Debut full length project "Work & Roti" on Sangha Industries ft. SCAPA, Vindya, Pops Roberts, Shanique Marie, LINTD, Gavsborg, Joey B, Fox, Raheel Khan, Thai Chi Rosè, Chesqua, Deepikaa & Vikaash Sankadecha

Buy/Stream https://ffm.to/sanghalp001

Visual team Hark1karan on photography
Pranav Saji Krishnan & Alice-Kanako on videos
Pops Roberts on Concept Visuals
Taxi Cab Industries on the graphic design and creative direction.

The album title came from a phone conversation with my Mum who features on the track "Work & Roti" reflecting on first generation Punjabis travelling to the UK but only “going to work and eating roti,” not getting a chance to travel until their senior years…

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'Work & Roti' out now on Sangha Industries

My 2023 Work & Roti project gets the remix treatment from a host of brilliant producers including London-Based Nadī and Manchester's Rahtonix, Qwirk and PERiiSU. 

Support here: https://ffm.to/workandrotiremixes

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Samrai - Work & Roti (Remixes)

Liberation Music

solo tracks and collaborations with Okzharp, Ruf Dug, Brackles, Fox & Murlo for Keysound, UTTU, Niche N Bump & Swing Ting

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Mixes / Sets

All proceeds from this release will be donated to Taraki - https://www.taraki.co.uk/ a non-profit working with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health: 
https://fanlink.to/SomeoneDiedToday

Credits
Balraj Singh Samrai - Creator, Music Composition & Production
Farah Ahmad Khan - Writing/Poetry: “Someone Died Today,” Vocals, Arrangement
Shanique Marie - Vocals
Pinder Samrai - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Sarjeet “Bib” Sangha - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Vikaash Sankadecha - Tabla
Simmy Singh - Violin
Nikhil Sinha - Mastering 
Artwork - amad.studio
Visuals - Ilum Studio

Supported by MIF Sounds

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Someone Died Today - MIF SOUNDS - Balraj, Farah, Vikaash, Bibi, Pinder, Shanique, Simmy

Credits:
BALRAJ SINGH SAMRAI [Producer]
PANDIT G [Co-conspirator]
GAVSBORG [Spoken Word]
FARAH AHMAD KHAN [Spoken Word]
SHANIQUE MARIE [Vocals]
TUNDE ADEKOYA [Spoken Word Interview Excerpt]
VIKAASH SANKADECHA [Tabla]
NIK SINHA [Mastering]

I Should Have Hugged You Tighter When We Last Met (DUB Version)

Quick edit of Show Yourself  

An intro, outro, few hats, heys, sirens, effects and a faster tempo

https://twitter.com/deejaysamrai

KONSHENS - SHOW YOURSELF (SAMRAI EDIT)

Farah Ahmad Khan & I present a collaborative work commissioned by Manchester Museum & Season for Change "Planet-People-Power" explores Black, Indigenous & South Asian diaspora experiences in relation to climate change, touching on intersectional environmentalism, environmental inequality and the ecological interconnectedness between Manchester and the Global South. The work features a plethora of international collaborators from artists, activists and musicians to poets, producers and curators.

https://fanlink.to/planetpeoplepower

Credits: 
Balraj Singh Samrai - Creator, Music Composition & Production, Vocals, Research
Farah Ahmad Khan - Creator, Writer, Poetry, Urdu Poetry, Vocals, Research 
Vikaash Sankadecha - Tabla
Rakhi Singh - Violin
Gavsborg - Poetry 
Pandit G - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Keisha Thompson - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Shanique Marie - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Pooja - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Alexandra Alberda - Spoken Interview Excerpt
Hope Jenkins, Sohrab Chaudhry, Aleeza Khan - Child Artists
Nikhil Sinha - Mastering

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Planet-People-Power (Season for Change/Mcr Museum Commission)

One take mix recorded for the legendary @manara1's Pure Spice Show on BBC Asian Network 

