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Musical reinventions: Jasdeep Singh Degun 

Jasdeep Singh Degun is bringing a new energy to Indian music. He ‘audaciously mixes styles from the subcontinent’ (Financial Times), merging and modernising traditional sounds, and coming away with works that are a true celebration of a whole range of genres.

Now, in partnership with Milap and The Tung Auditorium, we’re bringing his exquisite compositions back to Liverpool audiences. On 9 June he’ll take to the Tung Auditorium’s stage, showcasing his debut album, Anomaly. From sitar solos to cinematic journeying alongside a nine-piece ensemble, it’s music rooted in ancient repertoire, delivered with contemporary flair, and guaranteed to dazzle purists and newcomers alike.

Ahead of his show here in the city, Jasdeep spoke about his love and affinity not only for Milap, but for Liverpool Philharmonic too…

On Milapfest:  

"My history with Milapfest dates right back to before the beginning! I first got involved before I had started playing sitar, so I must have been about 13 or 14. Then I joined Samyo, Milap’s National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, and through to my early 20s I was involved in all the annual summer schools in Dartington, in the Lake District and in Liverpool itself. I went on to join the senior ensemble, Tarang. 

When I was still in the process of creating my album, Anomaly, Milap worked with me on a concert in the Purcell Room in London’s Southbank Centre. It was the first time we’d brought the whole ensemble together. Anoushka Shankar, Sukanya Shankar and Nitin Sawhney were in the audience, and it sold out. It was a really important milestone on the way to realising the album, and Milap’s involvement was an acknowledgement of the support that they’ve given me throughout my career.” 

On Liverpool Philharmonic:  

"I’ve got a long history with Liverpool, and with Liverpool Philharmonic in particular, having performed there and at other venues around the city when I was growing up and involved in Milapfest. The most significant project that we worked on together was ‘Within You Without You’, a concert in 2017 that explored George Harrison’s discovery of Indian music and spiritual thought, and the effect it had on The Beatles. 

That was the first time I’d brought together Indian musicians to form an ensemble, and three of those musicians went on to play on my album Anomaly. Some of the music that we did in that concert actually inspired Anomaly: at the end of the show we did a big version of Within You Without You, and that became the precursor to the album’s closing track Redemption (reprise). So that was very much a formative project for me.  

Returning to Liverpool is going to be great. This will be our debut show at The Tung Auditorium, but it’s going to feel like familiar territory with all those associations, memories and friends from the past, and we’re really looking forward to performing Anomaly 

It's the last concert of the tour for us, and the audience have got so much to look forward to: we have an ensemble of nine musicians, including some of the best Indian classical musicians in the country. It’s going to be a magical evening”.  

Jasdeep Singh Degun at The Tung Auditorium

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