Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Music, Soumik Datta is a visionary musician with the ability to cross boundaries, cultures and art forms. A sarod virtuoso, bandleader, TV presenter and Artistic Director of the Soumik Datta Arts charity, his work embraces traditional and contemporary art forms to address the urgent issues of our times.

A student of the sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, Soumik is now acclaimed for extending the reach of the sarod, collaborating with artists from disparate global traditions including - Beyonce, Jay-Z, Nitin Sawhney, Akram Khan, Anoushka Shankar, Arijit Singh, BBC Singers and Philharmonia Orchestra.

Described by Vogue as ‘one of the biggest music talents in Britain’, Soumik was awarded the status of Honorary Fellow by music conservetoire: Trinity Laban. In May 2025 Soumik won both the Eastern Eye ACTA award for Music and the Indian Global Forum award for Distinctive Contribution to the Arts, Culture and Entertainment.

To commemorate 75 years of Indian independence, Soumik was commissioned by BBC Singers to compose a new score for choir and sarod titled ‘Awaaz’ - or 'voice' in Urdu. Responding to the climate crisis, Soumik directed and scored ‘Songs of the Earth’ an award-winning animation film. which premiered at the UN climate conference (COP26) and at No.10 Downing Street.

As a television presenter, Soumik presented 'Rhythms of India' a BBC 4 series exploring the classical, folk and contemporary music of India. Previously, Soumik and his brother Souvid Datta (filmmaker) directed 'Tuning 2 You' a six part series for Channel 4 filming the stories of under-represented musicians from rural India.

Through his charity, Soumik Datta Arts, Soumik produced ‘Hope Notes’ weaving real life stories of refugees with live music. The critically acclaimed work co-produced by Southbank Centre raised awareness about displacement and refugee mental health issues.

During lockdown, Soumik Datta Arts produced 'Silent Spaces' a digital series filmed inside iconic cultural venues (such as British Museum and Royal Albert Hall) that were closed during the coronavirus pandemic, employing over 100 out of work musicians, dancers and technicians.