The Artists

★ She turned down a Bollywood playback career in the 90s to stay true to Garba — and sold out Madison Square Garden instead.

★ Her YouTube channel hit 1 billion total views before she turned 30 — a first for any Gujarati folk artist.

★ She learned to sing by mimicking bansuri (flute) melodies as a child in Kutch — you can still hear the flute-like ornamentation in every phrase.

★ She holds a degree in Hindustani classical music from M.S. University Baroda — the same institution that produced Ravi Shankar's students.

★ He has performed Navratri Garba for 46 consecutive years without ever missing a single season — earning him the unofficial title 'The Iron Voice of Gujarat.'

★ He composed the definitive 'raas' arrangement still used as the template for every Navratri competition across North America.

★ His rendition of 'Bolo Tara Ra Ra' at the UNESCO World Music Festival in Paris is the most-streamed live performance by any Gujarati artist globally.

★ She has taught over 40,000 women the traditional Garba foot-work patterns through her free 'Raas Shikshan' camps across rural Gujarat.

★ The duo originally met at a corporate jingle recording session in 2004 and bonded over a shared love of Garba — two years later they had a Filmfare Award.

★ He was offered a seat at IIT Kharagpur but chose to move to Mumbai and chase music — his first Bollywood track came out 18 months later.