It’s been a few months since my album Chardi Kala came out, and it has been heartening to see the incredible response in the form of press and album reviews. I am truly grateful to these thoughtful writers and all of you who have amplified this music and message. Songlines gave Chardi Kala 5/5 stars, Rolling Stone India gave it 3.5/4 stars, and it was in KEXP’s Top 10 songs the two weeks after it was released. You can see a roundup of all the press coverage here.
Here are a few excerpts:
Chardi Kala is vibrant, ebullient, and energized... Singh, punctuated poignantly by echoing guitar, humming bass and sighing harmonium, cries out a prayer for our ailing world.
- Jackson Sinnenberg, JazzTimes
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.
Singh’s voice arrives, like the breaking of morning sunlight, a bursting open of joy.
“On both a musical and political front, this is a brilliant release.”