{"id":4509,"date":"2016-10-29T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T06:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=4509"},"modified":"2024-11-21T17:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:46:40","slug":"i-want-my-identity-to-be-known-with-my-music-raaginder-violinder-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/i-want-my-identity-to-be-known-with-my-music-raaginder-violinder-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"I want my identity to be known with my music.&#8221;- Raaginder &#8220;Violinder&#8221; Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/i-want-my-identity-to-be-known-with-my-music-raaginder-violinder-singh\/#Raaginder_Singh_on_the_Power_of_Identity_in_Music\" >Raaginder Singh on the Power of Identity in Music<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/i-want-my-identity-to-be-known-with-my-music-raaginder-violinder-singh\/#Beyond_Belief%E2%80%9D_Series_on_NBC_Asian_America_Presents%E2%80%A6\" >Beyond Belief&#8221; Series on NBC Asian America Presents\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raaginder_Singh_on_the_Power_of_Identity_in_Music\"><\/span>Raaginder Singh on the Power of Identity in Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Music can be interpreted in any way. I try to make music that&#8217;s universal to every aspect &#8230; The one obvious message is my identity. I want my identity to be known with my music. This turban and beard, I feel like, is a big part of why I am where I am today. So even though I&#8217;ll do a &#8216;Hotline Bling&#8217; cover, the fact that there&#8217;s aspects of the music that are foreign and even the aspects of me \u2014 the way I look \u2014 I think that makes a difference because it&#8217;s something people haven&#8217;t seen, and it&#8217;s something people need to see.&#8221; -Raginder &#8220;Raaginder Violinder&#8221; Singh<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beyond_Belief%E2%80%9D_Series_on_NBC_Asian_America_Presents%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Beyond Belief&#8221; Series on NBC Asian America Presents\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Beyond Belief&#8221; is a five-part series on &#8220;NBC Asian America Presents&#8230;,&#8221; a digital video channel that will feature original content centered around themes and voices found in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. &#8220;NBC Asian America Presents&#8230;&#8221; videos can also be watched on NBC Asian America&#8217;s Facebook page, NBC News&#8217; official YouTube channel, and the NBC News app available on mobile devices, Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raaginder Singh on the Power of Identity in Music &#8220;Music can be interpreted in any way. I try to make music that&#8217;s universal to every aspect &#8230; The one obvious message is my identity. I want my identity to be known with my music. 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