Equiknoxx - Basic Tools Live @ DJ Krush
Afro B - Condo (feat. T-Pain) (Murder He Wrote Remix)
Drupatee & Machel Montano - Indian Gyal 
Karen Nyame KG - Afrique 
Fox - Squang Dang (feat. T-Man & b.cass) (prod. by Echo Brown)
Mxshi Mo x Scratchclart - Afrotek
Musarrat Nazir - Mera Laung Gawacha (Flava D Refix)
Kishan - My Way
2NV - Lakh Tut Ju (feat. Billa Ferozepuria)
Panjabi Hit Squad - Hai Hai Part 3 (feat. Suncycle) 
Punjabi MC - Punjabian (DS1 MIX) 
Ikonika - Little & Often
Stain - Malik Ambar
Goldtooth - Bhairavi
nguzunguzu - JUST A TOUCH (A.G Remix)
Murlo - She Cobra
Samrai - Bhangbow 
Manuka Honey - Industrial Princess
Asmara - Let Ting Go
Madan Bala Sindhu - Mehndi (Madhorama Pencha) (Samrai Refix)
Swing Ting & Shanique Marie - Give Thanks (Instrumental)

Pure Spice guest mix for Manara (BBC Asian Network)

12" / Digital 
http://nichenbump.tumblr.com
Hold tight Robin
Shout to Fox & my Swing Ting family




Problematic Riddim

Let It Ride featuring Mr Fox

Concrete Riddim

Watch Video/Support here: https://fanlink.to/PlanetPeoplePowerRemix

Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan connect once more exploring Climate Justice enlisting British-Tamil artist @goldtooth_dj & Mancunian-Malawaian @rootz0161 for a hard-hitting number fit for the club or classroom backed by a futurist visual from Sophie Ying-Wang Billington. This releases follows acclaimed works by Balraj & Farah for Opera North & MIF Sounds with performances at Bluedot & Manchester International Festival as well as support from BBC 6 Music (Mary Anne Hobbs/Jamz Supernova), Mr Scruff, Mixmag, DJ Mag, FACT Mag & Bandcamp Weekly. 

Originally a collaborative work commissioned by Manchester Museum & Season for Change, Planet-People-Power explored Pan-Africian, Caribbean, Indigenous & South Asian diaspora experiences in relation to climate change. The work featured a plethora of international collaborators from artists, activists & musicians to poets, producers & curators. 

Fresh from his BBC Asian Network residency South-London’s GoldTooth flips Planet-People-Power’s original track eleven minutes into a digestible three & half minutes expertly incorporating Rakhi Singh’s warm strings, Vikaash Sankadecha’s irresistible tabla rhythms as well as glowing pads, skittering drums & 808 bass glides even adding his own vocal lines to the haunting hook. Rising star of the Manchester underground Rootz raps a poignant verse putting forward the realities of the current situation whilst yearning for a brighter tomorrow. 

The Remix is interspersed with profound interview excerpts from Climate Activist/Researcher Pooja Kishinani, Curator of Indigenous Perspectives Alexandra P. Alberda & Manchester-based Writer, Performance Artist & Producer Keisha Thompson. Jamaican Artist Gavsborg of Kingston’s prestigious Equiknoxx collective delivers a stark poem as well as Asian Dub Foundation’s Pandit G offering a moving example of the role green spaces provide for the most marginalised as well as the industrial threats that loom.

Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan - Planet People Power(GoldTooth Remix) featuring Rootz

Takeover for @reformradiomanchester alongside Rootz & Nafi 
(@Rootz0161 - IG / @saynafi_ )

https://www.reformradio.co.uk/show/the-takeover-w-samrai-rootz-and-nafi-26th-september-2022/

