What is striking about the recently released album, philo_sufi is that the Sufi lyrics are set to music that has been created using Western instruments, entirely. “Not a single Indian instrument has been used in the album,” says 23-year-old Azaan Khan about his first solo album.

Ask him about the reason behind choosing to set Sufi lyrics to Western instruments, he explains, “It came across as a new genre that would appeal to the youth.” The young talent has written the lyrics, composed the music and sung the songs for the album.