Sparsh Shah, a force of pure rhythm

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Born with the rare condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or brittle bone disorder, Sparsh Shah wasn’t expected to live long. However, the courageous young man defied the odds: now at 22, he is an international singer, rapper, and motivational speaker.   Story by: Terence Toh  Shot by: Fauzi Yunus  Presented by: Natasha Busst  Edited by: Andrea Edmonds   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/09/27/sparsh-shah-from-broken-bones-to-breaking-barriers   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #SparshShah #PureRhythm

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00:00The odds of any human being born are 1 in 10 to the 2,685,000th power.

00:07In comparison, the number of atoms in the known universe, according to scientists, is 10 to the 80 power.

00:16That's how much of a miracle each one of us is.

00:19You may have caught this talented singer, rapper, and motivational speaker on one of his many media appearances,

00:26such as on Steve Harvey's Little Big Shots, his influential TED Talk, or Con Banega Kropiti,

00:33the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where he was interviewed by Amita Bachchan.

00:39This is Sparsh Shah, a global inspiration whose journey with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bone disorder

00:46has captured countless hearts all over the world.

00:49Sparsh, who hails from New Jersey, U.S., first shot to fame with his Indian classical cover of Eminem's Not Afraid,

00:58now with over 18 million views.

01:01He has since shared his story across nine countries and raised over 4 million U.S. dollars for charities

01:17like the Garden of Dreams Foundation and the Encouraged Kids Foundation.

01:21Submarise from pain to where my purpose lies, fill my heartbeats, boom bars, leave up surprise.

01:26This book never ends with this pen, always right till we spare, and I'm aware that I'm shining Christ's light.

01:29From flowing like water, my fire gets hotter, the beat rockin' harder, breathtaking me farther,

01:33clean up up, jumpstarted, the rocker, a potter, a poetry totter, music is my fighter.

01:36The complexity of my trap and rap's dexterity beckons whim,

01:39cause I truly, fully am a sort of force to be reckoned with.

01:43Rap lacks me silver seven times, I sift, paradigm shifts, mend bridges or make riffs.

01:46I make grooves and tunes and move in soothe with me and you and keep it 110% the truth.

01:50Twinkle eyes, calls divine, will sell my soul, and I'm worth the gold.

01:52I'm here to kill, but spread goodwill, so peace be still, let me share my skills, help us heal.

01:56You can tell I'm filled with zeal, cause this is only inception, hip-hop's reigning succession.

02:00I'm here to help reclaim a lost kingdom fitted in regression.

02:03So here arrives the next dare, to separate the weak from the terror.

02:07I'ma stay bold and I won't be scared, but even at my height, my mission will stay clear.

02:10I'm mushering in a new era since, we're at a crossroad, stakes are immense.

02:14That's why I'm pure rhythm, clean and rinsed.

02:16I may not be the rap god, but I am a rap prince.

02:20When I was born, you know, with 40 fractures coming out of my mother's womb and doctors

02:31had given us, like, given me just two days to live.

02:34Like, that was the prognosis.

02:36Second day, they had given my parents a permission slip saying, you know, I think it's the do

02:41not resuscitate waiver, they call it.

02:44That, you know, because I could barely breathe with all my fractures.

02:47Instead of giving in to despair, 22-year-old Sparsh chose to live his life to the fullest.

02:57His name means touch in Sanskrit.

03:00And with his music, his spirit, and his story, he is touching hearts around the world.

03:06Sparsh is on a mission to spread hope and perseverance, and he's already making waves

03:11through his music.

03:14Music has just been such a, it's been like a healing agent for me.

03:21You know, first physically, you know, when I would break a bone, it would distract me from

03:27the pain.

03:28And then emotionally, once I started writing songs at the age of 10, you know, that's when

03:32music really became my therapy.

03:34And spiritually, you know, like, the more I've come to perform, the more I've come to

03:42sing, the more I've come to practice, the more and more deeply I've come to see music

03:49as a vehicle of worship.

03:51Sparsh was recently in Malaysia, where he spoke to a crowd of about 10,000 people at the V

03:58Malaysia Conference 2025.

04:01He later visited Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur.

04:04I must say, I have not found too many places where people have taken care of me as much as

04:12the people here in Malaysia, me and my family.

04:15The hospitality here is next level.

04:17Sparsh recently obtained a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary music studies at Berklee

04:24Online.

04:25Performing under the name Pure Rhythm, he hopes his music can catalyze positive change in

04:31people's lives.

04:33You are beyond loved.

04:37And if nobody's ever said that to you, well, I love you.

04:43And I mean that because you are one of a kind.

04:49Yes, you may be an identical twin, but even identical twins aren't the same.

04:56Because your story no one can repeat.

04:59And really, when you put that with your passion, together with your passion, I think sharing that

05:05becomes our purpose.

05:06And so, you know, I'm rooting for you because your story, when you put that together with

05:16your passion, and you share that as your purpose, is going to bless so many other people.

05:22Natasha Bust and Terrence Toh, FMT.

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