Saif Samejo
Saif Samejo is a Sindhi singer, songwriter and producer who fronts The Sketches and brings folk music, poetry and communities together through Lahooti.
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Known for
Lahooti Records
Coke Studio Pakistan
Lahooti Records
The SketchesOverview
- Based in
- Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, producer and cultural practitioner
- Band
- Founder and lead vocalist of The Sketches
- Breakout
- The Sketches’ appearance on Coke Studio Season 4 in 2011
- Beyond the band
- Lahooti Live Sessions, Lahooti Music Aashram and Lahooti Melo
Mini bio
How it started.
Saif grew up in Khairpur, surrounded by Sindh’s musical gatherings. In an interview, he recalled discovering music through shrine performances and meeting people from different backgrounds. The Sketches grew out of Jamshoro, pairing Sufi poetry and local folk traditions with a band sound.
Finding a wider audience.
The Sketches released their debut album, Dastkari, in 2010 and reached a wider audience through Coke Studio Season 4 in 2011. You followed in 2016, then Saanjhi in 2019. Their 2018 Coke Studio performance, Dastaan-e-Moomal Rano, used Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s poetry, with Saif sharing composition credit with Ashfaque Ahmed.
Making room for other voices.
Lahooti Live Sessions began in 2013 as rooftop gatherings where folk artists could perform and have their music recorded for the internet. The project grew into a music school and the Lahooti Melo festival. In 2016, the sessions also reached Indian television through Pepsi MTV Indies.
Listening to the land.
His work now also includes the Lahooti Karoonjhar Commune in Nagarparkar and the Echoes of Karoonjhar artist residency. These projects bring artists together with local custodians to explore the region’s songs, stories and relationship with the land.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Shaam Jo He Pahar (feat. Sanam Marvi)Co-credited artist with The Sketches
- 2026Performance at Otherwise 2026Co-credited artist with The Sketches
- 2019SaanjhiThe Sketches lead vocalist
- 2018Dastaan-e-Moomal RanoThe Sketches vocalist; co-composer with Ashfaque Ahmed
- 2016YouThe Sketches lead vocalist
- 2010DastkariThe Sketches lead vocalist
Awards
Quotes
Sindh is home to music that teaches diversity and harmonySaif Samejo, Red Bull interview
He was explaining how shrine music and meeting people from different backgrounds shaped the idea behind Lahooti Melo.
Trivia
- He told Red Bull that he sold his car to fund the first Lahooti Melo.
- His collaboration with American musician Jono Manson began after he heard Manson’s “Almost Home” in the film The Postman and became a fan.
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