Sonny Singh

"It is our responsibility as musicians to get louder. We refuse to live in fear, we refuse to be silent, we refuse to be complicit in genocide." Quotation from trumpet-player Sonny Singh. Image of Singh holding his trumpet, head slightly bowed and eyes closed, against a purple and green background with two hand-drawn wide-awake eyes.

Artists are with Palestine. As BDS Mixtape curator & contributor @sonnysingh.bsky.social says:

"It is our responsibility as musicians to get louder. We refuse to live in fear, we refuse to be silent, we refuse to be complicit in genocide."

www.amplifypalestine.org/bds-mixtape-...

This. It’s really disheartening to see the vitriol — we can disagree and critique without canceling (& making false equivalencies).

There are ethnonationalists who might object to that sentiment. But the flourishing of American Jews is built atop that foundation."

"To call Mamdani an anti-Zionist is accurate, but the power of his position is that it is thoroughly, even banally, liberal. 'I’m not comfortable supporting any state that has a hierarchy of citizenship on the basis of religion or anything else,' he said...

Opinion | Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another

What a refreshing and powerful read from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social today, a nice pivot from a lot of the the NYT's terrible coverage on Zohran of late. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...

July 19th in Queens, NYC! Thrilled to be a part of this epic @summerstage.bsky.social show curated by @djrekha.bsky.social along with Rashmeet Kaur, Rajuju, Tara Lily and more. Get there by 6:00 to catch my set!

Amplify Palestine drops cross-genre compilation exploring resistance through sound ‘Unboundable: BDS Mixtape Vol. 3’ brings together experimental electronics, acoustic traditions, and 20+ musicians in 13 tracks

Mixmag Asia on our new BDS Mixtape 💜

"'As crackdowns on Palestine solidarity activism and speech rapidly increase, it is our responsibility as musicians to get louder,' says [Mixtape] co-curator @sonnysingh.bsky.social"

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BREAKING: Over Two Dozen Community Organizations Slam Eric Adams for Endorsing Event Featuring Hindu Supremacist Kajal Hindustani, and Demand His Withdrawal and an Apology

Sonny Singh and Huda Asfour Won’t Sink into Despair The artists talk curating the latest BDS Mixtape for Amplify Palestine, the anti-fascist history of improvisation, and the necessity of sumud.

Huda Asfour and @sonnysingh.bsky.social talk curating Amplify Palestine's latest BDS Mixtape—out today

Unboundable: BDS Mixtape vol. 3 Choose your preferred music service

Listen to the album here - amplifypalestine.ffm.to/bdsvol3

Sonny Singh and Huda Asfour Won’t Sink into Despair The artists talk curating the latest BDS Mixtape for Amplify Palestine, the anti-fascist history of improvisation, and the necessity of sumud.

The third volume of Amplify Palestine’s BDS Mixtape is out now! Here a conversation between me and co-curator Huda Asfour — you can hear us together on the album. www.talkhouse.com/sonny-singh-...

Resident Advisor headline "Unboundable: BDS Mixtape Vol. 3 is out on July 9th" with black-and-white photo of The Dwarfs of East Agouza. Set on a purple, olive green, and pink background.

We're honored to have our new BDS Mixtape featured in Resident Advisor’s music news alongside Kneecap and Bob Vylan’s anti-censorship solidarity, benefit shows for Palestine in Dublin and London, and Detroit rallying to support artists who have lost funds from canceled gigs.

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Educators Union Rejects Anti-Defamation League, Cuts Ties The Anti-Defamation League has been a ubiquitous presence in U.S. schools for forty years, pushing curriculum, direct programming, and teacher training into K-12 schools and increasingly into universi...

Love to see it - the NEA teachers union has finally cut ties with the ADL! www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

YouTube video by Sonny Singh Qais Essar & Sonny Singh - Pavan Guru (Official Music Video)

Full music video - youtu.be/f0dl6952gbU?...

YouTube video by Sonny Singh The Story Behind Pavan Guru by Sonny Singh & Qais Essar

Here's a bit of the story behind our new version of Pavan Guru, a timeless shabad by Guru Nanak. youtu.be/1k0y8-2iHyM?...

Republicans squeaked Trump's massive budget package through the Senate on Tuesday, passing "the worst bill in modern American history," says @ezralevin.bsky.social of @indivisible.org. He says the House can still stop the legislation and encourages people to pressure their members of Congress.

An Afghan-American Muslim and an Indian-American Sikh collaborate to revive the rabab Qais Essar and Sonny Singh revive rabab and trumpet for their latest music album Sangat

Many thanks to Amarjot Kaur at @thehindu.com for this thoughtful feature on my new project with Qais Essar. We’re playing in NYC at the Public Theater on July 2!

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Sikh American Trumpet Player & Singer Sonny Singh Performs & Talks About Music and Resistance The Brooklyn-based Sikh American musician Sonny Singh joins us in our Democracy Now! studio to perform and talk about his remarkable music. Singh gained fame as a member of Red Baraat and now records ...

My full interview + performance on @democracynow.org is up! What a surreal moment and an honor. Grateful for DN and for the space for this conversation and music.
www.democracynow.org/2025/6/27/si...

🚨 🚨 🚨 @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social just implied on the Brian Lehrer show that Zohran Mamdani is affiliated with Hamas and/or promotes violent jihad!

☎️ ☎️ Call her office right now to decry this unprecedented intraparty attack on the duly elected Democratic candidate for Mayor of NYC!

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Yes! Our first time playing together. She’s amazing!

DC we’re here! Looking forward to our show at the @hillcenterdc.bsky.social in Thursday night at 7:00. www.hillcenterdc.org/event/global...

25+ million dollars. A former president. Some of the richest people in the US. The entire liberal and conservative political establishment. And Zohran Mamdani — and all the people behind him — beat it all.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democratic Primary, Cuomo Concedes The primary is going to a second round but it won't matter after Cuomo conceded Tuesday night.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democratic Primary, Cuomo Concedes

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"We just watched a watershed moment in New York City history."

@michaellangenyc.bsky.social on our livestream just now

Our district was unequivocal.
We stand for safety through solidarity, for a city of care, for joy and justice.
We do not fall for corporate dollars, for smears, and division.
We are united and inspired to win the city for all of us with @shahanafrombk.bsky.social

Global Sounds on the Hill is back Thursday featuring Qais Essar & @sonnysingh.bsky.social! 
The concert is curated and hosted by @electriccowbell.bsky.social & co-sponsored by India House Foundation https://f.mtr.cool/ikzpjwvyqp

“They put you like animals…[they] put chains around my waist.”

@premthakker.bsky.social interviews Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown scholar arrested by ICE. From not being given food on time to being punched by officers, Suri describes his detention as horrific.

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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social repping at the gurdwara in Richmond Hill today!

Sangat Weaves Sikh, Sufi, & Bhakti Traditions Into Modern Music That Connects & Heals The songs weave haunting melodies of the rabab,  a 2,500-year-old instrument from Afghanistan, with bold trumpet lines and Punjabi vocals

A review of our Bay Area show in @indiacurrents.bsky.social! We'll be playing in DC on June 26 and NYC on July 2. See you soon!
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"The same gang who shamelessly pushed the Iraq war are back to warmonger in Iran."

Read @premthakker.bsky.social's list of 10 people you shouldn’t listen to about Iran, from Newt Gingrich to Sean Hannity to John Bolton: zeteo.com/p/these-10-p...