player (Birmingham, UK)
Rushia Uzmi (a.k.a. Dola) – Traditional, Bengali & Bollywood Dance (Leeds, UK)
Saaz - Quartet (Leeds, UK)
Samay - Indo-European band (UK)
Sanju Sahai - Tabla Player (London, UK)
Sawa Teen - Trio (Leeds and Manchester, UK)
Shahbaz Hussain - Tabla Player (Rochdale, UK)
Singh Strings - North Indian Classical Music Ensemble (Leeds, UK)
Sohini Ensemble (Sheffield, UK)
Soumik Datta - Sarod Player (London, UK)
Sri R.N. Prakash - Ghatam & Mridangam Player (London, UK)
Teymour Housego - Bansuri (Flute) Player (London, UK)
Yves Mesnil Trio feat. Teymour Housego - World Music Trio (Paris, France and London, UK)
Zoobin Surty - Bollywood, Contemporary & Classical Dancer (Leeds, UK)

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS


Anol Chatterjee - Vocalist (Kolkata, India)
Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty - Sarod Player & Composer (Kolkata, India)
Geetika Varde - Classical Hindustani Vocalist (Mumbai, India)
Ghulam Shabir Khan - Hindustani Vocalist & Composer (Hamburg, Germany)
Kaushiki Chakrabarty - Classical Hindustani Vocalist (Kolkata, India)
Kushal Das - Sitarist (Kolkata, India)
Navya Rattehalli - Bharatanatyam Dancer (Leeds, UK)
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty - Classical Vocalist (Kolkata, India)
Taufiq Qureshi - Percussionist & Composer (Mumbai, India)
Ustad Hussain Baksh - Composer, Classical Vocalist & Ghazal Singer (Lahore, Pakistan)
Vikas Gupta - Sitarist (Texas, UK)


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