Episodi

  • January 7, 2025

    January 7, 2025
    Jan 7 2025
    Sammy opens up the show with an artist named Burrah and talks about his work on the Coke Studios. He talks about the Texas Punjabi music movement with artists like Harnoor and Amar Sandhu. He wishes a belated happy birthday to Diljit Dosanjh. Shailen talks about the new congressional swearings with his news bite. Sammy plugs how to download his past episodes on the iHeart Radio app. Doyeeta delivers an artist spotlight on Jonita Gandhi. Sammy talks about his normal countdown show returning this weekend.
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  • January 6, 2025

    January 6, 2025
    Jan 6 2025
    Sammy greets you into a new year of music for 2025. He talks about the great music coming out in January, including Diljit’s new album called Legacy. He talks about how the music producers in the Punjabi music industry have really built their brand in a way similar to the Hip Hop industry did, and talks about how they’ll carry great weight in 2025. He talks about the top 20 of 2024 countdown show he did last weekend and notes that the regular countdown show returns this weekend. He talks about the album of the year from last year, The Brownprint by AP Dhillon, and plays some other breakout artists from last year. He’s joined by Dr Roy, Doyeeta, and Shailen as they deliver some additional spice to the show! Sammy talks about the Punjabi store owners that have been selling winning lottery tickets in California. He ends the show paying homage to the impact Coke Studios season 15 made in 2024.
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  • Countdown Show 11 - January 3-5 - TOP 2024

    Countdown Show 11 - January 3-5 - TOP 2024
    Jan 4 2025
    Top 20 Countdown for 2024!
    Sammy’s well-anticipated top 20 countdown of the best songs of 2024! An incredible collection of songs that moved the meter at Rukus Avenue Radio in 2024, in what Sammy calls an unprecedented year of music for South Asian culture. He plays songs from artists like Karan Aujla, Diljit Dosanjh, AP Dhillon, but also a handful of emerging artists that really moved their way into the industry. Sammy plays a few songs that made the list that were actually world premiered on this show, including tracks from the Late Great Sidhu Moosewala. Sammy illustrates the best album of the year, the best soundtrack of the year, and of course his #1 song of the year.
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  • January 2, 2025

    January 2, 2025
    Jan 2 2025
    Sammy previews his big episode tomorrow. He uses some of the playlist to discuss the big happenings in the industry. He talks about the Punjabi industry and the songwriting the genre had in it, and he also talks about the advancement of Indian hip hop. He’s joined by Sunny as they talk about the term “woke” and how it affected both sides of the political spectrum. He leads the show off with the big Diljit Dosanjh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pic that took over social media yesterday. He’s joined by Shailen, Doyeeta, and Dr Roy, as they supplement the great music with their info.
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  • January 1, 2025

    January 1, 2025
    Jan 1 2025
    Sammy welcomes everyone in on his first show of 2025. He reminds everyone about the top 20 countdown for 2024 this Friday and that he’s finalized the list. He talks about the big year Sachin-Jigar had as he plays music from the biggest box office film in Indian Cinema, Stree 2. He recalls fondly on his interviews in 2024, but especially calls out his favorite interview with Juss with his song Mera Mann, the current #1 song on his countdown show. He reflects on this new era in Indian hip hop that goes more into the individual personalities of the artists and the dialogues they carry in their community - dissing each other! He’s joined by Jaya as they talk about Amazon, Costco, and her favorite story of the year. He’s joined by Shailen for some news, and Dr. Roy with today’s entertainment scoop.
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  • December 31, 2024

    December 31, 2024
    Dec 31 2024
    The last show of the calendar year features a reflective Sammy. He talks about some of the highlights of the music industry ahead of his Top 20 countdown of 2024 this Friday, and shares his thoughts on where he is in the process of selecting his top 20. Sammy is joined by Dr Roy and Doyeeta Das Gupta as they bring you the latest from around the diaspora. Sammy is also joined by DJ ArtiFX as he gives a shoutout to Sammy for his appearance on the Yo-Yo Honey Singh documentary on Netflix. Sammy also talks about the artist Burrah as he plays his new song called Chaanani. Sammy reflects on 2024 for Amar Sandhu and plays the latest from Gurdas Maan. Sammy ends the show with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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  • December 30, 2024

    December 30, 2024
    Dec 30 2024
    Sammy is joined by “the munchkins” in the studio today. Sammy starts the show by crowning Diljit as the most impactful artist of 2024. He goes through some of the big songs from the year in his final Monday show of 2024. He’s got some new music that came out over the last week, and talks about leading Spotify artists of 2024. He’s joined by Dr Roy and Doyeeta Das Gupta as they add some flavor to the show. Sammy talks about his top 20 countdown for 2024 coming up this weekend, and notes the difficulty of the choice of just 20 songs.
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  • Countdown Show 10 - December 27-29

    Countdown Show 10 - December 27-29
    Dec 27 2024
    Sammy’s brand now Top 20 countdown show is a holiday edition! He has a new #1 song and it has shaken up the top 20 all the way through. Last week’s #1 song Donali has now been replaced by a new track that has been on the charts for 3 weeks. There are a few new songs on this countdown, but definitely a lot of movement in the songs this week.
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