In September 2025 Soumik embarks on the ‘Melodies in Slow Motion’ Tour, a seven month journey of discovery across India that redefines the idea of a musical performance.
Soumik will bring his music not just to concert halls, but to intimate and meaningful spaces: to homes, heritage sites, juvenile centres and schools, interacting with marginalised communities that often go unheard.
This tour is rooted in the belief that music isn't just entertainment to be consumed; it's a fundamental part of our human experience, a tool for connection, peace and healing. Through these gentle, immersive sharings, Soumik hopes to show that the most powerful music isn't found in the spotlight, but in the quiet moments shared between everyday people in everyday spaces.
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From broadcast TV series, to live performances, touring collaborative acts and innovative new shows in development - click through for further concept details, trailers, press information, tour dates and details on booking.
Soumik Datta Arts is supported using public funding by Arts Council England as part of its National Portfolio. This investment enables us to pioneer collaborative music, film, theatre and digital projects and to create platforms for new and emerging talent - championing cultural diversity, heritage, education and community engagement. Our programme advances Arts Council England’s Let’s Create strategy and Investment Principles (Ambition & Quality, Inclusivity & Relevance, Dynamism, Environmental Responsibility), widening access to high-quality creative opportunities across England.
Soumik has performed at premier venues internationally including London’s South Bank, Shakespeare’s Globe, Barbican Centre; Konzerthaus, Berlin, OzAsia Festival, Adelaide; New Vision Art Festival, Hong Kong; Singapore Arts Festival; Diverse City, Kuala Lumpur; Fes Sacred Music Festival, Morocco and the Songlines Encounters Festival. In 2019, Soumik has been invited to play at Glastonbury Festival, WOMAD and BBC Proms. He continues to champion Indian arts in the mainstream and bring his ancient sarod into the modern, global arena.
Soumik is an outspoken advocate for the preservation of Indian arts. As a television presenter he has fronted two film series on the music of India. Soumik travelled across six states of India, filming and performing with over 100 traditional musicians, many being the last in their musical lineage. Supported by the Bagri Foundation, this collaboration resulted in 'Tuning 2 You: Lost Musicians of India' - a six-part, TV documentary series about musicians in rural India, which aired on Channel 4, 4OD. More recently Soumik presented a prime-time three part series for BBC4. 'Rhythms of India’, which received great critical acclaim, follows Soumik as he meets and performs with classical, folk and pop musicians exploring how music helps us understand India’s past and its rapidly changing present.
Trained by the sarod legend, Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta while completing his Masters in Composition at Trinity College of Music, Soumik’s performances bridge the world of Indian classical and contemporary music. His music and innovative projects connect ancient Indian influences with progressive sounds ‘building bridges between the traditional and contemporary’ (GQ). He has collaborated with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Bill Bailey, Nitin Sawhney, Anoushka Shankar, Talvin Singh, Joss Stone, Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Javed Akhtar, London Philharmonic Orchestra and City of London Sinfonia.
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