Bhangra (music)

Bhaṅgṛā (Punjabi: ਭੰਗੜਾ (Gurmukhi);  [pə̀ŋɡɽaː]) is a type of upbeat popular music associated with Punjabi culture. It was developed in India centuries ago by people from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan forming the Punjabi diaspora, drawing from Music of Punjab. It is seen by some in the West as an expression of South Asian culture as a whole. Using the derivative form of Punjabi folk music and hip hop, it is known as folkhop.

History

Origins

The roots of Bhangra music date back to the early 1980s, when several Punjabi bands started experimenting with Western styles as well as traditional Punjabi music. This also occurred during the harvest time in small villages in Punjab. Significant amongst these were 'The Black Mist', 'The Shots', 'The Jambo Boys', and 'The Saathies'. However, the first recording artist/group of this type of music in the UK was Bhujhangy Group, founded by brothers Balbir Singh Khanpur and Dalbir Singh Khanpur in Birmingham in 1967. Bhujhangy Group's first major hit was "Bhabiye Akh Larr Gayee" in the early 1970s, released on Birmingham's Oriental Star Agencies label. This was the first song to combine traditional Asian music with modern western instruments, which would be followed by further developments of this in bhangra.

Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh is an Indian singer, actor and television presenter. Born in a small village Kishanpur Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Today he is recognized as one of the leading artists in the Punjabi music industry. He also acts in Punjabi movies, with many of them being noticeable hits, including 2012 film Jatt & Juliet, 2013 film Jatt & Juliet 2 and 2015 film Sardaar Ji – which are counted among the most successful Punjabi movies in history. His first recorded mainstream performance was his solo track and music video Ishq Da Uda Ada from his 2000 album produced by Finetone Cassettes.

Life and career

1984–2000: Early life and beginnings

Diljit Dosanjh was born in a small village near Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. His father, Balbir Singh Dosanjh, is an employee of Punjab Roadways, and his mother, Sukhwinder Kaur, is a housewife. He has two siblings, one sister and one brother. He spent his early childhood in Dosanjh Kalan and then moved to Ludhiana, Punjab from where he completed his formal education, including his high school diploma from Al manar Public School. While still in school, he began singing Sikh music at local gurdwaras.

Bhangra

Bhangra may refer to:

Jazzy B

Jaswinder Singh Bains, more popularly known as Jazzy Bains or Jazzy B is a Punjabi language Bhangra singer-songwriter. He was born on 1 April 1975 in Durgapur, Nawanshahr in tehsil of Jalandhar, Punjab, India. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to Vancouver, Canada. He now resides in Birmingham, England. He has released 11 studio albums, including two religious ones. He has collaborated on many tracks and two soundtracks. He is often called the "Crown Prince of Bhangra". He is a big fan of Kuldeep Manak. He is married to Hardeep Kaur and has a son and daughter.

Film career

In 2012 he made his debut as an actor in jalandhar punjab with Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal and Miss India Universe 2008 Simran Kaur Mundi. The shooting of this film commenced in Vancouver, Canada in May 2012. In 2014, he is coming in another Punjabi film called, Romeo Ranjha earlier titled Rambo Ranjha. Due to copyrights issues, the movies named got changed. In a news story published in April, it was revealed that while doing stunts for Romeo Ranjha, Jazzy B underwent serious injuries wherein he even had 'near-death' experience. He was quoted saying,"I literally left my body. I could feel everyone trying to resuscitate me. I remember my whole life flashing before my eyes, and surprisingly, I wasn't thinking about winning awards or anything like that. The only thing I cared about was that I wanted to live because I did not want to leave my family so soon."

Garry Sandhu

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Garry Sandhu born Gurmukh Singh Sandhu is an Indian Punjabi singer currently active in the Bhangra genre. Garry Sandhu lived in the UK for several years before being deported back to India. He sang a lot of songs during his time in the UK and his songs were huge hits. He was deported to India on 12th January 2012. He currently lives in his hometown, Rurka Kalan, Punjab, India.

Life in the UK and deportation

Garry Sandhu, first came to the UK in 2002 but, under a different identity, claimed asylum which was refused by the UK Border Agency. He was then placed on immigration bail where he should have reported regularly to the agency. But, instead, he absconded and the UK Border Agency did not know his whereabouts until he received a criminal conviction for obstructing a police officer in January 2008 when he was caught driving without insurance. He was then placed back on immigration bail while the UK Border Agency worked to obtain emergency travel documents to remove him because he did not have a passport. After an emergency travel document had been obtained, officers visited his address in Hanover Road, Rowley Regis, Dudley in October 2009 but discovered he had absconded again. He was then arrested on 27 October 2011 and detained. He was temporarily released in November 2011 while the UK Border Agency considered further representations. These were rejected and Mr Sandhu was re-detained on 16 December before being removed to India on 12th January 2012.