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Surinder Sandhu is a sarangi player and composer. He is a student of Sabri Khan of the Senia Rampur Moradabad gharana. Sandhu composes in multiple genres. His compositions combine jazz, western classical and Asian fusion music. Guests performers on Sandhu's albums include rock guitarist Steve Vai to saxophonist Andy Sheppard. His album The Fictionist features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, guest musicians, and The Surinder Sandhu Band. It was well received by critics after its release on September 29, 2008. The album includes a symphony commissioned to celebrate Liverpool as capital of culture 2008. .

Didar Sandhu was born to Sardarni Daan Kaur and Sardar Sumand Singh in Village of Chhak no. 133, District Sarghoda, Tehsil Silawali in Punjab before the partition of India and Pakistan. He was the youngest of five brothers Najjar Singh, Sawarn Singh, Com. Darshan Singh and Gurnam Singh. Didar was very fond of poetry at early age and started to write poetry early in his school days. Didar’s first break came, when he met Mohd. Sadiq (Punjabi Singer) at a theatre company which did Punjabi dramas in early 1960’s and both became very good friends. Most of Didar’s early songs...

Gubi Sandhu is a famous Bhangra singer. He made his debut when he was 19 years old with the "smash hit" Bhangra song Sah Ruk Dha[1]. He received the UK Asian Music award for Best Album of 2003 for Dil Karda .