Gubi Sandhu
"I make music for the fans not the critics," says UK Asian Music Award-winning recording artist Gubi Sandhu.
Gubi is currently putting the finishing touches to his, as yet, untitled third album. He emerged at the tender age of 19 in 2001 with the anthemic ‘Sah Rukh Dha’, which gained widespread radio play in the UK and beyond. After a period of gigging and radio, Gubi recorded ‘Dil Karda’ for the 2002 album ‘Urban Flavas’ and established his reputation as the most in demand UK Asian artist on the club scene. However it was the release of his debut album in 2003 that saw Gubi Sandhu literally explode onto the international stage.
‘Dil Karda’ was the result of over 6 featured appearances on compilation albums and found Gubi Sandhu being championed as the future sound of British Asian Bhangra. The many years of thinking, writing, planning and gigging produced the 11-track album that made Gubi one of the most sought after live acts of 2003. A greater media profile coupled with a whirlwind UK club tour made him one of the most in-demand artists around.
"As a kid, I always wanted to be involved with music," Gubi says, Influenced at the earliest possible point by Folk Punjabi music, Gubi developed a passion for innovative music and singing and has evolved into a true artist from his home in Leicester, UK.
Highlights of the young superstar vocalist’s career so far include, winning the Uk Asian Music award for best album in 2004, the performance at the Respect festival in the Millennium dome main stage which saw crowd attendances of nearly 50,000 people and the 3 city tour of Pakistan in 2005 which saw nearly 15,000 people attend each show.
International tours where Gubi Sandhu has performed at include -
2003 - 2008 Norway Oslo, America Washington, Kenya Nairobi, Denmark Copenhagen, India Delhi, Pakistan Lahore.Germany Munich, America Bakersfield Mela, Norway Oslo, Canada Vancouver, America San Francisco, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Islamabad.
With his new single 'Dance With Billo' from his yet untitled third album due for a summer 2008 release Gubi Sandhu looks set to take his British Asian Bhangra-beats to fans globally. Gubi Sandhu is without doubt the definitive voice of the UK Asian street culture.
For more information please visit www.Gubisandhu.com