Sarathy Korwar

Sarathy Korwar is a drummer, composer and producer raised in India and based in London. Korwar has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene. His music fuses jazz, electronics, Indian folk and classical influences with a focus on decoloniality, community, race and transcendence. His latest album, KALAK, is an Indo-futurist manifesto that celebrates a rich South Asian culture of music and literature and urges a cure for historical amnesia. The Guardian placed it at #2 in their Best Global Albums of 2022. Korwar has toured and collaborated with the likes of Anoushka Shankar, Kamasi Washington and Shabaka Hutchings and performed at festivals including SXSW, London Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz, Dekmantel and many more. His music has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Quietus and Rolling Stone along with support from NPR, BBC Radio 1, Radio 3 and 6 Music.