Sanju Rathod on How He Put Marwari, Marathi, Hip-Hop and Afro Together for ‘Shaky’

Sanju Rathod on How He Put Marwari, Marathi, Hip-Hop and Afro Together for ‘Shaky’

There might be a dancefloor-ready Afro rhythm that drives Marathi pop artist Sanju Rathod’s new song “Shaky,” but the charming voice behind ‘Gulabi Sadi’ is clear that it’s his roots in the Banjara community, its people, and their language that inspire him. “My people have always shaped my music,” he says. Both “Gulabi Sadi” and Rathod’s follow-up single, “Kaali Bindi” have nods to his Banjara identity and Marathi upbringing in Jalgaon, but “Sha…