Performed live at India Community Center, Milpitas | Presented by India House Foundation & ICC

On June 7th, 2025, the India Community Center in Milpitas came alive with the powerful sounds of SANGAT—a musical collaboration between Sikh-American trumpeter and vocalist Sonny Singh and Afghan-American rabab maestro Qais Essar. Blending Punjabi spirituals, anti-colonial anthems, and devotional resistance music, the performance transcended borders of genre, language, and faith.

India House Foundation was proud to co-present this unforgettable evening, where music became a call to justice, a moment of reflection, and a celebration of our shared humanity.

About the Artists
Sonny Singh is a founding member of Red Baraat and a solo artist whose work revives and reimagines Sikh devotional music through the lens of contemporary protest. His music is rooted in love, liberation, and revolutionary spirit.

Qais Essar is an internationally acclaimed rabab player and composer who brings Afghan folk traditions into dialogue with experimental and cinematic soundscapes.

Together, their collaboration reminds us of the enduring power of art to unite, inspire, and heal.