It sounds like a joke right? So, Bruce Springsteen, a Rabbi and a Sufi walk into a bar? Well, I did take some liberties, he's not a Rabbi, he's a Sikh (oh, that makes it simpler) named Rabbi Shergill who recorded a song commonly referred to on the web as the "Bulla ki Janna" number (I have no clue, I just found him b/c Mira Nair compared him to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.)
Shergill is a crossover fusion artist who combines Western and Eastern music, but the articles I've read aren't precise. Sometimes they say he draws upon Heavy Metal, and othertimes Rock. Sometimes they say he employs Punjabi Folk, other times Sufi Music (which is punjabi, and not classical, but hardly folk either). Here's his backstory:
Shergill fell in love with music after he went to a Bruce Springsteen concert while at school. Now he has a fan following that includes the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and V.S. Naipaul. [cite]
I like his look and attitude:
But why an album in Punjabi? "Did you know Punjabi is the ninth most spoken language in the world?" is his swift retort before he adds, "It is my pride." [cite]
He clearly has the ambition to match:
He asserts that he aims big - big stadiums, a large audience and loads of fame. "My father's anonymity, despite his talent, made him scream aloud. I want to be heard. I use my ego to further my cause." [cite]
