South Asian Vibration. Worldwide Frequency.
A club night. A cultural movement. A living archive of sound, people, and possibility.
Born in London - Rooted in South Asian Creativity
What is Swaraj?
A sonically charged, visually immersive space where tradition collides with experimentation...
Born in 1997, at the height of the UK’s Asian Underground movement, Swaraj became a home for artists and audiences searching for something broader, deeper, and more fearless.
Born in 1997, at the height of the UK’s Asian Underground movement, Swaraj became a home for artists and audiences searching for something broader, deeper, and more fearless.
Swaraj has never been about one sound. It’s about collision.
Sounds of Swaraj
The Swaraj Family and our Collaborators
Meet the Artists
Pathaan
Pathaan is a selector, curator and sonic storyteller whose career spans decades across global music culture, from world-class stages to intimate sunset rituals. Rooted in Balearic, cosmic disco, downtempo, dub, jazz-inflected grooves...
Manara
A well-versed DJ who doesn’t believe in guilty pleasures, Manara has become legendary on underground club circuits across the world for her uninhibited blend of deep club cuts, pop divas, garage and Bollywood...
GAUDI
Gaudi is a master of bass-heavy psychedelia, where dub pressure, analogue electronics and global rhythms melt into one fluid, live experience. His music moves between deep reggae echoes, swirling synths and improvisational energy,...
DJ Priya
Swaraj is excited to welcome DJ Priya to the family as she makes her debut on the Swaraj stage, representing the Nu Skool South Asian sound. DJ Priya, aka The Bass Baddie, is...
Bobby Friction
Bobby Friction is an internationally known broadcaster, DJ, journalist and curator. He launched his DJ career at Swaraj, where he was one of the original resident DJs between 1997 and 1999. Throughout his...
Our living history. Flyers, photographs, interviews and stories - how a generation of British Asian creativity grew.
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