Sohil Bloch: One of Gujarat's best Folk singer and Ghazal Sufi artist.


Posted October 11, 2020 by allyuva

His passion and commitment for music have made this Folk singer and Ghazal Sufi artist emerge as one of the most sought-after young talents across the country

 
If there is anything today that has the power to reach people all across the world and also teach them something, which can redefine what love is and how people can live harmoniously with each other, then it is music. The word music has been that driving force in many people's lives that have changed their destiny and have given them the power to be that change for others, to bring people together and to act collectively to make the music culture stronger than ever by going beyond boundaries and creating a wave of positivity and unity amongst each other. We came across one such young musical talent from Rajkot, Gujarat, who believed he could make people realize the real power and magic of music and that's what he did; he is Sohil Bloch, the Folk singer and Ghazal Sufi artist from Gujarat Sugam Sangeet industry, who has been binding people of two nations together with his devotional hits on Hindu Gods, being a Muslim singer.

It feels unreal, but it is true that a Muslim singer from Rajkot has been so drenched in love with singing devotional songs, including bhajans and other religious songs that today he has come at the forefront of the music industry as the man who aims to unify people through music beyond boundaries. Sohil belongs to Kalawad Shitala, a small village in Gujarat, and despite coming from a Muslim family; this youngster is an ardent lover and devotee of the Hindu God Shiva. For the love of him, he created, composed and sang “Main to Jogi banke aya” and what's even more impressive is the fact that Sohil got connected with ace tabla master from Pakistan named Wajid Ali Khan through Facebook, to give his tabla beats to the song. This shows the pure intentions and sincerity of two musical connoisseurs from two different nations, aiming only to make their relations sweeter and more harmonious.

Since his childhood, Sohil was only attracted to music, thanks to his father Yusuf Bloch (also known as Kamalbhai) and his sister Tasleem Bloch, who instilled the love of music in Sohil as both of them are already established singers in Gujarat. To further his quest to become an ace singer, Sohil went on to study music and did Master in Performing Arts (MPA) from Hirani Performing Arts College, Rajkot. It was way back in 1997 that Sohil's journey into music took its first step where he even won the government's singing competition. He also has been singing Hindu bhajans for the Swadhyay Parivar.

In Rajkot, Sohil has made a unique name for himself and has even worked for five years with Akila Pioneer Navratri festival. So far, this young and passionate singer has worked with Bollywood singing legends like Usha Mangeshkar and Anuradha Paudwal. He worked with Folk singer Nidhi Dholakia as well in 2010 on a bhajan which was about Lord Ganesha. And, in 2015, he even re-composed the classic bhajan “Vaishnav Jan To” of Hindu Saint Narsinh Mehta and brought together 21 different passionate and accomplished singers of Gujarat like Osman Meer, Kirtidan Gadhvi, Hemant Chauhan and Lalita Gadadara.

In his career so far, Sohil has composed and shown his singing prowess in more than 20 albums, all of which shows his love for bhajans and other religious songs. Sohil's collaboration with Wajid Ali Khan from Pakistan in itself shows the determination of the soulful singer to make people realize that music has no language or religion; it is beyond all of this and thus possesses the greatest power.

Not just this, Sohil has also been working as a music teacher in SNK School, Rajkot and keeps learning more things each day himself to better his craft and excel at creating many more bhajans and songs. It is this passion and commitment that Sohil has been working with that shows the world that with music, anything is possible.
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Last Updated October 11, 2020