The Bridge by Sammy Chand

Sammy Chand
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Meet Sammy Chand, Your Host on The Bridge— Welcome to The Bridge, the only daily show covering the diaspora of the Indian subcontinent, airing nationally across North America on Rukus Avenue Radio/iHeart Radio. I'm your host, Sammy Chand, and I'm thrilled to share my passion for South Asian music and culture with you.  A Pioneer in the Industry—  With almost three decades of experience, I've been at the forefront of the South Asian cultural movement in North America. As the Founder and CEO of Rukus Avenue, I've built a company that's committed to telling the story of the South Asian experience through music, podcasts, and radio.  A Legacy of Excellence—  My work has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and I've had the privilege of collaborating with some of the biggest names in the industry. From producing music for over 75 film and television shows to hosting TV shows for Viacom, I've made it my mission to promote South Asian talent and culture.  The Bridge: Your Connection to South Asian Music and Culture—  On The Bridge, I'll be sharing my expertise and passion for South Asian music, as well as interviewing some of the biggest names in the industry. From Bollywood and Hindi pop to Punjabi and Haryanvi music, we'll be exploring the diverse sounds and styles of the Indian subcontinent.  Join the Conversation—  Tune in to The Bridge every day to stay connected to the latest developments in South Asian music and culture. Join the conversation on social media, and get ready to experience the best of South Asian entertainment. I'm excited to share this journey with you, and I look forward to connecting with you on The Bridge! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.

  1. 1d ago

    September 28, 2026

    The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 629 ON TODAY'S SHOW The new No1 opens the hour — Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe, straight off the weekend count — and Talwiinder's Assay Passay follows it at No4 in its first week on the board. Priya Ragu's Finally sits at No2. Burrah stops by to say hello after Lakeerein, and Karan Aujla and Merci Beats land with Ashke. Sammy chats with Sunny Grewal in the back half. Plus Hania Aamir's Pablo, Natkhat and Chaar Diwaari's Radha, Simran Chaudhary's Dil De Mohalle, Rangrez Sidhu's Duniya straight into Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya, Rawme Hooda and MC Square's Treat Me Special, Rashmeet Kaur's Ve Sajjna, and Arijit Singh and Pritam's Tu Hi Disda closing the hour. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma has the Mindful Minute of Sass, Daniel Johnson has the UN News Report, and Doyeeta Das Gupta has the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali Assay Passay — Talwiinder Finally — Priya Ragu Lakeerein — Burrah Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats Pablo — Hania Aamir Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary Duniya — Rangrez Sidhu Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square Ve Sajjna — Rashmeet Kaur Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Pritam FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Burrah — Says Hello Sunny Grewal — Chat [Topic TBC] Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute of Sass Daniel Johnson — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali 6:22 Sammy 6:55 Assay Passay — Talwiinder 9:45 Sammy 10:15 Finally — Priya Ragu 12:54 Sammy 13:05 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 14:41 Sammy 15:03 Lakeerein — Burrah 17:23 Burrah Says Hello! 17:45 Sammy 18:03 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute of Sass 18:52 Sammy 19:33 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats 22:09 Sammy 22:47 Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report 27:38 Sammy 27:49 Pablo — Hania Aamir 29:37 Sammy 29:57 Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari 33:10 Sammy 33:46 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary 35:33 Sammy 35:53 Duniya — Rangrez Sidhu 38:21 Sammy 38:53 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 40:40 Sammy chats with Sunny Grewal 48:27 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square 51:49 Sammy 52:26 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 53:56 Sammy 54:18 Ve Sajjna — Rashmeet Kaur 57:33 Sammy 58:05 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Pritam Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  2. 5d ago

