![]() ![]() In February 2014, Government of India released a set of two postal stamps in his honour. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2003. With a career spanning five decades and a repertoire comprising over 80 albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining. Jagjit Singhji is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time. The combination album with his wife Chitra comprising music from the films Arth and Saath Saath is HMV's largest selling combination album. Sajda, Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in the non-film category. His use of poetry relevant to ordinary people endeared him to millions bringing him super stardom in the 70s and 80s. He is singularly credited with the revival and popularity of ghazal in the sub continent. Ghazal King, Jagjit Singhji, was born on the 8th of February, 1941. The journey has just begun, and the duo are already working on their next albums and events. There will be a small birthday ceremony in Delhi as organized by the duo to unveil Vision Boxset on 8 th of February 2019 on 78 th Birthday of the legend – our own Jagjit Singh Saheb.īesides the above, the duo of Sanjeev and SPS Sandhu have also made significant contribution to Universal Music in launching their 1 st four albums titles, Saagar, Sholay, Devdas (a double album vinyl set) and Bombay the musical, and all these albums were launched a couple of months ago and carry their names on the back of the albums. ![]() Packed in a Collector’s Edition Boxset, these 16 ghazals are yet another milestone on Saheb’s musical journey. Now the pair has come out with another trick out of“proverbial hat” by launching Jagjit Singh Saheb’s “VISIONS I & II” albums first time ever on vinyl. Libaas has gone off the shelves in just three months with a pending demand. The icing on the cake was the latest, Gulzar’s unreleased “Libaas” *ing Shabana & Naseeruddin Shah with RDB’s Music. Then came Shahrukh Khan & Deepa Sahi starrer “Maya Memsaab”, which was also a 1 st time on Vinyl. Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi was followed by colored vinyl Record on the 50 th Anniversary Edition of “Padosan”, a cult movie featuring Sunil Dutt, Saira Bano, Mahmood & Kishore Da. LP Record of this movie was not cut earlier, so it was lapped up by music buffs and won accolades from Audiophile community. The duo, sometimes in early 2017 started exploring possibilities of providing rare & quality music to music lovers and launched their maiden Vinyl Record Bollywood movie “Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi”. Satinder, besides loving Indian Movie music, also listen to Ghazals, Punjabi Music, Gurbani and Indian classical vocal. Sanjeev has a special liking for Madan Mohan ji and Mohd Rafi Saheb and has special interest in various genres of English Music, beside listening to Qawwalis and Ghazals. Both have a deep-rooted love for music, and especially Bollywood Music binds them well. ![]() Satinder P S Sandhu also has had a satisfying career in the Army and retired as colonel in Jan 2019. Sanjeev Aggarwal has worked with renowned Global Retail Brands in the fields of Finance, Legal and Sourcing and has travelled extensively around the world. Two different individuals doing well in their own realms gravitated towards each other with their common interest in Music. ![]()
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