BETWEEN ROOTS AND REVERB | SHEROZ’S DASTAAN OF DUAL WORLDS

There’s a particular cadence to the way Sheroz speaks — equal parts lyrical and lived-in. Raised in the textured landscape of Punjab, his sound today echoes not just from studio walls but from memory, migration, and an unwavering sense of self. Sheroz doesn’t just create music; he translates identity.

 I carry the sounds and stories of Punjab in my voice — they shape everything I create

“The sounds, the stories, the way people talk about love and loss — it shaped how I express myself now,” he reflects. “That place is still in my voice.” And indeed, it is. Whether it's a soulful verse or a beat-heavy fusion track, there’s always something unmistakably rooted, yet globally resonant, in the way Sheroz approaches his art.

 I don’t feel caught between cultures — I am both, and that mix is what makes my music hit different

It’s easy to ask how someone so deeply attached to their roots evolves — how they protect that authenticity while still letting the sound grow. But for Sheroz, the answer lies in simplicity: “I remind myself why I started. As long as the music’s honest and true to my roots, I’m fine with the sound.”

Dastaan came from a moment I couldn’t ignore — I wrote it straight from memory, no filter, just truth 

This dual belonging — straddling cultures without diluting either — isn’t a creative conflict. It’s fuel. “I don’t feel stuck between two places—I feel like I am both,” he explains. “That mix is what makes the music hit different.” And perhaps that’s what listeners feel most: the tension, yes — but also the harmony of worlds colliding, blending, becoming something bold and new.

 Sometimes I write to heal, sometimes I write just to say, ‘I’ve been there too

Take Dastaan, his latest single — a poignant offering that captures exactly this collision of memory and melody. A track born not in the studio, but in a moment of personal reckoning. “It came from a real personal place,” Sheroz shares. “I was thinking about everything I left behind. One memory just hit different and I started writing — no filter, just truth.” That rawness — that open wound turned open verse — is what elevates Dastaan from song to story.

My roots aren’t something I left behind — they’re what make my sound real 

Does he write to heal or to document? “Mostly to heal. But sometimes I write just to say, ‘Yeah, I went through that… and maybe you did too.’” That, perhaps, is the real magic — music not just as art, but as shared experience.

I’m not here to blend in; I’m here to carve out my own space where none existed 

Still, Sheroz isn’t satisfied staying in one lane. The creative curiosity is palpable. “I’ve been really hooked into Western pop and Punjabi fusion lately. Just raw vocals, maybe a harmonium, a nice beat, and real emotion.” It’s a sonic vision that defies categories — part folk, part future.

Success for me isn’t numbers — it’s hearing that a song helped someone through something real 

As a South Asian artist in the diaspora, Sheroz is acutely aware of the weight and wonder of representation. “It’s not just about blending cultures. It’s about finding your own lane when no one’s paved it for you,” he says. “That’s what I bring to the global audience with my music.”

I want to take desi-Western fusion global and make it something everyone feels in their bones 

And while he speaks humbly of personal milestones, it’s clear the ambition runs deeper. “Hearing someone say one of my songs inspired them or got them through a hard time… that means more than any number,” he pauses, then adds, “But I’d like to take this to the global scale and inspire fusion — desi and Western — for all kinds of audiences.”

 Even as I grow, I never forget why I started — honesty keeps me grounded

In one line, Sheroz puts it simply — and powerfully:

“No matter where you come from or what challenges you face, my music is proof that authenticity can be turned into strength, and dreams into reality.”

 No matter where you come from, authenticity can be your power and your path

Interview: Sundus Unsar Raja 

Singer/Muse: Sheroz

Stylist: Salman

Outfit: Zara

Shoes: Zara

Sheroz Management: Salman and Izaan

PR Management: Kagency