    September 25-27, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown

    September 25-27, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 628 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday September 25 through Sunday September 27 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and Zeeshan Ali takes the throne. Bandhe Zulfon Pe, with Dr ANK, climbs to No1 after weeks of steady rotation, the reward for the most consistently played record on the show this month. Priya Ragu's Finally lands at No2 and Jxggi's Knock Knock at No3. Talwiinder arrives at No4 with Assay Passay, his first appearance on the count. Avvy Ballagan's Suno Zra holds at No5 and Hania Aamir's Pablo climbs to No6. Rawme Hooda and MC Square's Treat Me Special slides to No8 after a week at the top, and Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel falls to No20. New arrivals throughout: Raghav Meattle's Do Guna Zindagi at No19, Raghav and SAMBATA's Got Lucky at No17, Burrah's Lakeerein at No15. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN #20 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu #19 Do Guna Zindagi — Raghav Meattle #18 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary #17 Got Lucky — Raghav, SAMBATA #16 Centre of Peace — Celina Sharma, Sonu Nigam #15 Lakeerein — Burrah #14 Devil — Diljit Dosanjh #13 Like That — Yung Sammy, Fijiana #12 Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar #11 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav & Arjun #10 Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman #9 Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav and Arjun #8 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square #7 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue #6 Pablo — Hania Aamir #5 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan #4 Assay Passay — Talwiinder #3 Knock Knock — Jxggi #2 Finally — Priya Ragu #1 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 #20 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 4:00 Sammy 4:17 #19 Do Guna Zindagi — Raghav Meattle 6:55 Sammy 7:24 #18 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary 9:10 Sammy 9:19 #17 Got Lucky — Raghav, SAMBATA 12:25 Sammy 13:01 #16 Centre of Peace — Celina Sharma, Sonu Nigam 15:10 Sammy 15:35 #15 Lakeerein — Burrah 18:15 Sammy 18:36 #14 Devil — Diljit Dosanjh 20:42 Sammy 21:03 #13 Like That — Yung Sammy, Fijiana 23:15 Sammy 23:43 #12 Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar 25:40 Sammy 26:09 #11 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — [Artist TBC] 29:01 Sammy 29:21 #10 Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman 32:31 Sammy 33:00 #9 Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav and Arjun 36:11 Sammy 36:42 #8 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square 39:56 Sammy 40:43 #7 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 42:17 Sammy 42:44 #6 Pablo — Hania Aamir 44:23 Sammy 44:54 #5 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan 47:01 Sammy 47:18 #4 Assay Passay — Talwiinder 50:18 Sammy 50:53 #3 Knock Knock — Jxggi 52:47 Sammy 53:03 #2 Finally — Priya Ragu 55:24 Sammy 55:52 #1 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  3. 5d ago

    September 24, 2026 — “Sammy is joined by Sabeen Faheem”