Amaria BB - Slow Motion (Instrumental)
Rootz - Black &amp; Proud Instrumental
Burna Boy - Last Last (Willy Chin Remix) (Instrumental)
Drake - 4pm In Calabasas (Instrumental)
J Hus/Jae5 - Must Be(Instrumental)
Nafi ft. Rootz - Sun Kiss City (Remix)
Jae5 ft. Dave & BNXN - Propeller (Instrumental)
Pa Salieu/Jevon - Frontline (Instrumental)
Puppy Disco - My Family Edit
Rema - Soundgasm
Koffee/Izybeats/Walshy Fire - Toast (Instrumental)
Skepta & WizKid - Energy (Stay Far Away) (Instrumental)
Samrai - Untitled 105
Uninamise - Senso
Larria - Cho Không (Larria Edit)(Instrumental)
Pa Salieu ft. Obongjayar - Style & Fashion (Instrumental)
Donae'o - Enough (Instrumental)
Mak 10 &amp; Scratchclart - Promise U
Travis World & Dan Evens - Happy Papi Riddim (Instrumental)
Equiknoxx - Jim Screechie Riddim (Funkystepz remix)
Rootz - 3P On The Way
J Hus/TSB - No Denying (Instrumental)
A.G - Lonely Love
Black Jack - Alcohol
Swiftee - Motown Dreams
Rootz - 2006
Spooky - Playground V.I.P
Burgaboy - Jamrock 2010
Lady Ice - Up North (Instrumental)
Samrai - Untitled 142
Rootz - Len Johnson
Balraj Singh Samrai & Farah Ahmad Khan ft. Rootz - Planet People Power (Goldtooth Remix)
Koffee - West Indies (Instrumental)

The Takeover (Samrai, Rootz & Nafi on Reform Radio 26th September 2022)

Mid-week is now a lot more interesting with boxoutwednesdays. The event series is tailored to present the sounds and styles that champion underground culture, particularly for those who don’t have the patience for sweaty weekends to go out and hear something new. These mixes are live recordings from the club.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/boxoutwednesdays/?hl=en

Boxout Wednesdays

Boxout Wednesdays 212 - Samrai [16-11-2022]

Fresh w/ @l1ntd, @gavsborg & @joey-b-hotmilk

Stream/Buy: https://ffm.to/sanghalp001

Samrai, LINTD, Gavsborg, Joey B - Fresh

Work & Roti w/ @scapaxo & @vindyamusic
ft. Pinder Samrai on the vocal excerpt 

Buy/Stream here: 
https://ffm.to/sanghalp001

Samrai, SCAPA, Vindya - Work & Roti

My first solo release under the name "Samrai" since 2016 linking up with amazing talents LINTD and Raheel Khan on the new imprint - Sangha Industries. 
 
This single digs into the pressures of being turned into blood, sweat and grease for profit as well as exploring the triumph over such petty deaths. 

Sonically its minimal yet maximal with synths, sublow bass, drum machines and staccato tabla tones (from Vikaash), giving space for LINTD's evocative vocals.

https://fanlink.to/Oil_Money

Oil Money

Samrai, LINTD & Raheel Khan - Oil Money (SANGHA001)

"Create Your Own Bless" finds Samrai linking up with longtime family Fox, well loved for their depth and versatility as an artist (working with the likes of Lenzman, IAMDDB, Tyler Daley, Zed Bias & Equiknoxx), on a warm, celebratory groover involving tabla, kalimbas and shimmering keys.
https://ffm.to/sangha002

Create Your Own Bless

Create Your Own Bless/Dirty Dirty

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Samrai & Fox - Create Your Own Bless (SANGHA002)

Help Me w/ @shaniquemarieofficial

Stream / buy here:
https://ffm.to/sanghalp001

Work & Roti

Samrai, Shanique Marie - Help Me

Free Download. Thank you for the support.

Grab the riddim trax 12" at these Manchester stores:

www.easternblocrecords.com/index.php/b…rax-ep.html

www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/Samrai-…p-97324.html

boomkat.com/vinyl/942163-samrai-riddim-trax

Samrai vs Mad Lion - Concrete Vs Love Woman So

@deejaysamrai shares a buoyant piano-led ode to springtime from his debut album, ‘Work & Roti’

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-samrai-yellow-crocus

Premiere: Samrai ‘Yellow Crocus’

A Crack Mix debut for the Manchester-based DJ, producer and publisher. Samrai's set lands on the same day as his brand new album, ‘Work & Roti’

Check out the tracklist on crackaud.io: crackm.ag/3prvSmU
If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackmagazine.net/subscriptions

Samrai's SEEN Magazine will take over Manchester Museum tomorrow (1 June) for a day-long event for Manchester International Festival (MIF). Samrai and friends play MIF's Festival Square, Manchester, on 15 July.

