Sammy Virji is a prominent UK garage producer and DJ, widely recognized for his
blend of old-school garage sounds with modern, bass-heavy twists. Born Sammy
Virji in London and raised in Oxford, his father Fayyaz Virji played trombone on
Lauryn Hill's seminal 1998 LP The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and he followed
him into music. He emerged in the late 2010s as a key player in the revival of
UK garage, the so-called NUKG movement, infusing the genre with energetic,
feel-good vibes and a sometimes cartoonish visual aesthetic that helped him to
stand out. He gained widespread atten...