....says singer, songwriter Rabbi Shergill in a chat with MiD DAY prior to his performance in town. He talks about his journey, the music and how he prefers being called the 'urban ballad singer' over being labeled a Sufi artiste and being revered

Amidst a mish mash of alternative rock and jazz bands in the country and the need to look the part, there came, not so long ago, an unassuming sardar clad in a plain white kurta pajama strumming a guitar to his poetry.



Rabbi Shergill, singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his tracks Bulla Ki Jaana from his debut album Rabbi and the track Dilli from the film Delhi Heights fuses poetry with elements of rock to bring out hummable tracks.
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The key is simplicity, the themes varying from social to personal and the language nearly colloquial Hindi and Punjabi.

Ahead of a performance in town, Shergill spoke to MiD DAY about his first steps, his love for classic rock, being a niche artist and more.

What's your sound really like?
It is Indian poetry meets pop rock and funk. My music is pretty much Western, the language is inspired by his roots and the melody essentially Indian. In our country, these two realities (Indian and Western) collide every day. This furnace is what builds my music.