Sonny Singh ngumumake rekaman sophomore, Sage Warrior kalebu single pertama sing gembira, Pavan Guru.

Sage Warrior is genre-crossing, tanpa batasan, dua belas-song odyssey menyang kebijaksanaan ancestral saka singer, trumpeter, lan songwriter kritik Sonny Singh. album iki ngleksanakake roh Sikh saka sant sipahiThe wise warrior: the wise leads with love; the warrior responds to the call to courage. Introspective lan mendesak, spiritual lan rebellious, album iki nawakake rendisi anyar saka puisi Sikh devotional saka Asia Kidul, nganjurake kebijaksanaan ancestral kanggo wektu kita. Singh nggawe album minangka teman kanggo buku anyar</pfseg> Sage Warrior déning 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 <pfseg id="0"> kanggo panggero kritikal: "Singh wis nggawe hal langka sing paling langka minangka musisi - dheweke uga ngetokake tanah anyar ..." (Bhanuj Kappal, Live Mint). album-nya ngetokake ruang anyar ing lanskap musik spiritual: "Itu musik devotional India minangka pop Barat karo trumpet minangka kekuatan pendeng.

Now with his second album, Singh ushers us into altogether new experiences of the sacred through music, poetry, and song. The album was produced by Grammy-nominated Kaveh Rastegar, who has worked with Sting, John Legend, Ringo Starr, and De La Soul. Sage Warrior features a virtuosic roster of musicians on guitars, Punjabi and western drums, horns, harmonium, and synths. The result: a rich sonic journey into the world of Sikh music and beyond. At moments, traditional Punjabi rhythms transport us to the riverbanks of Punjab, where Sikh ancestors sang the sacred poems. In the next moment, we are ushered into bold new experiments in global music through soaring trumpets and epic electric guitar-driven melodies. In every track, Sonny’s powerful voice is our guide, as in the words of Annie Mok of Bandcamp Daily: “Singh’s voice arrives, like the breaking of morning sunlight, a bursting open of joy.”

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

• In Sachau Orai, Sonny’s music pulsates with reggae and dub, a nod to the spiritual roots of reggae music, connecting Sikh wisdom with a vibrant global call to action: “Higher than truth is the living of truth.”
• In Jaano Jot, Sonny offers an anthemic declaration to dismantle caste and all forms of oppression, with a catchy Punjabi-cumbia groove: “Know the light within all, ask not of caste / there are no hierarchies in the world beyond.”
• 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."</pfseg>

Gunung iki, antarane apa sing ngancam dadi musim pemilihan paling kontroversial lan destabilisasi iki, Sage Warrior Singh bakal nggabungake Kaur ing Revolusioner Love Tour kanggo nyedhiyakake cerita lan musik kanggo penonton ing kabeh negara. Album, buku, lan seni visual (kawan seniman Sikh Keerat Kaur) digabungake,</pfseg> Sage Warrior project iku pengalaman multisensory, audio-visual, tawaran anyar saka kebijaksanaan Sikh, pintu ing gerakan cinta revolusioner, lan obat kanggo kabeh lapar kanggo harapan, penyembuhan, pembebasan, lan kegembiraan.

Pavan Guru iku single pisanan saka singer lan trompet sing berbasis ing Brooklyn Sonny Singh sing bakal album sophomore. Kanthi musik anyar iki datang ing ngembangake eksplorasi tanpa batas Sonny saka kebijaksanaan Sikh kuno sing dadi jantung album debut. Chardi Kala ing taun 2022, sing JazzTimes disebut “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 new album, called Sage Warrior, is set to release on September 6th, alongside a book by the same name by his longtime friend and Sikh activist and writer 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 iku kulawarga lan pengasuh
Tetapi kabeh donya muter ing pelukan mereka

Apa sing kita nindakake, apik lan destruktif,
ditulis ing court of account
Dadi aksara kita lan kita mung, kita nyaring ndhuwur utawa drift ndhuwur

Aya sing nyimpen jeneng mistik
and have labored faithfully
Oh Nanak, their faces are radiant
and many more are freed with them

About 'The Sage Warrior' Book By Valarie Kaur:

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

In the book, 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.

Hailed as “a brilliant gem” by Michelle Alexander, author of the New Jim Crow, Sage Warrior offers us a new way to think about how we cultivate a discipline of courage, pleasure, and connection in seemingly catastrophic times, inspired by a rich and surprising wisdom tradition that many have very likely never explored.