Any Bhangra Fans out there ?

[Saj]

I met Jazzy B and Taz from Stereo Nation over the weekend at the Manchester Mela.

Must say both were very nice guys, signed loads of autographs, took pictures with their fans and stood and chatted to their fans.

Have to say also that Jazzy B is a fantastic performer. One of the few artists these days who actually sings live instead of miming like the majority of todays artists. Even his band played live.

[AZ]

one can never go wrong with bhangra...good times!

[Waseem]

Originally Posted by Saj I met Jazzy B and Taz from Stereo Nation over the weekend at the Manchester Mela. Must say both were very nice guys, signed loads of autographs, took pictures with their fans and stood and chatted to their fans. Have to say also that Jazzy B is a fantastic performer. One of the few artists these days who actually sings live instead of miming like the majority of todays artists. Even his band played live.

Jazzy B is a good performer but he can be a bit of chichora at times.
I love bhangra music as you need some kind of happy music especially when you are tensed and bhangra msic is best for that.
I have had thousands of bhangra songs in the last 5-10 years and i have so many favourites. Gurdas Mann is one of my most favourite punjabi singers ( Not just for bhangra music though).
Most favourite bhanra singer is "Sukhshinder Shinda", other favourites are Babbu Mann, Punjabi MC, Hans Raj Hans, Lehmber Hussainpuri , Malkit Singh, Rabbi Shergill, Sukhbir and a few more.


These days, i am listening a lot to this song by Dr Zeus "A ni kuryie"

[Salman]

Stopped taking an interest in Bhangra about 10 years ago... mainly due to acts like Jazzy B and DR Zeus, It just started sounding like a lot of screaming over sampled beats in the end.

bring back the 80's & 90's any day - I enjoyed listening to the likes of Heera, Alaap, Shaktee, Sohotas, Anamika, Malkit Singh, Punjabi MC etc.

I also enjoyed the funny bhangramuffin era in the 90's, where Bally Sagoo came on the scene with those great bhangra / reggae mix tapes - Star Crazy, Wham Bham 1 & 2, Essential Ragga - still listen to them today.

[Afridi_Fan]

I love to do bhangra whenever I hear that beat of dhol man I start to move with it.

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B21

[MIG]

My fav is MiggyB....

[Oxy]

In 2 words..

"No" & "No"

[AZ]

I don't think you can consistently like one bhangra artist, or at least I can't...they have too many crappy songs in between the decent ones...the only really amazing one I can think was Daler Mehndi

[saeed-sohail]

Nah...bhangra is not for me prefere bollywood music of 70s and 90s a big kumar sanu fan like udit and kishore too.
Hate himesh reshammiya and atif aslam.
Met atif aslam on my radio show an arrogant man who thinks too much of himself esp compared to sonu nigam who is far bigger star but an humble down to earth gentleman.

[TAK]

why is it always written as bhangra with a b

we pronounce it phangra with a p

either way these days it's just a slight variation on the same tune with lyrics that seem to be taken from the vocabulary of a 12 year old

do they still sing about their "paabies" a lot ?

i always found the phangrah singers obsessions with their sisters in law a little disconcerting

[McBoom]

I don't really get all that bhangra rage.

Every bhangra song as more or less the same tune/beat (tang rang tung rung) and all they ever talk about is 'kuri', 'nach le' and 'bhangra pao'. I like 'Mundia tu Bach Ke' but that is all that I can bear in the bhangra genre.

[Kamranz]

I do like Bangra but some Gabrooo Sikhraa songs I seriously find annoying.

[dani2k]

Guys...jus one question to the guys from Pakistani Punjab. Do you guys dance the bhangra (note the word dance - not just like) there too? I know it is Punjabi but thought it was more of a Sikh culture rather than Punjabi (Sikh/Muslim/Hindu or otherwise).

That most of the well known Bhangra artists in India are Sikh must have played a part in that opinion me thinks..

[Gujar]

We do dance Phangra in Pakistan Punjab too, as well as other variations such as Tamaala.

