Bikram Singh

Bikram Singh moved from Punjab to Queens, New York, when he was twelve, and found his way into the city's music scene early, debuting his tracks at an open mic night in Greenwich Village.

He blends Punjabi folk lyricism with hip-hop and electronic production. Early on he recorded the underground hit “Aa Gayee” with New York's DJ Navdeep, and in 2003 he performed with Panjabi MC at Summerjam.

His album American Jugni (2005), produced with Tigerstyle and Ravi Bal, spent weeks at the top of the BBC Asian bhangra charts, and its duet “Kawan” with Gunjan was named track of the year by BBC radio. Later albums include Tip Top (2008) and BIK I AM (2011), and he sings the Punjabi hook on Das Racist's “Punjabi Song” (2011).

He has toured the UK, Europe, North America and India, and he still releases new music on his own label, Inar Records.