Crack Mix 504: Samrai

Rubi Dan & Famous Eno -
Terminator (Samrai Remix ft. Fox) 
@rubi-dan
@famouseno
@Mc-Fox-Mcr
@mixpak

Released as part of Madam X's 
Kaizen Movements Vol I
@Madam_X
https://soundcloud.com/madam_x/sets/madam-x-kaizen-movements-vol-i

Gypsy Riddim out now: 
www.mixpakrecords.com/blog/2013/12/f…sy-riddim-now/

Rubi Dan & Famous Eno - Terminator (Samrai Remix Ft. Fox)

Presenting 'Help Me' - From the album 'Work & Roti' (coinciding with a Video release shot by Alice-Kanako starring LINTD & Vinthya)

https://fanlink.to/helpmesingle

Myself & Shanique first connected in 2016 have collaborated, performed and feasted (!) together on numerous occasions in our respective hometowns of Manchester, UK and Kingston, JA. This track is a special and personal collaboration for us both exploring heritage, displacement and cultural identity.

The stunning visual from Alice-Kanako stars Vinthya and LINTD who also feature on 'Work & Roti'. 

These extended versions feature additional tabla rhythms on the intro and outro with the Dub mix going to work on the vocal delay, fx and reverb. For the DJ crew!

Help Me

Samrai, Shanique Marie - Help Me (Extended Dub Mix)

'Bhangbow’ combines Bhangra, Dancehall and Dembow elements, deploying dhol, percussive drum fills, a catchy flute line and deep sub bass for a tune suitable for all kinds of festivities. Dropped just in time for harvest festivals Bandi Chhor Divas, Deepavali and Diwali, this riddim has had worldwide support from DJs Arthi, Asmara, Chandé, Florentino, Lil C and beyond with spins from Yerevan to London, Birmingham to Bengaluru.

https://fanlink.tv/bhangbow

Samrai - Bhangbow (SANGHA004)

Support here: 
https://fanlink.tv/EndTheOccupationNow
https://brum4pal.bandcamp.com/album/from-birmingham-to-palestine 

Chants by Nuradin Abdi recorded at the UK National Demo for Palestine 11th Nov '23
Vocals and Synth on remix by @rizm-i 

All proceeds will be donated to direct action + mutual aid groups

End the Occupation Now

SANGHA005 - Samrai ft. Rizmi - End The Occupation Now

On From Manchester to Palestine vol 2: https://mcr4pal.bandcamp.com/album/from-manchester-to-palestine-volume-2

on all platforms here: https://fanlink.tv/SamraiGAZA

Produced by Balraj Samrai
Additional production & mixdown by Mr. Scruff (@mr-scruff)
Chant - Collective voices recorded Saturday 28th Jan 2024
Drummers - Rhythms of Resistance Manchester
Tabla - Vikash Sankadecha 
Mastered by Phil Kirby

GAZA

SANGHA006 - Samrai - GAZA (w / Mr Scruff)

This sonic weapon of resistance for the club gets an allstar remix featuring a trio of Manchester's finest artists - Rootz, yeguachita and Renee Stormz with additional production from rising star SCAPA.

