In a musical career of just five years Manika Kaur has become the fastest-selling contemporary Sikh solo artist in the world. From debut album Bandhanaa in 2013, the result of Prayer room based home recordings with legendary Bhangra star Sukhbir Singh, to winning the Sikhs in Entertainment Award in 2016, the spiritual and potential for mass appeal of this music has been demonstrated by this remarkable artist. Created to raise funds for the building of the Gurdwara Temple in Dubai, the album has made a massive impact, raising over 1 million dhirams. In addition, Manika’s Kirtan recordings have made a huge impression on the World Music Charts for Europe, amassing over 11 million YouTube views. Born in Melbourne into a profoundly spiritual family environment, devoted to the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev ji, Holy Scriptures were often delivered to and distributed from her home, accompanied by song. Obsessed with singing, Manika learnt the discipline necessary for the delivery of these sacred texts and through the writing of complimentary original poetry, developed a purity of form and response that led to her current distinction as one of the only women to perform such music in public. Though wholeheartedly enjoyable on the strength of their sound alone, these beautiful and hypnotic renditions are only enhanced by the fact that they will be used as a positive humanitarian force, changing lives of those in need while spreading a pure and sincere message of generosity and love.