"Independent music meant getting way from the artificiality of Film Music"- Rabbi Shergill
Updated on: 18 November, 2022 01:37 PM IST | Priyak Dhar
Back in 2005 when Bulla Ki Jaana released, as an impressionable boy in my late teens, it was a breath of fresh air. It was my avenue to search and listen to more music that went beyond the relams of Bollywood which dominated the music space in the country at the time. Rabbi instantly made a mark with his trade mark guitar-laden sound and poignant lyrics inspired from the rich literary heritage of Punjab. Being an independent artist, he somewhat challenged the notion of what kind of music will have an audience in the country and he was one of those few people who countered what kind of music was being made. In an exclusive interview the Indipop icon, guitarist/singer/songwriter Rabbi Shergill shares what being an independent musician meant to him
"Independent music to me meant the freedom to get away from the artificiality that I saw in the film music of the 80s and 90s. I felt liberated by the fact that I could use rock music to shine light on my society, my own people. I could sing Bulle Shah or Bahu or Shiv Batalvi in my own way. Independent music meant authenticity and honesty."
Check out Rabbi Shergill`s exclusive interview with Radio City freedom here
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