Folk singer and rapper Pinky Maidasani can sing in 16 languages, including Odiya, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and Kashmiri. But, it’s Sindhi that has a special corner in her heart. “I hail from the community, and over the years, I have performed at numerous community events and weddings. I realised that we are woefully lacking when it comes to songs with a funky, groovy vibe.” This was her cue to create more original music in her mother tongue. For this, India’s first female folk rapper has teamed up with creative partner Sandy Taneja, who has also directed her videos and penned the lyrics for her songs. Her two upcoming singles are titled Shaadi Ji Raat, and Ring.

While the first Sindhi single is a wedding sangeet song, written from the bride’s point of view, the other is centred around a ring ceremony. “The music has a South Indian touch to it, but the song is in Sindhi—a peppy dance number. This is probably the first time that a song has been composed specially for a ring ceremony at a Sindhi wedding.”