This week on the show I speak to Herbie Sahara from the Bhangra group Sahara.

Sahara are a modern day music phenomenon who are a mainstay of wedding and events in South Asia with their distinctive blend of addictive melodies, catchy lyrics and production values, and a parade of hit songs! Formed by Harvinder, who is universally known as Herbie Sahara and the lead singer of the group, Herbie was born in the UK and started singing along to Hindi film tracks when he was only three years old. As he grew older, his graduated to singing at his local Sikh temple and through these experiences his passion his wish to be a professional singer grew stronger.
Herbie’s first recollection of Bhangra was when he started to hear and feel the music of the great bands of London – Alaap and Heera. At the age of 10, alongside his brothers Kully and Gurps, they joined their local Bhangra dance group called ‘Nachda Punjab’ where Herbie served his apprenticeship playing keyboards and also singing for local bands. At the age of 11, Herbie performed solo for the first time ever on stage in Bradford, UK.
In 1993, Herbie and Kully formed the band ‘Sahara’ and released their debut album ‘Intemptation’ which exceeded their expectations and shot them to national fame. This album was closely followed by ‘Let Loose’ in 1994 which was produced by Johnny Zee and then ‘Blue Print’ in 1997. It wasn’t until 2001 when Sahara released ‘Access All Areas’ that their global stature grew and overnight they became a name internationally.

Read the full bio at http://www.officialsaharauk.com/

Follow the group here :

Www.facebook.com/SaharafanpageInstrgram@saharamusicUKWww.youtube.com/SaharaMusicUKTwitter@SaharaMusicUK

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