Harrdy Sandhu Releases New Album ‘Pleasures’ 10 Years After His Debut, Says ‘Punjabi Music Is Going To Take Over The World’
19.07.2023 - 16:47
/ etcanada.com
Indian singer Harrdy Sandhu prophesizes that Punjabi music will take over the world (if it hasn’t already).
The renewed interest in Punjabi music is evident with back-to-back appearances of South Asian artists at crowd-magnet international music events such as the Coachella (Indian singer Diljit Dosanjh became the first Punjabi artist to perform) and at the Juno Awards, where Indian Canadian artists like Tesher and AP Dhillon have left their marks.
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“I’m so happy that Punjabi music is going global,” starts Sandhu, who is basking in the success of his new EP Pleasures.
Speaking to ET Canada’s Jed Tavernier, Sandhu talked about when he drove a taxi in Australia and realized the genre was widely popular among locals.
“I still remember in 2008, I was in Australia. I used to drive a taxi. I heard many of these songs and all the Australians enjoyed it. And now, I think Punjabi music is going to take over the world,” he says.
Indian artists are also taking centerstage with collaborations, which go viral in no time. Remember Nick Jonas and King’s “Maan Meri Jaan”?
Speaking of collabs, Sandhu says he’d like to mix up the chords with Bad Bunny, known for his chart-busting rap and electronic hits.
Both styles are close to Sandhu’s music with which he has experimented on new album Pleasures.
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Sandhu explains, “This one is very, very special to me because we have been working on it for the past eight months. And this is what I have done in the previous 10 years of my career, and here, I