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1 – 8 Dec 2013
Sohini Alam
Sohini Alam
Sohini Alam

Sohini Alam is a British vocalist of Bangladeshi descent. Her musical repertoire includes folk, patriotic, modern and traditional Bengali songs with a specialisation in Nazrul Sangeet. She has branched out into multi-lingual music in bands, for dance, and for theatre. A third generation vocalist, Sohini trained in music with her mother, Hiron Alam and her aunts, Jannat Ara and Ferdous Ara. Sohini is the lead vocalist for Khiyo and for Kishon Khan's Afro-Cuban-Bengali jazz band, Lokkhi Terra. She is a founding member of Komola Collective and has been acclaimed for her work with Tara Theatre and her vocals on Akram Khan's Olivier Award-winning dance piece DESH

Sohini Alam is a British vocalist of Bangladeshi descent. Her musical repertoire includes folk, patriotic, modern and traditional Bengali songs with a specialisation in Nazrul Sangeet. She has branched out into multi-lingual music in bands, for dance, and for theatre. A third generation vocalist, Sohini trained in music with her mother, Hiron Alam and her aunts, Jannat Ara and Ferdous Ara. Sohini is the lead vocalist for Khiyo and for Kishon Khan's Afro-Cuban-Bengali jazz band, Lokkhi Terra. She is a founding member of Komola Collective and has been acclaimed for her work with Tara Theatre and her vocals on Akram Khan's Olivier Award-winning dance piece DESH