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{{short description|Indian folktronic duo}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hari & Sukhmani
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| origin = [[Chandigarh]], India
| genre = [[Punjabi folk music|Punjabi folk]], [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Sufi music]]
| years_active = 2009–present
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| website = {{url|https://harisukhmani.com/}}
| current_members = * Hari Singh Jaaj
* Sukhmani Malik
| past_members =
}}

'''Hari & Sukhmani''' (also styled as '''Hari + Sukhmani''' or '''Hari and Sukhmani''') is an Indian [[folktronic]] duo comprising Hari Singh Jaaj and Sukhmani Malik, who are known for fusing traditional [[folk music of Punjab]] with [[electronic music]], and incorporating elements from [[Sufi poetry]] of [[Bulle Shah]], [[Baba Farid]], [[Kabir]], and [[Shah Hussain]], in their compositions.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/in-the-studio-hari-and-sukhmani/|title=In The Studio: Hari and Sukhmani -|date=1 August 2012|via=Rolling Stone India}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/punjabi-folktronica-duo-hari-sukhmani-perform-in-new-delhi-114060900126_1.html|title=Punjabi 'folktronica' duo Hari-Sukhmani perform in New Delhi|date=9 June 2014|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

==Background==

===Hari Singh===
Hari Singh Jaaj was born in [[Chandigarh]] and attended [[The Doon School]] in Dehradun. He graduated with a degree in mathematics from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/nov/15/folk-meets-electronica-with-sukhmani-malik-and-hari-singh-2062064.html|title=Folk meets electronica with Sukhmani Malik and Hari Singh|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He then studied [[audio engineering]] in [[Chennai]], and later specialised in [[electronic music production]] in [[Manchester]], UK.<ref name="auto2"/> He performs as a backing vocalist and is the producer and audio engineer.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/folk-tales-from-chandigarh/article4272899.ece|title=Folk tales from Chandigarh|first=Budhaditya|last=Bhattacharya|date=4 January 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

===Sukhmani Malik===
Sukhmani Malik was born in [[New Delhi]] and grew up in [[Chandigarh]], listening to folk songs and [[Sufi music]].<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/music/271119/the-musical-jodi.html|title=The musical jodi|first=Mayank|last=Goyal|date=27 November 2019|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> She got a [[bachelor's degree]] in psychology and music and then pursued a master's in [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical vocal music]] in Chandigarh.<ref name="auto2"/> Between 2003 and 2007, she trained with a classical vocalist in [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana|Rampur gharana]]<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3"/>

===Band===
Singh and Malik met in November 2008, and discovered a shared interest in folk music.<ref name="auto5"/> They formed a band in 2009, producing 10 songs and getting their first [[Gig (music)|gig]] in "a couple of weeks".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/in-en/know-your-track-with-hari-and-sukhmani|title=Know your Track with Hari and Sukhmani|website=Red Bull}}</ref> Both Singh and Malik sing, while the former also works as a producer and operates the console during live performances.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/culture-news-hari-and-sukhmani-to-perform-at-a-mumbai-gig-tomorrow-lifestyle-mumbai-event/18176159|title=Punjabi Folk from the console: Hari and Sukhmani to perform at a Mumbai gig tomorrow|date=18 April 2017|website=mid-day}}</ref> Their songs fuse [[Punjabi folk music]] and [[electronic music]], and draw from the poetry of Sufi saints such as [[Bulle Shah]], [[Baba Farid]], [[Kabir]], and [[Shah Hussain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/Electronic-poets/articleshow/51373798.cms|title=Electronic poets|website=Ahmedabad Mirror}}</ref> The compositions have been noted for making the Sufi poets' work accessible to today's audiences.<ref name="auto1"/> In a 2013 interview in ''[[The Hindu]]'', Malik explained their choice of genre, "The idea was to do old folk songs, because the new generation doesn’t hear them. And Hari wanted to go into a chill-out zone with it."<ref name="auto4"/>

The duo perform in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] or [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Hari-Sukhmani-and-Punjabi-folk-lure/articleshow/26544820.cms|title=Hari-Sukhmani and Punjabi folk lure | Gurgaon News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Their style is minimal in contrast to the usual modern renditions, and Singh explained in an interview: "Bhangra is a very new thing. Traditional folk has never been hardcore; it is very easy going, you never hear big [[dhols]]. The idea was to keep that vibe."<ref name="auto4"/> Hari and Sukhmani produced the folk song ''Kangi Bawan'' for director [[Deepa Mehta]]'s 2008 film ''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/homes-where-heaven-is/|title=Home is where heaven is|date=26 March 2009}}</ref> In 2016, they collaborated with the Pakistani rock band [[Noori]] for the song ''Yaariyan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/hari-sukhmani-to-perform-with-pak-band-noori/|title=Hari & Sukhmani To Perform With Pak Band Noori -|date=23 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/noori-hari-sukhmani-team-up/|title=Noori, Hari & Sukhmani Team Up -|date=19 March 2016}}</ref> In 2019, they collaborated with the Australian band The Coconut Kids on the song ''Baagey'', a bilingual reinterpretation of ''Baage Vich Aaya Karo'', a traditional [[Punjab, India|Punjabi]] love song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/may/28/making-people-groove-to-electro-kawali--punjabi-beats-1820195.html|title=Making people groove to electro-kawali & Punjabi beats|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

===Collaboration with folk artists===
The duo have collaborated with folk musicians from India and abroad, including [[morchang]] player Chugge Khan, Indian percussionist and composer [[Trilok Gurtu]], Vietnamese classical guitarist Thu Le, Iranian percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari, singer [[Suman Sridhar]], and Arshad Khan, who plays [[esraj]], a stringed instrument from the Bengal region.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/no-one-today-can-make-anything-that-hasn-t-already-been-done-before-hari-and-sukhmani/story-NE5inINsIWwjG5sVQhpR6H.html|title=No one today can make anything that hasn't already been done before: Hari and Sukhmani|date=2 December 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Discography==

;Singles
*''Madhaniya'' (Punjabi folk song)
*''Challa'' (Punjabi folk song)
*''Boohey Bariyan'' (Punjabi folk song)
*''Maati'' (produced with [[Trilok Gurtu]])
*''Paranda''
*''Yariyaan'' (2016) - with Pakistani rock band [[Noori]]
*''Promises'' (2017)
*''Latthay Di Chaadar'' (2018)
*''Baagay'' (2019) - feat. The Coconut Kids

;Guest appearances
*[[Music in the Hills]] (2012)
*Season 2, ''[[Coke Studio (Indian TV program)|MTV Coke Studio]]'' (2012)
*Season 2, ''[[The Dewarists]]'' (2012)
*[[NH7 Weekender]] (2013)
*[[Miss Diva 2020]]

;Other work
*Folk song ''Kangi Bawan'' in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s film ''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]'' (2008)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|https://harisukhmani.com/}}

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