Page 32 - Fiji Traveller Issue 2

By Rowena Singh

Hanging up his stethoscope
and embracing music has
transformed Suva doctor,
Rayneil Singh into an award-
winning performer.
When the FIPRA
(Fiji Performing Rights
Association) awards were
held for the first time in a
couple of years (due to Covid)
in October, his name rang
out six times. Dr Singh, aka
Ra V, won the 2022 award
for the Best Hindi Song with
‘Mera Maal’, the award for
the 2020 Best New Artist, the
2021 Artist of the Year, and
the award for 2020 Best Hindi
Song for ‘Tukur Tukur’. His
soulful track, ‘Sleeping on the
Right Side’ was recognised as
the 2021 Best English Song
and the Best Composition.
says
Singh
he
FROM ‘Mera Maal’ with a friend—
wrote
doctor
Javin
emergency
Kumar or ‘Jah-vin’— when he
MEDICINE was in medical school almost
a decade ago.
“I had just bought my guitar.
We were messing around
TO and we just wanted to make
a song as a joke. We just put
some lyrics together and we
just sang it and after that we
MUSIC just forgot about it.” how to
Since then, Ra V has
learning
been
produce music. Dr Kumar/
Jah-vin convinced him to
record their old song, which
now also features female

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