HARI &
SUKHMANI
Tell us your story. How did the idea of Hari &
Sukhmani the band come about?
It was quite organic. A common friend introduced us, we
met up in my studio, where we jammed for a bit. As luck
would have it, we managed to get a bunch of songs together
and a gig in two weeks.
Any reason why you chose to fuse punjabi folk
with electronica?
We just followed our instincts. I guess we were just
experimenting/working within our comfort zone. I produce
music using electronics as a medium and punjabi folk is
something both of us have grown up with.
Tell us about your latest single Promises.
Our latest singles are promises and chann. We decided early
last year that we are going to be focussing on releasing more
of our music independently. We wanted to put our evolution
out there not only through our live performances, but our
recorded music as well. Hence, we are putting out singles
every month or so on our Soundcloud page
www.soundcloud.com/harisukhmani
Our music is downloadable for free.
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You are singers, songwriters as well as
producers. How do you manage to multitask
yet making sure you do all of it right?
Well, everything requires work. There's no substitute to
that. But when you really enjoy doing something, then you
do it a lot, then it's not work, it's a lifestyle. Our priorities
are to focus on being better artists, on being better people.
We strive towards evolving our sound. Everything else
seems to organically follow.
You have performed in various stages. Which
has been your best experience so far and why?
So many of them! We take pride in trying to create a homely,
informal ambience on stage, so people can enjoy our music
without any inhibitions. It's fun to see people at weddings
and other private events breaking out of a formal zone and
enjoying us singing funny tappas! Our music is more soulful
and full of moods, and it's always an amazing experience
when people get it.
As artists, you may have someone you would
like to work with. Who would it be and why?
We like to work with any artist who makes our music
better. Any artist who helps us evolve, someone we can