Soumik Datta

Soumik Datta (born January 1984) is a Bengali-born British Indian musician and composer, who specialises in the sarod. He was born in Mumbai and brought up in London. His brother is the photographer and filmmaker Souvid Datta.

Sons of banker father Soumilya and writer/art-house film director mother Sangeeta Datta, Soumik and Souvid Datta both attended Harrow School and Soumik was trained in the sarod by Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, whom he called "grandfather". In 2006, he was invited by Jay-Z to play at the Royal Albert Hall and he subsequently performed on stage with Beyoncé, but declined an offer to join her on tour. In the same year, he presented Tuning 2 You: Lost Musicians of India, a documentary directed by his brother Souvid.

In June 2019, Datta performed at the Glastonbury Festival. Later in the year he was signed by Bucks Music Group.

Albums Fretless (2009) Circle of Sound (2012) (with Bernhard Schimpelsberger) Anti-Hero (2014) King of Ghosts (2019) Jangal (2019) Silent Spaces (2021)