Watch video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C5faQxXgdw
Buy + Support at MCR4PAL - https://mcr4pal.bandcamp.com/album/samrai-rootz-yeguachita-renee-stormz-rizmi-scapa-end-the-occupation-now-allstar-remix 
Stream - https://ffm.to/sangha007

All proceeds going to MECA for Peace and Restless Beings 

Video shot, directed and edited by Alice-Kanako
Vocals by Rootz, yeguachita, Renee Stormz and Rizmi
Chant by Nuradin Abdi
Produced by Samrai 
Additional synths by SCAPA 
Additional engineering by SONUS
Mixed by Sam Chadburn 
Mastered by Nik Sinha 
Artwork by Taxi Cab Industries
Additional filming by Aarif Nagdee

End the Occupation Now (Allstar Remix)

Samrai, Rootz, yeguachita, Renee Stormz, Rizmi, SCAPA - End the Occupation Now (Allstar Remix)

Mix of Ska, Rocksteady, Roots & Conscious Reggae

Selections by Joey B (@joey-b-hotmilk) & Samrai

Hosted by Fox (@mc-fox-mcr)

More info: 
http://theillsessions.com/2015/02/07/rum-n-reggae-x-the-ill-sessions-exclusive-guest-mix/


Joey B & Samrai ft. Fox - Rum & Reggae Mix for theiLLSessions

A crisp Drum & Bass rework of Help Me by Nadī flipping Shanique Marie’s vocals tightly!

Support here: https://ffm.to/workandrotiremixes

Samrai & Shanique Marie - Help Me (Nadī Remix)

Rahtonix transforms the LINTD, Gavsborg & Joey B featuring Fresh into a weighty Dubstep flip.

Support here: https://ffm.to/workandrotiremixes

Samrai, Gavsborg, LINTD, Joey B - Fresh (Rahtonix Remix)

PERiiSU strips back Chesqua’s vocals and Deepikaa’s Mridangam for a soulful Broken Beat refix of Breathe.

Support: https://ffm.to/workandrotiremixes

Samrai, Chesqua, Deepikaa - Breathe (PERiiSU Remix)

Crop Radio resident Qwirk ups the tempo of 'Create Your Own Bless' reshaping the original into a rugged 2-Step jam complementing Fox’s unique style and delivery.

Samrai & Fox - Create Your Own Bless (Qwirk Remix)

Samrai & Nuradin Abdi - CROP Radio - 07/07/2025

Gated EP out now!
https://boomkat.com/products/gated-ep
juggling the cuts with @MC-Fox-MCR toastin' on Mic 

1 _ Gated (Woza Uzova Instrumental)
2 _ Woza Uzova ft. Ruffest (Gated Vocal)
3 _ Body Deh ft. Shokryme (Gated Vocal)
4 _ I Know ft. Specialist Moss (Gated Vocal)


Okzharp & Samrai - ''Gated'' Jugglin with Fox

Guest-Mix for @emilydust fresh back from Jamaica earlier this Spring
Check her show every Monday 3-5pm on @radarradio_ldn
http://www.radarradio.com/djs/emily-dust

Guest-mix for Emily Dust - 5th May 2016

A bespoke refix for @Manara1's BBC Asian Network Residency

Available now via the Spice Mix compilation: 
https://ultimatespicemix.bandcamp.com/releases

Madan Bala Sindhu - Mehndi (Madhorama Pencha) (Samrai Refix)

Refix of Vybz Kartel's Sweet to the Belly smash

Free Download via Mixpak here:
http://www.mixpakrecords.com/blog/2013/02/exclusive-download-sweet-to-the-belly-samrai-remix/


VYBZ KARTEL - SWEET TO THE BELLY (SAMRAI REFIX) (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Edit of Shizzle's cut on DJ Mondie's infamous 'Straight' riddim

Free Download via @AO-AO:

http://www.itsaoao.com/2013/12/17/download-stream-dj-mondie-shizzle-straight-samrai-edit-ao-ao-premiere/

Ripped from Dusk & Blackdown's Rinse.fm show 09/05/13


DJ MONDIE & SHIZZLE - STRAIGHT (SAMRAI EDIT) (DUSK & BLACKDOWN RINSE FM RIP)

Musician / DJ / Facilitator

Co-founder @SEEN_universe / @SwingTing 

Bookings/enquiries: balraj.samrai@gmail.com

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