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Unapologetically unique, singer songwriter Sarfraz has put together an album of pop rock, blues and fusion, which is entertaining and brilliantly melodic. It is refreshing to hear a distinctive, potent sound on an English album from a South Asian artist. In a time when the so-called ‘desi’ music scene, is on heavy rotations of Hip Hop and Techno, there are few artists who are doing justice to mainstream pop music and Sarfraz is one of them.

Born in India, Sarfraz began his musical career as a teenager touring music festivals and performing at radio stations. The young talent was noticed and soon he had his own radio show. Coming from an exotic country of over 1 billion people, we can only imagine the cultural diversity and musical influences that artists are exposed to. And fittingly, the album ‘This Life’ resonates a total of 7 tracks, distinctive from each other.

The title track ‘This Life’ is a modish rhythm followed by an upbeat 'She Says'. 'Trouble' has ample blues phenomena and ‘Dying Echoes’ leaves you anticipating more. 'Journey', the haunting fusion melody written by Prasad Ruparel, bridges an eclectic gap of western instrumentation and eastern rhythm. Besides Prasad on the guitar, Sarfraz's longtime drummer Keith Hobbs appears on 3 tracks, 'This Life', 'She Says' and 'Dark Night'. Guest musician and percussionist Scott Buxton renders the drums on 'Trouble'.

Sarfraz occasionally performs with 'SufferBus', an ensemble that creates exotic licks and rhythms. Try to catch their live performances to feel the Woodstock high.

Written by Jill Taylor