Diana comments “Nitin is a real inspiring artist and person and I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for his work - Nitin was and continues to be at the forefront of the cutting edge music scene and it was a great pleasure to work with him... hopefully it won’t be the last...”
Nitin is firmly established as a world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer and cultural pioneer, Sawhney has become a latter-day Renaissance man in the worlds of music, film, videogames, dance and theatre.
Signed to Universal Publishing, Nitin has made 9 studio albums, for which he has been nominated for a Mercury Music prize, won a MOBO, 2 BBC Radio 3 awards and a Southbank show award, amongst 15 others. He has scored over 40 films for cinema and television, with an Ivor Novello nomination for best score leading to his recent much acclaimed Orchestral music to the BAFTA nominated BBC series “The Human Planet”.
Nitin Sawhney comments on the collaboration; “The Diana Yukawa collaboration was particularly enjoyable as she was open to playing her 200 year old violin over some flamenco patterns I put together on the day. We came up with some nice riffs together and built up an energy that felt quite cinematic in the end. The track reminds me of Rajasthani deserts and the origin of the gypsy nomadic culture. Diana’s tone is simply awe inspiring. A true virtuoso and a joy to work with.”
Diana’s next album is due for release later this year, with the possibility of an EP being planned to be released at the end of March.
In amongst the revolutionary Solo Violinst’s time in the studio, she will be partaking in a tour of the US for the show Vinceró and will be preparing for a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in May.
Nitin Sawhney Collaborates with Diana Yukawa
Songwriter and Violinist
