Jawangay Dewanay by Santsangi Hukamsingh

There is an honesty to Jawangay Dewanay that separates it from most Haryanvi songs released around the same time. Credit goes to Sonotek Studio for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Jawangay Dewanay, Santsangi Hukamsingh clearly belongs in the second group. Hearing Jawangay Dewanay without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Sant Kabir Ke Shabad Vol 48.

By the end of 2020, Jawangay Dewanay had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

The concision of Jawangay Dewanay — just 5:36 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.