April 27, 2026

April 27, 2026 “The Sufi Resurgence”The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio appEpisode 519ON TODAY'S SHOWSammy Chand opens the new week with an argument — the sound winning right now in South Asian musicisn't the loudest one, it's the deepest. Monday on The Bridge moves from Wazir Patar's quiet revolution andTalwiinder's ambient Punjab to the Faheem Abdullah and AR Rahman crossover, then climbs all the wayback to the Sufi canon — Satinder Sartaaj's Sajjan Raazi, AR Rahman's Kun Faaya Kun, Atif Aslam's TajdarE Haram, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan himself on the send-off. Sammy is also joined by comedian MonaShaikh, one of the four hosts of Indian Standard Time — the new show debuting Thursday morning withRama Vallury, Akshay Oberoi, and Kubbra Sait. Meera Sharma stops by for the Mindful Minute. DanielJohnson reports from the United Nations. Dr. Roy and Rhianna anchor the show.FEATURED MUSICBlues Talwiinder, NDS, SifrAawaara Angara Faheem Abdullah, AR RahmanRabab Wazir PatarHaseen TalwiinderHaaniya RumiiSajjan Raazi Satinder SartaajKun Faaya Kun AR RahmanTajdar E Haram Atif AslamYa Gaus Ya Meeran Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanFEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORSMona Shaikh Comedian. Co-host of Indian Standard Time, debuting Thursday morning with RamaVallury, Akshay Oberoi, and Kubbra Sait.Dr. Roy Word on the Avenue — daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment.Meera Sharma Mindful Minute. Founder of The Sass Life.Daniel Johnson United Nations News.Rhianna Diaspora Rising — daily diaspora segment.2:30 Blues - Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr5:54 Aawaara Angara - Faheem Abdullah, AR Rahman11:02 Rabab - Wazir Patar13:38 Word on the Avenue with Dr Roy15:04 Haseen - Talwiinder18:00 Meera Sharma Mindful Minute18:56 Haaniya - Rumii21:48 UN News with Daniel Johnson26:45 Sajjan Raazi - Satinder Sartaaj32:05 Sammy interviews Mona Shaikh38:18 Kun Faaya Kun - AR Rahman46:18 Diaspora Rising with Rhiana47:16 Tajdar E Haram - Atif Aslam57:40 Ya Gaus Ya Meeran - Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide."South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".