    September 24, 2026 — “Sammy is joined by Sabeen Faheem” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 627 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sixteen tracks and a conversation — Sammy talks to Sabeen Faheem about her show Who Does She Think She Is. Outstation's Kuch Toh Hai Yahan opens the hour and Rawme Hooda's Treat Me Special closes it at No1. The chart runs right through the show: Supreme Sidhu's Chall Mere Naal, Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe, Jxggi's Knock Knock, Afsana Khan and Salim & Sulaiman's Nuksaan, Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya and Avvy Ballagan's Suno Zra. Gulab Sidhu arrives with Mohabat. Plus Priya Ragu's Finally, MC Square's Long Way From Home, Natkhat and Chaar Diwaari's Radha, Diljit Dosanjh's Waliyan, Amit Trivedi's Chinaro Se, Wazir Patar's Nede J Na Hoke Beh, and Khaira's Revenge. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora previews Leaders Creating Rukus, and Doyeeta Das Gupta has the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Kuch Toh Hai Yahan — Outstation Finally — Priya Ragu Chall Mere Naal — Supreme Sidhu Long Way From Home — MC Square Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali Chinaro Se — Amit Trivedi Nede J Na Hoke Beh — Wazir Patar Knock Knock — Jxggi Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Revenge — Khaira Mohabat — Gulab Sidhu Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Sabeen Faheem — Her show Who Does She Think She Is Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Aashi Arora — Preview of Leaders Creating Rukus Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Kuch Toh Hai Yahan — Outstation 5:06 Sammy 5:26 Finally — Priya Ragu 8:02 Sammy 8:30 Chall Mere Naal — Supreme Sidhu 10:16 Sammy 11:22 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 12:52 Sammy 13:22 Long Way From Home — MC Square 17:10 Sammy 17:44 Aashi Arora with a preview of her show Leaders Creating Rukus 18:08 Sammy 18:14 Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari 21:24 Sammy 21:58 Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh 24:20 Sammy 24:52 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali 28:34 Sammy 29:06 Chinaro Se — Amit Trivedi 31:48 Sammy 32:14 Nede J Na Hoke Beh — Wazir Patar 34:50 Sammy 35:16 Knock Knock — Jxggi 37:14 Sammy 37:28 Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman 39:48 Sammy 40:38 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 42:24 Sammy talks to Sabeen Faheem about her show Who Does She Think She Is 49:22 Revenge — Khaira 51:18 Sammy 51:38 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 52:48 Sammy 53:12 Mohabat — Gulab Sidhu 55:56 Sammy 56:14 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan 58:20 Sammy 58:43 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  4. 6d ago

    September 23, 2026 — "Sammy's Bucket of Music"

    September 23, 2026 — "Sammy's Bucket of Music" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 626 ON TODAY'S SHOW Seventeen tracks and a sit-down — Sammy is joined by Ruby Basi in the back half of the hour. The chart runs deep through the show: Simran Chaudhary's Dil De Mohalle opens, and Yung Sammy and Fijiana's Like That, Supreme Sidhu's Chall Mere Naal, Jxggi's Knock Knock, Afsana Khan and Salim & Sulaiman's Nuksaan, Watan Sahi and Jasmeen Akhtar's Tere Jatt De, Rawme Hooda and MC Square's Treat Me Special, Subhi's Bata Zara, Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe and Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel all come through. Rashmeet Kaur returns with Ve Sajjna. Plus Diljit Dosanjh's Waliyan, Khaira's Revenge, Hania Aamir's Pablo, Pranjal Biswas's Saathi, Hustinder's Jattan Deya Mundeya, and Priya Ragu's Finally closing the hour. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta has the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh Like That — Yung Sammy, Fijiana Chall Mere Naal — Supreme Sidhu Knock Knock — Jxggi Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman Revenge — Khaira Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square Bata Zara — Subhi Ve Sajjna — Rashmeet Kaur Pablo — Hania Aamir Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali Saathi — Pranjal Biswas Jattan Deya Mundeya — Hustinder Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Finally — Priya Ragu FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Ruby Basi — Sit-Down [Topic TBC] Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary 4:32 Sammy 4:49 Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh 7:21 Sammy 7:40 Like That — Yung Sammy, Fijiana 10:00 Sammy 10:42 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 12:14 Sammy 12:38 Chall Mere Naal — Supreme Sidhu 14:26 Sammy 14:48 Knock Knock — Jxggi 16:42 Sammy 16:56 Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman 20:48 Sammy 21:04 Revenge — Khaira 22:56 Sammy 23:19 Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar 25:32 Sammy 25:56 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square 29:24 Sammy 29:54 Bata Zara — Subhi 33:00 Sammy 33:24 Ve Sajjna — Rashmeet Kaur 36:39 Sammy 37:00 Pablo — Hania Aamir 38:44 Sammy 39:18 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali 42:54 Sammy is joined by Ruby Basi 49:26 Saathi — Pranjal Biswas 52:18 Sammy 52:44 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 54:08 Sammy 54:29 Jattan Deya Mundeya — Hustinder 56:27 Sammy 56:45 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 58:22 Sammy 58:39 Finally — Priya Ragu Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  5. Sep 22

