Satvinder Sehmbey

Photographer : Musician : Educator

London, UK

Education

2021: PGCert - Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication. University of the Arts London, UK

2010: MA Art & Design (Photography and Sound Art). University of Wolverhampton, UK

2010: BA Tabla - (Indian classical percussion). Ravi Music College, Birmingham, UK. (Affiliate of Chandigarh University, India).

2006: BA (Hons) Interior Design. University of Huddersfield, UK

Performances

2019: Tabla Solo. Millenium Beat, West Bromwich

2019: Talk and Tabla Solo. Art and Decolonization (UAL) Afterall MASP Symposium London, UK

2019: Tabla Solo. PART Take Courage Gallery London, UK

2019: Talk & Tabla Solo. Decolonising the Curriculum University of the Arts (UAL) London, UK

2018: Tabla & We Are Sound (Musical Collective). BBC Forum, Norwich, UK

2018: Tabla & We Are Sound (Musical Collective). Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge, UK

2018: Tabla & Sarangi with Deepak Parmashivan. Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge, UK

2018: Tabla & Sarangi with Deepak Parmashivan. Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

2017: Tabla & Sitar with Sushant Achawal. Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

2017: Tabla & Sitar with Sushant Achawal. Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK

2017: Tabla & Sarod with Avradeep Pal. Namur, Belgium

2016: Tabla & Jazz band (Iroko). Cambridge Jazz Festival, Cambridge, UK

2012: Tabla & Cajon with Pritam Rhythm Tribe. Nottingham Mela, Nottingham, UK

2011: Harmonium with Pritam Singh, A Journey of Gharanas. Pisa, Italy

2011: Tabla Solo. Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, UK

2008: Tabla & Korean Dance with USD (Unknown Strange Dance Company). International Women's Film Festival Seoul, South Korea

2008: Tabla & Korean Dance with USD (Unknown Strange Dance Company). Pohang Dance Festival, South Korea

2008: Tabla & Korean Dance with USD (Unknown Strange Dance Company). Nokji Park Jinju, South Korea

2007: Tabla Solo (Competition) Harballabh Sangeet Samelan. Punjab, India

2006: Tabla Solo. Ravi Music College Birmingham, UK

2005: Tabla & Asian Underground Collaboration. BBC Asian Network, Glastonbury, UK

Talks & Workshops

2021: Being South Asian' (Photography Workshop). University of the Arts London & Gunnersbury Park & Museum, London, UK

2021: Nature Photography Workshop. Gunnersbury Park & Museum, London, UK

2019: The Rhythms of North Indian Music. Who Do We Think We Are, University of the Arts London, UK

2017: TEDx: Sikhing Experience. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Photography and Design Commissions

2020: Pritam Singh (Tabla Solo). Kolkata, India

2019: Nanak Rhapsody, Celebrating the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Library of Birmingham, UK

2019: Anubrata Chatterjee (Tabla Solo). Birmingham Buddhist Centre, Birmingham, UK

2018: Labyrinth Cambridge School of Art. Dutch Design Week Eindhoven, Netherlands

2017: Derby Mela (Derbys first Indian music festival). Derby, UK

2016: Holocaust Lecture by Mala Tribich. Wolverhampton University, UK

2015: MMA Workshop with Gabriel Gonzaga. Dark Circle Martial Arts, Wolverhampton, UK

2015: Holocaust Lecture by Prof. Robert A. Shaw. Wolverhampton University, UK

2015: Classical Vibrations (Tabla solo by Pritam Singh). Sparkenhoe Theatre, Leicester, UK

2013: Indian classical music workshop (Pritam Singh) Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, UK

2012: Village Well (Folk Band) Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, UK

2010: Black Country Creative Advantage Conference. The Public, West Bromwich, UK

2010: ROTW (Rhythms of the World music festival). Hitchin, UK

2010: Dancing Rings, Tracking Rhythms. Sarehole Mill, Birmingham, UK

2008: Pritam Singh Tabla Solo. Shambala Music Festival. Plymouth, UK

2008: Tabla Tutor by Pritam Singh. Book Design Birmingham, UK

2007: Beating Drums for Brums Heritage. Sarehole Mill, Birmingham, UK

Articles & Features

2021: Podcast. BBC World Service Crowd Science, Why is learning stuff harder as you get older?

2019: Zine. Who Do We Think We Are, University of the Arts London, UK.

2016: Interview. Desi Globe Trotter, Online

2015: Feature. Black Sheep Studio and Art Gallery, Online

2015: Podcast. Interview Intervention Meditation, Online

2015: Feature. Colours of Cuba. Kafe 6/8, Birmingham, UK

2010: Article. MAstar AxisWeb, Online

2010: Feature. Dancing Rings, Tracking Rhythms Birmingham, UK

2009: Article. SpringTime (Magazine). Jinju, South Korea