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Sangtar
was born in the small Punjabi village of Halluwal.
Just like his older and younger brothers (Manmohan
Waris and Kamal Heer), he began a love for music and
literature from a very early age.
 Their
father Dilbag Singh, who is also a poet, has keen
interest in literature and music. The music and
words Sangtar heard from a very young age influenced
him. Some of his songs we hear today he had written
when he was 14 years old. His formal music training
started at the age of 9.
Sangtar got his primary and secondary school
education from schools in Halluwal and Mahilpur. He
then went to Khalsa College, Mahilpur. At this age
his music talent surpassed many music teachers so he
was given the job to actively take part in preparing
the college music teams for the various youth
festivals. He received many medals and trophies for
his college. He also played classical flute at many
festivals and competitions throughout his college
years.
He had to quit his collage education when his family
moved to Canada in 1990. Here all three brothers
worked hard to get their first album recorded.
Sangtar composed music for Manmohan Waris' debut
album 'Peenghan Jhootdeye' in 1993. It was something
new; a new sound, a new voice, and a wonderful
combination of great lyrics and a new style of
music. It was an instant success. Soon Sangtar and
Kamal started to make music for all new releases of
Manmohan Waris and Debi Makhsoospuri.
In 1996 Sangtar married Michelle (studio engineer/
sound designer). They opened Grind Recording, a
recording studio in Canada. As they found themselves
working more and more with American artists, they
decided to move to the US. In 2001 they opened their
second studio, Grind Music & Sound, in Los Angeles.
Since 1993 Sangtar has been preparing music for
Kamal Heer and Manmohan Waris as well as others. His
style has changed over the years and he is always
pushing the limits to bring some new ideas into
Punjabi music. Manmohan Waris' 'Dil
Vatte Dil', 'Husn
da jadu' and ‘Nachiye Majajne’ and Kamal Heer's
'Masti', ‘Masti-2’ and 'Kamli' are good examples of
that. His music is a fusion of many different styles
with a Punjabi overtone to it. Over the years
Sangtar has also kept up his writing skills. He has
a published book of poetry and has contributed many
hit lyrics to many Punjabi albums.
Sangtar travels back and forth between his two
studios (Canada and US) and India. He spends most of
his time in the studio making new music.
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