Sahana Bajpaie

Sahana was brought up and musically trained in Rabindrasangeet and Bengali folk songs in Santiniketan, India. She holds a PhD in Music from King’s College London, where she completed the first doctoral thesis on Rabindrasangeet in UK and European academia. In recognition of her contribution to arts and culture, she was honoured at the UK Parliament with “The Bengal’s Pride Award”. Based in London, Sahana travels the world performing and collaborating with musicians across genres and geographies. She has released five critically acclaimed studio albums, and is also known for her extremely popular Bengali playback work, which has earned her a wide and devoted following. Her performances span prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Cambridge University, SOAS, LSE, and cities across the USA, Germany, Poland, Italy, The Netherlands, Denmark, and Switzerland. Sahana also teaches South Asian Studies and Bengali at SOAS, University of London, her alma mater.