Indo-Canadian Folk…
Eastern rhythms & melodies
meet Western Folk-Rock
About
Ranj Singh is an award-winning international touring and recording artist. Ranj started his career in the 80's performing with many Folk Punjabi and Hindi artists in the Vancouver area.
In the 90’s Ranj helped form the “Bhangra Rock” group Dal Dil Vog (a.k.a. DDV). The group went on to win numerous awards and shared the stage with artists such as Jann Arden, 54-40, Colin James, Matthew Good, and more. DDV's unique style of bhangra / rock music led to tours throughout North America and India, live performances on Much Music, 3 music videos on Much Music, and one on MTV Asia. Other notable venues Ranj has performed at include Roy Thomson Hall, Vancouver Folk Fest, Seattle Folk Fest, Oregon County Fair, Hard Rock Café Toronto, and many more.
Lately Ranj has been working hard performing over 200 shows a year as a solo artist, and has opened for Honeymoon Suite and shared the stage with many award-winning artists, such as Ra McGuire of Trooper. With a unique voice accompanied by his 2 alternate-tuned 12-string guitars, Ranj's genre of Indo-Folk music is a melodic and soothing combination of subtle Indian melodies with classic pop / rock covers and originals. With 3 albums under his belt, Ranj is at the top of his game. In February of 2023 Ranj performed a ticketed solo show at Surrey Civic Theatres to a sold out crowd of over 200 people.
Some exciting news: Ranj is re-forming his band The Discriminators in preparation for a big show on September 28th, opening for Jann Arden. Find out more…
Shows
Music
The Man Cold
For the first time I have recorded a number of cover songs — 5 in total, including Hallelujah, Purple Rain, Chasing Cars, Fix You, and Amazing Grace — along with 7 originals. It’s all performed on my 12 string with subtle piano on some tunes, and recorded by my friend Brandon Cherrington. I’m so proud of this album.
However, in my rush to get album artwork ready for print, I forgot a couple of key shout-outs, and I feel terrible about it: my sincere thanks to Peggy Berndt who gave me so much insight, and to Manny Parmar and Gurpreet Sohi who featured my song Pechaan in their movie.
Found a Way Home
“The title of the album might be about how Singh arrived back where he started. Found A Way Home is plainly spoken folk-rock with an especially spicy flavour. Tabla merges with acoustic guitar and the addition of electric violin is both melancholy and expressive of a merging of the fabric of North American folk-rock and Indian tradition.”
— Tom Harrison, The Province
View the lyrics for Found a Way Home.
Found a Way Home
Ranj's debut solo album caused quite a stir, having been recorded over just 7 days with a variety of award winning artists (including John Macarthur Ellis, John Bottomley, and Allen Rodger) and core members Chris Dufault and Craig “Burdman” Burdes, and produced by well known west coast artist Wyckham Porteous.
View the lyrics for Simple Man.
Testimonials
“Ranj has been a constant delight performing at our open air market in Cloverdale from the beginning. He has the loveliest voice and plays such a great assortment of music that everyone who stops to listen ends up tapping their toes or swaying to the beat. I know as an organizer I can count on him 100% to arrive on time, be professional and he is an artist who people look for at each of our markets. I am excited to have him join us again this season.”
— Paige Hardy, President of Cloverdale Arts and Entertainment Association
“Ranj Singh is a class act and not just for his vocals. Ranj has consistently demonstrated professionalism and enthusiasm towards his craft … and he is more than accommodating when requests are made. He is a trusted friend and someone with the morals I aspire to possess. He continues to be a hard worker, who is opening doors for many other artists and seems to understand the bigger picture. I would never hesitate to book him and would encourage such.”
— Marco Lucarino, The Paddlewheeler Pub
“Restless Nights is pure melancholy magic, the warmth of Singh's gold-shimmer acoustic guitar counterbalanced by vocals mixing painful longing with a down-but-not-destroyed hopefulness.”
— Mike Usinger, The Georgia Straight
“The title of the album might be about how Singh arrived back where he started. Found A Way Home is plainly spoken folk-rock with an especially spicy flavour. Tabla merges with acoustic guitar and the addition of electric violin is both melancholy and expressive of a merging of the fabric of North American folk-rock and Indian tradition.”
— Tom Harrison, The Province
“A-ha, here is a songwriter and a singer who understands who he is and where he sits in the world. A world of family and simple but deep values. Ranj is all the things he sings about and that is what makes his work valuable to all of us who get the opportunity to listen. It was and is a pleasure to be a part of. To be who you are is a difficult task in this world of trouble. We should all be so lucky.”
— Wyckham Porteous, singer / songwriter / playwright / producer
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Binkmusic Publishing, London Smith Publishing, Binkmusic Records.
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