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Acclaimed singer and transdisciplinarian ganavya shares an hour of transcendental sounds to ease us into the New Year after her recent collaborative project with Sam Amidon.

New York-born, Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian ganavya eases us into 2026 with a transcendental 6 Mix to ease us into the New Year. She has been described by the Wall Street Journal as among modern music's most compelling vocalists. She draws on South Asian devotional music as well as the legacy of Alice Coltrane on her latest album Daughter of a Temple and has recently collaborated with Sam Amidon for a new double standalone single.

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Fri 2 Jan 202623:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Ali Sethi & Nicolas Jaar

    Muddat

    • Other People.

  • Ustad Noor Bakhsh

    Bundar Nari

  • Tinariwen

    Tenere Den

    • Wedge.

  • Shye Ben-Tzur

    Daras Bin (Intro)

  • Shye Ben-Tzur

    Daras Bin

  • Zakir Hussain

    Water Girl

  • Rokia Traoré

    Sé

    • Bleu.

  • Sam Amidon

    How Come That Blood

    • Bedroom Community.

  • Sam Amidon

    Way Go, Lily

    • Bedroom Community.

  • Ganavya & Sam Amidon

    Would Be Better

  • Ganavya & Sam Amidon

    Willow Street

  • Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes

    BOA

    • Leaving Records.

  • Lau Noah

    Room 6336

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook

    My Heart, My Life

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Jan 202623:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music