Desh: Hallelujah

Sohini Alam

Khiyo mix powerful and expressive interpretations of Bengali classics with dynamic and original arrangements. London-based Khiyo brings together British-Bangladeshi vocalist Sohini Alam, with composer Oliver Weeks and bassist Ben Heartland to give Bengali music a modern, fresh sound. Drawing on South Asian and Western folk and classical traditions, rock, blues and jazz, Khiyo is fast developing a reputation as a formidable live band, headlining at the Purcell Room as part of the South Bank’s 2013 Alchemy Festival.

Khiyo is named after a letter in the Bengali alphabet; a combination of two letters, it also has an identity of its own. Similarly, though the band’s members draw on many different musical backgrounds, the amalgamation of the whole has a singularly identifiable sound.

Presented by SAMA Art.

This is an all ages event.

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Sohini Alam

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