    September 22, 2026

    The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 625 ON TODAY'S SHOW Hanita Bhambri sits down with Sammy for nearly half an hour — the longest conversation on the show since August. Toxic, her record with Vishal Mishra, follows her out of the chair. The hour opens on the chart with Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya, then runs Hania Aamir's Pablo and Priya Ragu's Finally back to back. Satinder Sartaaj takes a four minute lane with Guzarish, Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe sets up the interview, The Landers close out with Zindagi Ch Auna, and MC Square's Long Way Home takes the show off the air. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Neesh previews his Garage Mahal show, and Doyeeta Das Gupta has the Artist Spotlight. Sammy closes with his remarks on Hanita Bhambri. FEATURED MUSIC Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Pablo — Hania Aamir Finally — Priya Ragu Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali Toxic — Hanita Bhambri, Vishal Mishra Zindagi Ch Auna — The Landers Long Way Home — MC Square FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Hanita Bhambri — Interview Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Neesh — Preview of the Garage Mahal show Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 5:00 Sammy 5:17 Pablo — Hania Aamir 7:01 Sammy 7:15 Finally — Priya Ragu 9:53 Sammy 10:15 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 11:41 Sammy 12:15 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj 16:32 Sammy 17:17 Neesh with a preview of his Garage Mahal show 18:07 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali 21:36 Sammy Chand interviews Hanita Bhambri 50:10 Toxic — Hanita Bhambri, Vishal Mishra 52:37 Sammy 53:07 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 54:22 Sammy 54:35 Zindagi Ch Auna — The Landers 57:00 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks on Hanita Bhambri 59:30 Long Way Home — MC Square Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  6. Sep 22

    September 21, 2026 — "Sammy Previews Hanita interview, and is joined by Sunny Grewal”

    September 21, 2026 — "Sammy Previews Hanita interview, and is joined by Sunny Grewal” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 624 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sunny Grewal is back in the chair for twelve minutes, and the music around him reaches wide. Priya Ragu's Finally and Hania Aamir's Pablo open the hour, Satinder Sartaaj takes a four minute lane with Guzarish, and Papon and Irshad Kamil's Apne Khilaaf lands in the middle of the show. Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya opens at No2 and Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe closes the hour. Plus Diljit Dosanjh's Waliyan, Natkhat and Chaar Diwaari's Radha, Darshan Raval and Simran Chaudhary's Barsaat Lagdi Ae, Sahil Cheema's South Delhi, Wazir Patar's Nede J Na Hoke Beh, and Hanita Bhambri and Vishal Mishra's Toxic. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma has the Mindful Sass Minute, Daniel Johnson has the UN News Report, and Doyeeta Das Gupta has the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Finally — Priya Ragu Pablo — Hania Aamir Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari Apne Khilaaf — Papon, Irshad Kamil Barsaat Lagdi Ae — Darshan Raval, Simran Chaudhary South Delhi — Sahil Cheema Nede J Na Hoke Beh — Wazir Patar Toxic — Hanita Bhambri, Vishal Mishra Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Sunny Grewal — Sit-Down Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Meera Sharma — Mindful Sass Minute Daniel Johnson — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 5:00 Sammy 5:08 Finally — Priya Ragu 7:41 Sammy 8:04 Pablo — Hania Aamir 9:49 Sammy 10:50 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 11:55 Sammy 12:22 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj 16:37 Sammy 17:03 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Sass Minute 17:52 Sammy 18:12 Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh 20:32 Sammy 21:03 Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report 25:37 Sammy 25:47 Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari 28:53 Sammy 29:36 Sammy [TBC — entry reads "Papon"; see producer note] 29:45 Apne Khilaaf — Papon, Irshad Kamil 34:25 Sammy 35:00 Barsaat Lagdi Ae — Darshan Raval, Simran Chaudhary 37:14 Sammy is joined by Sunny Grewal 49:26 South Delhi — Sahil Cheema 51:18 Sammy 51:37 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 52:45 Sammy 53:02 Nede J Na Hoke Beh — Wazir Patar 55:50 Sammy 56:16 Toxic — Hanita Bhambri, Vishal Mishra 58:40 Sammy 59:10 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  7. Sep 18

