HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): One of the best-known Punjabi singers of all times, Satinder Sartaaj is on a singing tour of the US. He is scheduled to perform at the Colden Center auditorium in Queens, New York on May 15th evening.
The organizer of the show Balwinder Singh Bajwa hosted a meet and greet for Sartaaj at Antun’s in Hicksville on Thursday, May 12th. Bajwa who has promoted more entertainment shows than any other in the Punjabi community in the US described Sartaaj as a singer in the best Sufi tradition whose songs are rich in poetry and deal with the beauty of mind and soul. He is the best among the best Punjabi singers , Bajwa said.
Speaking in his characteristic mellifluous tone, Sartaaj made a passionate plea for the need to preserve and promote Punjabi culture abroad. He said he loves Nature, and he sings Nature. He has always wished to remain rooted to his cultural values. That explains the Sufi tradition in his singing.
Harry Singh Bolla, a prominent Punjabi businessman and one with charitable disposition who patronizes culture and art and every worthwhile community endeavor observed that the younger Punjabi generation in the US is not familiar with much of their culture and suggested that a concerted effort should be made for the promotion of the rich Punjabi cultural heritage. Bolla had a lot of praise for Sartaaj who he described as a singer who truly promoted the best in the Punjabi culture. Bolla also praised Bajwa for his contribution to promoting Punjabi culture through his entertainment shows. Prof. Indrajit S Saluja made a request to Sartaaj who, he said is a widely traveled man, and one who has interacted with lots of people , including the young, to suggest how best the objective of inculcating the Punjabi cultural values among the Punjabi youth could be achieved. The event was well navigated by the well-known master of Ceremonies Sherry Datta and Pardeep Singh of the Global Punjab TV.