Trained by the legendary Sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, the young Soumik Datta plays his Sarod with an elegant, poignant style of his own. Having authored three albums, he is recognised as a major young British talent within the Indian classical music world. His solo performances and collaborations have led to him winning several awards both in India and in the UK. He has also collaborated and toured with Talvin Singh, Beyonce, Shankar Mahadevan, Bill Bailey and has his own world fusion band 'Samay'.