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A spectacular African show had the bragging rights of being the first to be hosted at the revamped Wigan Pier.

21 May 2021 Making music in quarantine, isolated from bandmates and audiences, feels like the antithesis of everything Sunny Jain has done so far. Composer and dhol player Jain is best known for his work with Brooklyn’s top bhangra party band Red Baraat, famous for exuberant live shows, and his solo debut Wild Wild East, which came out in February of 2020, was just as dynamic for its collaborative energy. Fortunately, quarantine didn’t stop Sunny Jain from making new music. Phoenix Riseis...

The drummer builds on the transnational foundations of his last ambitious album, making the case for global citizenship and international solidarity through culture-spanning music.