'Bigger than just music:' Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing

Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper.

Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper.

"The car was buzzing, the bass was on and there were all sorts of people sitting inside who were jamming to Sidhu Moose Wala," said Karman, a 30-year-old Punjabi-Canadian.

"When I approached the car, I learned they were people who had no idea about Punjabi culture (and) what the song means for our culture.

“But they were vibing to it.

“I felt a sense of pride."

Since then, Karman said he has also heard Moose Wala's catchy beats and English and Punjabi lyrics in nightclubs and bars on the Prairies.

He said Moose Wala's legacy has only grown since he was shot dead in an ambush in India on May 29, 2022. He was 28.