Brooklyn-Based Singer and Trumpet Player Sonny Singh Announces Sophomore Album 'Sage Warrior'

Sonny Singh announces his sophomore record, Sage Warrior Sampun singel pisanan gembira, Pavan Guru.

Sage Warrior is genre-crossing, tanpa batasan, dua belas-song odyssey ing kebijaksanaan ancestral saka singer, trompeter, lan songwriter kritikus aclamed Sonny Singh. album eksplorasi roh Sikh saka sant sipahi, the sage warrior: the sage leads with love; the warrior answers the call to courage. Introspective and urgent, spiritual and rebellious, the album offers bold new renditions of Sikh devotional poems from South Asia, channeling ancestral wisdom for our time. Singh created the album as a companion to the new book Sage Warrior dengan pemimpin hak-hak sipil visioner lan penulis bestseller Valarie Kaur. saben lagu ing album ndeleng bab ing buku. Kanthi, buku Sage Warrior lan album nawakake pengalaman multisensory ngelectrifying saka kebijaksanaan Sikh - panggilan clarion kanggo cinta, pengabdian, lan keberanian ing wektu gelap.

Sony Singh saka Brooklyn dipuji kanggo inovasi musik berani lan gembira. Ing dua dekade pungkasan, Singh njupuk reputasi minangka anggota asli band Red Baraat, nglakoni ing panggonan global karo trompet lan suwene. Dheweke nglakoni karir solo kanggo ngeksplorasi panggonan anyar saka musik Sikh devotional. ing 2022, dheweke ngasilake debut solo Chardi Kala to critical acclaim: “Singh has done that rarest of rare things as a musician—he has actually charted new ground…” (Bhanuj Kappal, Live Mint). His album carved out a new space in the landscape of spiritual music: “This is Indian devotional music as Western pop with a trumpet as a driving force. To hear it is to realize there’s not much else like it anywhere” (Bruce Miller, PopMatters).

Singh nyedhiyakake pengalaman sakristiyan kanthi musik, puisi, lan lagu. Album iki diprodhuksi dening nominasi Grammy, Kaveh Rastegar, sing wis kerja karo Sting, John Legend, Ringo Starr, lan De La Soul. Sage Warrior nduweni rangkaian virtuos saka musisi ing gitar, Punjabi lan drum Barat, horns, harmonium, lan synth. Hasil: perjalanan sonik kaya ing donya musik Sikh lan liyane. Ing wektu, ritma Punjabi tradisional ngangkut kita menyang sungai Punjab, ngendi leluhur Sikh nyanyi puisi sakristiyan. Ing detik iki, kita diwenehi eksperimen anyar ing musik global liwat trompet sing ngluwi lan melodi gitar listrik epik. Ing saben track, suara Sonny minangka pandhuan sing kuat kita, kaya ing kata-kata Moknie Band saka An

The Sage Warrior album is genre-crossing, boundless, devotional, and new -

• In Sachau Orai, musik Sonny pulsate karo reggae lan dub, nyambung menyang akar spiritual saka musik reggae, nghubungake kebijaksanaan Sikh karo panggilan global vibrant kanggo aksinya: “Higher than truth is the living of truth.”
• In Jaano Jot, Sonny nawakake deklarasi anthemic kanggo nghancurkan kaste lan kabeh bentuk penindasan, karo penangkap Punjabi-cumbia groove: "Kuno lampu ing kabeh, ora nggoleki kaste / ora ana jerarki ing donya liyane."
• In Taati Vao, a sacred poem for protection, Sonny’s powerful voice and layered electric guitars shelter the listener with epic melodies: “Hot winds cannot touch me, I am shielded by the Infinite.”
• In Begampura, the sage-poet Ravidas dreams of “a place without despair.” Through dreamy, lush, layered vocal harmonies, Sonny invites us to imagine a world without cruelty or agony, and to feel the possibility of liberation in our bodies.

In making the album, Singh worked closely with Valarie Kaur as she wrote the book Sage Warrior. Singh composed new renditions of the sacred poems, shabds, that appear in each story. Singh sent her music demos as she wrote; she sent him chapters as he composed. The book inspired the album; the album inspired the book; both were inspired by Sikh wisdom. Fittingly, the penultimate track of the album features Kaur reading an excerpt of the book to an introspective improvisational soundscape in a piece called Rebirth.

