About
Agneya creates rhythm-driven performances that feel alive and immersive, inviting audiences into a shared musical language built on groove, dialogue and connection. The live set unfolds as a pulse-driven ritual, where layered rhythms, deep grooves and shifting cycles converge in real time. Drawing from South Asian traditions and a wide spectrum of global influences, the music moves fluidly between intensity and release, balancing tightly composed material with open improvisation.
The ensemble listens and responds in the moment, creating a dynamic, evolving sound world that feels both grounded and unpredictable. Audiences are invited into a shared, embodied experience where rhythm becomes both language and landscape, connecting people through energy, movement and collective presence.
About Agneya
Agneya is an Indo-Canadian percussionist and composer whose work explores rhythm as a meeting place between cultures. Raised in western India and now based in Toronto, he brings together South Asian rhythmic cycles, West African groove traditions and contemporary jazz improvisation into a sound that is visceral, expansive and deeply human.
His eponymous debut album AGNEYA (2026) marks his emergence as a bandleader after more than a decade as a sought-after collaborator across jazz, global and improvised music scenes. Produced by JUNO Award winner Jeremy Ledbetter and featuring an international ensemble, the project reflects an artistic journey spanning India, Canada and Europe.
Set List
- Introduction – Agneya Chikte
- Zwischenspiel – Agneya Chikte
- Keiko – Agneya Chikte
- Untitled – Agneya Chikte
- Fix You – Coldplay; arr. Agneya Chikte
- Teleology – Agneya Chikte
Dates & Times
Tickets
No tickets required
Venue
479 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, ON