INVENTED a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Plays the 'Saaz-e-Sartaaj' — his own creation — in live performances alongside classical harmonium and chimta.
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SATINDER SARTAJ
Punjab's loudest
Silence.
Dr. Satinder Sartaaj is an internationally acclaimed Punjabi-Sufi singer, poet, and actor born in Bajrawar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab. One of India's most academically qualified performers, he holds a PhD in Sufi singing from Panjab University and taught music there for six years.
He rose to fame with his 2010 anthem "Sai" and has since performed across four continents. In 2017, he made his Hollywood debut as Maharaja Duleep Singh in The Black Prince. Known for writing his own poetry, he has spent two decades championing classical Punjabi language and Sufi philosophy through music.
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THE GIG THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
He was a farmer with no career ambition in music until organisers in Toronto spotted him on YouTube in 2008 and booked him for a live show.
A Rare Intellectual Fusion
He completed a formal diploma in Persian language alongside his music PhD — a rare cross-discipline pursuit that deeply informs the Urdu and Persian couplets woven into his poetry.
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The scholar who
moves Millions
2008
toronto debut
Writes "Jhanjar" in a Brampton basement. It goes to someone else.
2010
releases "SAI"
Becomes a Punjabi anthem. Brings him to national fame.
2011
Global Milestone
Wins Best International Act at Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA).
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