“Musik Sonny njaluk roh prajurit bijaksana – kepungkuran lengkap saka Oneness, lan panggilan berani kanggo tindakan,” ngandika Valarie Kaur. “Itu minangka seniman, aktivis, lan pemikir sing nglakoni cinta revolusioner ing urip lan nawakake.

Singh nglarengake, "Seperti Valarie bakal ngirim aku draft pisanan saka saben bab buku, musik ngluwihi saka aku kanthi gampang. penulisanipun nggarap sajarah komunitas kita lan perjuangan ing basa sing aku kudu ndeleng - sing generasi kita kudu ndeleng. Aku ngarep musikku mbantu ngluwihi kebijaksanaan kuno Valarie ing tanah buku ing hati pendengar."

This autumn, amid what promises to be our most contentious and destabilizing electoral season yet, the Sage Warrior book and album will forge a path toward courage, connection, and love. Starting in September 2024, Singh will join Kaur on a Revolutionary Love Tour to bring their stories and music to audiences across the country. Album, book, and visual art (by Sikh artist Keerat Kaur) woven together, the Sage Warrior Proyek punika pengalaman multisensory, audio-visual, tawaran anyar saka kebijaksanaan Sikh, pintu ing gerakan cinta revolusioner, lan obat kanggo kabeh sing lapar kanggo harapan, penyembuhan, pembebasan, lan kegembiraan.

Pavan Guru is single pisanan saka singer Brooklyn-based lan trompeter Sonny Singh sing bakal sophomore album. karo musik anyar iki datang ing mendalam saka eksplorasi tanpa batas Sonny saka kebijaksanaan Sikh kuno sing dadi jantung album debut. Chardi Kala Ing taun 2022, sing JazzTimes nglawan “vibrant, ebullient, and energized.”

Pavan Guru is Sonny’s original rendition of a widely recited poem about the mystical Oneness found in nature, written by Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith (full translation below). Produced by Grammy-nominated bass player and musician Kaveh Rastegar, Pavan Guru begins with layered electric guitar soundscapes and Sonny’s voice soaring, inviting listeners into a space of reflection, before galloping Punjabi rhythms on the dholki and tabla and meditative trumpet melodies lead the way.  

“I have been reciting and singing the words in this shabad [devotional song] my whole life,” Sonny explains. “It is humbling to bring my own musical voice and sensibility to these verses that are so special for millions of Sikhs around the world – and to be able to share them with new audiences outside our community.”

Sonny Singh's album anyar, disebut Sage Warrior, wis diwenehi kanggo rilis ing tanggal 6 September, karo buku karo jeneng padha saka mantan teman lan aktivis Sikh lan penulis Valarie Kaur (One World, 9/10/24).

English Translation by Valarie Kaur, with Dolly Kaur Brar, Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa, and Jasvir Kaur Rababan

Air our teacher, water our father
Mother Earth, the great womb
Bulan lan malam minangka pengasuh lan pengasuh
Tetapi donya muter ing pelukan mereka

Apa kita nindakake, apik lan destruktif,
dianggep ing court of account
Peng tindakan kita lan kita mung, kita nyambung utawa drift jauh

Anak-anak sing nyimpen nama mistik
and have labored faithfully
Oh Nanak, wajah padha radiant
lan akeh liyane dibebaskan karo loro

About 'The Sage Warrior' Book dening Valarie Kaur:

“Sage Warrior is far more than a book – it’s a sacred invitation.” — Brené Brown, Ph.D., penulis #1 NYT Bestseller Atlas of the Heart

Ing buku, Sage Warrior, out on September 10, 2024 (One World), Kaur presents an imaginative retelling of 250 years of epic history of the first Sikhs. In a time riven by caste, conquest, and cruelty, the first Sikhs forged new path of the sant sipahi, the sage warrior—a figure who embodies both the sage, full of love and awe for the world as it is, and the warrior, who fights for the world as it ought to be. Each chapter focuses on a single Sikh Guru, or spiritual leader, and woman ancestor, and corresponding lesson. In the album, Singh brings each sacred poem to life. In Sikh tradition, music is the primary vehicle for wisdom: through musical poetry, wisdom lands in the body, mind, and heart.

Dhuwa minangka “a brilliant gem” dening Michelle Alexander, penulis New Jim Crow, Sage Warrior Menawakake cara anyar kanggo ngrembag babagan cara kita kultivasi disiplin keberanian, kesenangan, lan koneksi ing wektu tampaknya bencana, diinspirasi dening tradisi kebijaksanaan kaya lan kaget sing akeh wis paling mungkin ora eksplorasi.