    September 18-20, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown

    September 18-20, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 623 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday September 18 through Sunday September 20 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and there's a new No1. Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya climbs from No2 to the top, three weeks after it debuted at No4 — the ninth different No1 of the season, and still no record has held the throne longer than three weeks. Treat Me Special's reign ends at a single week, the same fate Rebel met seven days ago — Rawme Hooda and MC Square drop seven to No8. Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe rises three to No2, and Raghav and Arjun's Ho Jayenge Ghum holds at No3. Three debuts, two of them straight into the top five: Swiss-Tamil singer Priya Ragu's Finally is the highest new entry at No4, Hania Aamir's Pablo — the Pakistani star's debut single, a Punjabi hip-hop record she wrote herself — lands at No5, and AR Rahman's Jai Jai Ram, the first song from Ramayana with Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal on vocals, enters at No19 just four days after its release. They push Khoonkhar, Asha Forever, and Bata Zara off the board. The biggest climber is Yung Sammy and Fijiana's Like That, up five to No15; the hardest fall is Supreme Sidhu's Chall Mere Naal, down ten to No20. Celina Sharma and Sonu Nigam's Centre of Peace edges up to No17 fresh off her Monday sit-down. Farak's Taare slips to No16 in its eleventh week on the board, Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee holds at No13, and Jasmeen Akhtar keeps two entries with Tere Jatt De at No11. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN #20 Chall Mere Naal — Supreme Sidhu #19 Jai Jai Ram — AR Rahman, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal #18 Billo — Simar #17 Centre of Peace — Celina Sharma, Sonu Nigam #16 Taare — Farak #15 Like That — Yung Sammy, Fijiana #14 Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman #13 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar #12 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary #11 Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar #10 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu #9 Knock Knock — Jxggi #8 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square #7 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan #6 Devil — Diljit Dosanjh #5 Pablo — Hania Aamir #4 Finally — Priya Ragu #3 Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav and Arjun #2 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali #1 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:28 #20 Chall Mere Naal — Supreme Sidhu 4:05 Sammy 4:40 #19 Jai Jai Ram — AR Rahman, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal 9:27 Sammy 9:49 #18 Billo — Simar 11:57 Sammy 12:31 #17 Centre of Peace — Celina Sharma, Sonu Nigam 15:12 Sammy 15:42 #16 Taare — Farak 17:43 Sammy 18:02 #15 Like That — Yung Sammy, Fijiana 20:13 Sammy 20:31 #14 Nuksaan — Afsana Khan, Salim & Sulaiman 24:11 Sammy 24:34 #13 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 27:00 Sammy 27:20 #12 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary 29:04 Sammy 29:25 #11 Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar 31:33 Sammy 31:56 #10 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 33:24 Sammy 33:50 #9 Knock Knock — Jxggi 35:43 Sammy 36:09 #8 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square 39:22 Sammy 39:57 #7 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan 42:05 Sammy 42:26 #6 Devil — Diljit Dosanjh 44:32 Sammy 44:52 #5 Pablo — Hania Aamir 46:28 Sammy 46:52 #4 Finally — Priya Ragu 49:20 Sammy 49:49 #3 Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav and Arjun 52:52 Sammy 53:21 #2 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali 57:16 Sammy 58:04 #1 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

  8. Sep 18

    September 17, 2026 — "Sammy's Suitcase of Music"

