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Canadian-bred Humble

Humble The Poet India Tour with DJ Su Real

The affiliation of music with Raasta has always brought out an innovative space for music enthusiasts to discover some great sounds and musicians. This Friday soak yourself into the Rastafarian culture and enjoy some soulful music with Humble The Poet. He will be joined by DJ Su Real to make a memorable evening for all on 14^th March 2014 at Raasta- The Caribbean Lounge.

Humble The Poet aka Kanwar Singh is a Sikh-Canadian rapper from Toronto. One of those artists whose whole life is an intricate piece of art. His art is his journey through life, exploring the tenets of religion, self-actualization and fulfillment, while living, and then leaving the realities of a mundane life with an everyday job. A school teacher who left his comfy yet unsettling job to go about preaching the spoken word through his poetry, his rap cover subjects like the plight of the immigrant experience, shortcomings in the education and prison systems, Palestine and women’s right, and more.

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In 2008, Kanwar Singh began releasing independently recorded tracks on YouTube with self-made videos shared through social networking sites. By early 2009, Kanwar adopted the stage name ‘Humble The Poet’ and launched thepoetproject.com, a space to share his works and those of others that inspire him.  The launch of this site also coincided with the release of his first project. Humble has since released two more projects also. Humble has toured North America, most notably at Lollapalooza 2012, and recently made a splash internationally, performing at major festivals in London, Delhi, and Pune. He was featured in Goa as part of the documentary series The Dewarists, which was broadcast on India’s largest English-speaking network, Star World. The Dewarists has since gone on to win Bronze at The Cannes Lions Festival. Humble is also the subject of the Sikh Lens supported Documentary “Humble The Poet” by Chapman University Director Brendan Naumas. The documentary is currently a 2012 Cecil Award Nominee.

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Humble the Poet plays  Raasta, The Caribbean Lounge, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi on 14 March 2014 at 9pm.

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