I love all Punjabi music and my favourite artists are Gurdas Mann, Arif Lohar and Sukhshinda Shinda.

I love stuff from the beginning of the decade like Gubi Sandu, RDB etc.

Shaukat Ali and the likes of Attaullah also have some legendary tracks.

[Saj]

Stopped taking an interest in Bhangra about 10 years ago... mainly due to acts like Jazzy B and DR Zeus, It just started sounding like a lot of screaming over sampled beats in the end.

I think when he first came on the scene he wasnt that good, but I think he's matured into a very good artist who is renowned throughout the world.

[Gujar]

Imran Khan's new single.

I heard he's gonna be in Southall & Slough this weekend signing his new album.

[Atif]

Originally Posted by Gujar Imran Khan's new single. I heard he's gonna be in Southall & Slough this weekend signing his new album.

his album is awesome

[Gujar]

Originally Posted by Atif his album is awesome

I'll be getting it this week hopefully.

[Inswinger]

Originally Posted by Gujar Imran Khan's new single. I heard he's gonna be in Southall & Slough this weekend signing his new album.

Finally!!!!
This album was delayed for a long time. I absolutely loved the fist album, especially Nach Le.

[AZ]

Chak Glassy was one amazing track

[AZ]

OMG that song Amplifier was pathetic

[Free Hit]

[Geordie Ahmed]

There were a few tracks a while back that were okay, even now you can get some decent song BUT for every good song there is 100 rubbish songs

[Wassixpakistani]

I'm a huge bhangra fan myself , Not a Big fan of Jazzy B though.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Gujar Imran Khan's new single. I heard he's gonna be in Southall & Slough this weekend signing his new album.

Thats a catchy song BUT those are rubbish lyrics - my 4 year old nephews could do better than that

[Gujar]

Originally Posted by Geordie Ahmed Thats a catchy song BUT those are rubbish lyrics - my 4 year old nephews could do better than that

Yeah sick beat though, although I think i've heard it before on a DMX track/remix.

[Faisal Akhtar]

Bhangra had a golden period in the 90's as someone mentioned with the bhangra and raggae fusion. Bally Sagoo and PMC come to mind as the top producers of that era. 'Grass Roots' and the 'wham Bham' album come to mind.

Then in the early 2000's came the Bhangarage period. Every tom dick and harry could do garage trax and there was so much rubbish around but there was also some very good stuff around. This bhangarage era is what put bhangra on the map. Bhangra made many friends during this period, it appealed to the masses.

Bhangra is very patchy right now, its going through a transition. Since garage has gone from the mainstream, bhangra producers aint too sure what they're doing. Right now bhangra is very traditional. It doesnt appeal to many casual bhangra listeners. Hence why bhangra is stuggling.

[Saj]

There will never be a bhangra band like Alaap and a singer like Channi

Who will ever forget that song Bhabiye ni Bhabiye

[On_the_up]

Yuvraj Singh says Aye.

[Da Don 101]

Imran Khans new album is quality apart from the Amplifier track the rest is pretty good stuff. They lyrics overal could have been a bit better but i have never heard a 2step type bhangra album with solid beats through out like this!

[AZ]

Originally Posted by Da Don 101 Imran Khans new album is quality apart from the Amplifier track the rest is pretty good stuff. They lyrics overal could have been a bit better but i have never heard a 2step type bhangra album with solid beats through out like this!

I just downloaded it a few hours ago, and it certainly isn't bhangra...more R 'n' B than anything else

[waqar_ahmad]

Originally Posted by McBoom I don't really get all that bhangra rage. Every bhangra song as more or less the same tune/beat (tang rang tung rung) and all they ever talk about is 'kuri', 'nach le' and 'bhangra pao'. I like 'Mundia tu Bach Ke' but that is all that I can bear in the bhangra genre.

I agree. I dont understand whats so special about the same beat, different lyrics.

That song you mentioned is good. I liked some by Abrar. But not a bhangra fan myself

[pakistanbest]

Love my Bhangra, can't stand this white or black music, all about Asian music