Download The Killing Call: 1. The death of a star
Sidhu Moose Wala explodes onto the Canadian music scene. His sound is a fusion of two worlds - hip-hop with the poetic language of rural Punjab, where he is from. After years of struggle he’s making it. But with the spotlight comes a dark side. As his fame grows, so do the threats. "We will kill you."
Presented by broadcaster and DJ Bobby Friction and investigative journalist Ishleen Kaur.
Season 8 of World of Secrets, The Killing Call, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service.
Archive audio credits: Lovepreet Waraich, Malwa TV, BritAsia TV, MPHONE Canteeni Mandeer, GK Digital, Thakur Media, Capital Extra, Famous Punjab TV, ModernSings, Dheeth.jeha, RealRohitBlogs, Mirror Now, India Today.
Here’s a link to the BBC Eye two-part documentary films, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://bit.ly/thekillingcall
If you are in the UK, you can watch on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002f18y
Published on Tuesday, 10th June 2025.
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