Saarey Music Press Kit

Saarey Music is the world's largest streaming platform for South Asian classical music — a 92-year archive of rare recordings from legendary ustads and pandits, in audiophile-grade audio.

Saarey Music is the world's largest streaming platform dedicated to South Asian classical music. The 92-year archive features rare recordings from legendary ustads and pandits — across Hindustani, Pakistani classical, and Carnatic traditions, including khayal, thumri, dhrupad, ghazal, and qawwali. Founded in 2019 in London, Saarey is backed by Goodwater Capital and Innovate UK, and partnered with Harvard, SOAS, UNLV, and UT Austin. Audiophile-grade audio. Ad-free. Offline listening. Available on iOS, Android, and web.

Saarey Music is the world's largest streaming platform dedicated to South Asian classical music — preserving and sharing rare, archival, and exclusive recordings that cannot be found anywhere else. The 92-year archive spans recordings from legendary ustads and pandits across Hindustani, Pakistani classical, and Carnatic traditions — khayal, thumri, dhrupad, ghazal, qawwali, and instrumental traditions on sitar, sarod, sarangi, tabla, flute, and santoor. The platform is purpose-built for the genre: browse by raag, gharana, time of day, or instrument. Audiophile-grade audio. Ad-free. Offline listening. Founded in 2019 by Faraan Irfan — the 1st non-artist Pakistani to be a Recording Academy (Grammys) Member — Saarey is headquartered in London and backed by Goodwater Capital and Innovate UK. Saarey is partnered with Harvard, Oxford, SOAS, UNLV, and UT Austin, and recognized by Fast Company #9 Most Innovative EMEA (2024) and Forbes India DGEMS Global Top 200 (2023). Available on iOS, Android, and web. 500K+ installs. 4.7-star average on Google Play.

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Faraan Irfan

Founder & CEO

Faraan Irfan founded Saarey Music in 2019 to preserve and share South Asian classical music — recordings he grew up surrounded by in a family that has supported the genre since 1959. He is the 1st non-artist Pakistani to be a Recording Academy (Grammys) Member. Education: Global MBA from Columbia Business School, London Business School, and Hong Kong University Business School (with honours, 2019).

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Deven Dave

Co-Founder

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Nick Cooke

Co-Founder