    September 17, 2026 — "Sammy's Suitcase of Music" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 622 ON TODAY'S SHOW Eighteen tracks, and the chart runs end to end. Rawme Hooda's Treat Me Special opens the hour at No1 and Farak's Taare closes it in its tenth week on the board. In between, nearly the whole top twenty comes through: Simar's Billo, Zeeshan Ali's Bandhe Zulfon Pe, Avvy Ballagan's Suno Zra, Watan Sahi and Jasmeen Akhtar's Tere Jatt De, Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya, Subhi's Bata Zara, Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee, Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel, and Raghav & Arjun's Ho Jayenge Ghum. Delhi hip-hop lands hard with Raga and Seedhe Maut on Kuch Mat Kar and Sahil Cheema's South Delhi. Plus Badshah's Chimna, Shivjot's Koka Qehar, Khaira's Revenge, Anirudh Ravichander's Hangova, and Darshan Raval's Barsaat Lagdi Ae. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora previews her show, and Doyeeta Das Gupta has the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda Billo — Simar Chimna — Badshah Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali Koka Qehar — Shivjot Kuch Mat Kar — Raga, Seedhe Maut South Delhi — Sahil Cheema Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Revenge — Khaira Hangova — Anirudh Ravichander Barsaat Lagdi Ae — Darshan Raval Bata Zara — Subhi Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav & Arjun Taare — Farak FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Aashi Arora — Show Preview Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda 6:08 Sammy 6:29 Billo — Simar 8:38 Sammy 9:12 Chimna — Badshah 11:14 Sammy 11:36 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 12:56 Sammy 13:24 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali 17:00 Sammy 17:22 Aashi Arora previews her show 17:46 Sammy 18:02 Koka Qehar — Shivjot 20:26 Sammy 20:40 Kuch Mat Kar — Raga, Seedhe Maut 24:06 Sammy 24:30 South Delhi — Sahil Cheema 27:36 Sammy 27:58 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan 30:06 Sammy 30:24 Tere Jatt De — Watan Sahi, Jasmeen Akhtar 32:32 Sammy 33:17 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 35:10 Sammy 35:22 Revenge — Khaira 37:15 Sammy 37:39 Hangova — Anirudh Ravichander 40:53 Sammy 41:28 Barsaat Lagdi Ae — Darshan Raval 43:57 Sammy 44:33 Bata Zara — Subhi 47:42 Sammy 48:11 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 50:40 Sammy 50:55 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 52:10 Sammy 52:35 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 54:08 Sammy 54:33 Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav & Arjun 57:42 Sammy 58:45 Taare — Farak Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

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About

Meet Sammy Chand, Your Host on The Bridge— Welcome to The Bridge, the only daily show covering the diaspora of the Indian subcontinent, airing nationally across North America on Rukus Avenue Radio/iHeart Radio. I'm your host, Sammy Chand, and I'm thrilled to share my passion for South Asian music and culture with you.  A Pioneer in the Industry—  With almost three decades of experience, I've been at the forefront of the South Asian cultural movement in North America. As the Founder and CEO of Rukus Avenue, I've built a company that's committed to telling the story of the South Asian experience through music, podcasts, and radio.  A Legacy of Excellence—  My work has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and I've had the privilege of collaborating with some of the biggest names in the industry. From producing music for over 75 film and television shows to hosting TV shows for Viacom, I've made it my mission to promote South Asian talent and culture.  The Bridge: Your Connection to South Asian Music and Culture—  On The Bridge, I'll be sharing my expertise and passion for South Asian music, as well as interviewing some of the biggest names in the industry. From Bollywood and Hindi pop to Punjabi and Haryanvi music, we'll be exploring the diverse sounds and styles of the Indian subcontinent.  Join the Conversation—  Tune in to The Bridge every day to stay connected to the latest developments in South Asian music and culture. Join the conversation on social media, and get ready to experience the best of South Asian entertainment. I'm excited to share this journey with you, and I look forward to connecting with you on The Bridge! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.

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  • Creator
    Sammy Chand
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    386
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Rukus Avenue Radio
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