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The opening track on Chardi Kala, “Aisee Preet” vibrantly offers Punjabi folk arrangements and surges with rock and cheery brass band sections. In addition to Singh on harmonium and vocals, the track brings in guitarist Jonathan Goldberger, sarangi artist Michael Dwan Singh, trombone by Ernest Stuart and drummer-percussionist and mandolin player Dave Sharma. Singh says about interpreting Punjabi devotional compositions, “For me, there are no musical limits on what I am able to do as long as I am serving the poetry. Whenever spiritual and religious texts are involved, there will be some who take issue with different approaches – but I’m okay with that.”