Eastern Eye review of Mud Doll
Tweet Here is a press clipping of the recent 5 star review of Mud Doll by Eastern Eye. “Ultimately this is the perfect collection of songs on the best album of the year so far and that is why it gets a perfect score –...
read moreSab Qurban – New Single
Tweet Dear blog reader If you’ve been following you will have seen me scoring work by a huge variety of directors. Isn’t it inevitable that after a while I would start thinking – what could I do behind a camera? About 3 weeks ago i was walking in covent garden market and noticed my shadow on a white wall. I stopped and in a moment of bizarre narcissism (as my friend DJ Nihal put it) i had an idea! I...
read moreInterview on Resonance FM
Tweet Have a listen to my interview with DJ Ritu on Resonance FM where we get deep about all things Mud Doll related! With thanks to Cultural Co-operation A World in London with Cultural Co-Operation – 17th June 2015 by Resonance Fm on ...
read moreMud Doll enters iTunes World Chart at no. 3
Tweet After 7 years of work Mud Doll released yesterday and entered the itunes world music chart at number 3. Im thrilled at the love and support that it has received! Thank you! You can listen to the album on Spotify HERE You can buy the album HERE Finally, if you haven’t done so all already do try out the Mud Doll portal and find out which Mud Doll you are! CLICK HERE for...
read moreRang Diya – Single
Tweet I went to John Lewis last year and bought a video camera. A month later i found myself in the sweltering heat of India shooting a music video! This was the first time i had ever used a modern dslr camera and it was a real adventure! So this is Rang Diya the first single from my new album Mud Doll. Its also my directorial debut! Im planning to explore more video work in the future so watch this...
read moreMud Doll
Tweet Niraj Chag will release his third studio album, titled Mud Doll, on 22 June 2015. The album will be preceded by the release of a single in May and an interactive website, The Mud Doll Portal, which will be accessible from 11 May. The new album Mud Doll has been seven years in the making and will feature 14 tracks, multiple vocalists and a variety of musical styles from around the globe, including Qawali, Folk,...
read moreDara – National Theatre
Tweet I recently finished the musical score for the Royal National Theatres production of ‘Dara’. Set in Mughal India it tells the story of Crown Prince Dara – a Sufi poet, and his younger brother Aurangzeb and their different visions of Islam within India. The music i have composed is heavily influenced by Sufi ideas – exploring the ecstatic repetition of Qawwali music and the poetry of Rumi,...
read moreNT Live Cinema Trailer For ‘Behind The Beautiful Forevers’
Tweet I was recently asked to compose the music for the NT Live cinema trailer for ‘Behind The Beautiful Forevers’. It was a pleasure to work with the National Theatre again and here is the final trailer playing in cinemas nationwide now! BBF Cinema Trailer – Click to watch
read moreOpening of new Swaminarayan Temple – London
Tweet ‘Anand Bhayo’ – a new track that i have composed for the opening of newly built Swaminarayan Temple in Kingsbury, London. This track brings together Gujarati devotional music with modern beats. You can find out more about the beautifully built Temple HERE
read moreYou run on tracks now available to buy and NMC Music Map
Tweet The live recording of ‘You run on tracks, not roads’ is now available to purchase at the NMC Store as well as all the usual digital outlets (i.e itunes, Amazon etc). This is the recording of the Glasgow performance. Also check out the NMC Music Map below – an interactive tool allowing you to explore the relationships between composers, their influences and their work. ...
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