Adeel Sardar Khan, aka Raf Saperra, is a London-born rising star who combines a powerful talent as a traditional Punjabi Boliyan (rhyming couplet) singer with sounds from his birth and upbringing in Streatham, south-west London.
Raf returns with “Modern Mirza,” a flawless rap single that blends his own current sound with melancholy Bhangra accents. The track highlights Raf’s deep connection with his Punjabi heritage, with sounds of the Punjabi mandolin punctuating classic East Coast rap instrumentals to create an exotic, street level banger, with an exceptionally rich video shot in the streets of Pakistan, Lahore and Shorkot.
Raf-Saperra is creating some of the UK’s most compelling new generational sounds that are fueling a true subculture in parties and raves across London and Europe. He is an increasingly standout name within a new generation of British Asian talent that is ever more closely blending their heritage to the aesthetic and vibe of the inner city they’ve grown up in. Raf’s burgeoning popularity continues to extend throughout the larger musical world, thanks to collaborations with the likes of Yung Singh, Steel Banglez, and the late Sidhu Moose Wala.
