Best Punjabi | Songs

When the DJ played —a song from 2011 that everyone knew the words to—Simran leaned in and shouted over the bass: “This is the best one. It never gets old.”

Gippy downloaded the entire Punjabi Hits torrent that night. He discovered —not for the swagger, but for the line “Sade walon vi aakho kade koi gal, Assi vi haan Punjab toh door” (You ask us sometimes too, we are also far from Punjab). For the first time, he felt seen. The “best” songs weren’t just about dancing; they were about memory .

Six months later, Gippy’s fiancée back in Ludhiana called off the engagement. She said he was “too Canadian” now. He was too quiet, too serious. The news broke him. For two weeks, he drove in silence. Best Punjabi songs

Then, late at night on the Coquihalla Highway—a stretch of road famous for its deadly curves—he scrolled to a sad song he usually skipped. . But the real knife in the heart was “Titliaan” by Harvy Sandhu (2021) —a song that sounds upbeat but hides a lyric about a love that flies away like a butterfly.

The year was 2012, and for , a 19-year-old truck driver in Surrey, British Columbia, the phrase “Best Punjabi Songs” wasn’t a playlist—it was a lifeline. When the DJ played —a song from 2011

He realized the best Punjabi song isn't a track. It’s the feeling of being a Punjabi anywhere in the world—whether you’re plowing a field in Majha, or driving an 18-wheeler through a Canadian blizzard. The song is just the vehicle. The destination is always home .

He played on repeat. The sound of the anklets in the song became the sound of everything he lost. Gippy realized that the “best” Punjabi songs weren't just the bangers (the dhamakedar tracks like “Morni Banke” or “Brown Munde” ). The best ones were the dheere (slow) ones that let a grown man cry on a freezing highway without shame. For the first time, he felt seen

Gippy never did decide on a single “best” Punjabi song. But driving back to Surrey after the wedding, he built a playlist he titled Highway to Punjab .