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List Of Bhangra Bands
This is an alphabetical list of notable bhangra bands and solo artists. * Abrar-ul-Haq * Achanak *Alaap *Aman Hayer *Amar Arshi *Apna Sangeet * B21 *Bally Sagoo *Bhujhangy Group * Bombay Talkie *Bombay Rockers *Chirag Pehchan *Daler Mehndi *Diljit Dosanjh * DCS *Dr Zeus * Dhol Foundation, The *Gippy Grewal *Gurdas Maan * Heera *Harbhajan Mann *Imran Khan * Intermix *Josh *Jasmine Sandlas *Jazzy B *Juggy D *Kulwinder Dhillon *Lehmber Hussainpuri *Malkit Singh *Ms Scandalous *Panjabi MC * RDB *Rishi Rich *Sahotas *Sardool Sikander * Sukhbir *Sukshinder Shinda *Swami *Tigerstyle *Yo Yo Honey Singh *Zack Knight Zack Knight (born 22 November 1991) is a British-Pakistani singer-songwriter. Formerly known by the stage name, Zeekay (before 2011), Knight is well-known for hit songs including Bom Diggy, Galtiyan, Nakhre and Enemy, the former appearing on a ... References {{reflist Bhangra (music) musical groups Bhangra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhangra (music)
Bhangra () is a type of non-traditional music of Punjab originating in the Southall area of United Kingdom. It is a type of upbeat popular music associated with the Punjabi diaspora in Britain. The style has its origins in the folk music of Punjab as well as western pop music of the 1970s and 1980s. Prior to this musical fusion, Bhangra existed only as a dance form in the native Punjab. This British music was unique in that it was not traditional nor did it seek any authenticity. While the traditional folk music of Punjab has a set of melodies that are used by various singers, Bhangra was a form of strict "band culture" in that new melodies were composed for each song. Therefore, the musicians were as important as the singers. Origins The roots of modern bhangra music date back to the British Punjabi community in Britain during the 1960s. An early pop music and modern recording artist/group of this type of music in the United Kingdom was Bhujhangy Group, founded by Tarloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DCS (band)
DCS are a British Asian live Bhangra band formed in 1983. They are seen as one of the first bands of the UK Bhangra scene along with other bands such as Alaap, Apna Sangeet, Heera, Shava Shava led by Nirmal Kumar Nirmal and many more. As well as Bhangra, DCS also perform in Hindi and English. Discography *"Teri Shaun" 1985 (Multitone Records) *"Au Nach Lao" 1986 (EMI) *"123 Go" 1986 (Mighty M Records) *"Bhangra's Gonna Get You" 1990 (Multitone Records) *"DCS O.U.1" 1992 (Multitone Records) *"Doin It" 1994 (Multi/BMG Records) *"Eat Ehythm" 1995 (Multi/BMG Records) *"be with me" 1995? mainstream single *"Punjabi Dance Nation" 1998 (Kamlee Records) **"Tenu Kaul Ke" *"Desi Culture Shock" 2007 (Kamlee Records) **"Oh Jaan Meri Yah" (featuring Juggy D) **"Rab Ne Banaiyan" **"Pilade Pilade" **"Bothle Sharab Diye" Impact on Bhangra DCS are seen as the predecessors to and have influenced modern day bands such as B21 and many more. Shin is seen as one of the most prominent Bhangra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal ( Punjabi: ਜਗਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, born 19 November 1977), is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent. Music Juggy D has been performing since the age of 14. He made his breakthrough alongside Jay Sean. Juggy D has also appeared on numerous crossover singles with musicians such as Madonna, Ricky Martin, Mary J. Blige and Craig David. Juggy D has collaborated with Veronica Mehta and Rishi Rich in the Bollywood film '' Hum Tum''. He, Mehta, and Jay Sean also have guest appearances in the Hindi film ''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum''. They sing the Jay Sean song "One Night," featuring added vocals from Veronica. He also is one of the first people to experiment with Bhangraton. Juggy D's debut album, ''Juggy D'', was released in 2004 and became the first Punjabi language album to enter the UK national charts. A version of the song "Sohniye" from the album is also featured in the 2004 Bollywood film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzy B
Jaswinder Singh Bains (born 1 April 1975), better known by his stage name Jazzy B is an Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer and songwriter. Early life and career Jazzy B was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. When he was five years old, his family moved to Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. His first album ''Gugiyan Da Jora'' was released in 1993. The rhythm was played by Sukhshinder Shinda who suggested that he move to England if he wanted a prominent career in Punjabi music. He is a big fan of the late singer Kuldeep Manak, which is one of the reasons why Jazzy's album, Maharajas, released in 2011, with Kuldeep's son, Yudhvir, also a singer, is a tribute to Kuldeep Manak, with some of Kuldeep's original vocals retained, and many other songs sung by Jazzy and Yudhvir, are also a tribute to Kuldeep Manak. Jazzy has released 12 studio albums, and two religious ones. He has collaborated on many tracks. Film career In 2000 Jazzy made his film debut in '' Shaheed Udham Singh''. In 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Sandlas
Jasmine Kaur Sandlas is an Indian-American singer, rapper, television personality, performer, songwriter who mainly sings Punjabi songs. She was also featured on the TEDx Talks, ''MTV'' Coke Studio and spoken word platforms. Jasmine Sandlas is an independent artist. Sandlas, born in Jalandar, Punjab, India and raised in Stockton, California always aspired to pursue a career in singing. Sandlas' first song was "Muskan" (2008) became a hit. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Yaar Na Miley" for the film Kick. Upon its release, "Yaar Na Miley" went viral and topped the charts and Sandlas received wide critical acclaim for her singing style as well as earned several awards, including "Most popular song of year 2016 - PTC Punjabi Film Awards" and Screen Award for Best Female Playback. Moreover, she is also known as the Queen of Punjabi music industry among her fans due to her unique style of singing and lifestyle. Early life and background J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh (band)
Josh, sometimes stylized as JoSH or as Jösh, is a Canadian Bhangra music group formed in 2000 in Montreal, Quebec. Present members are "Rup" (Rup Magon) and "Q" (Qurram Hussain). Their songs showcase both modern and bhangra beats and music, but are strongly influenced by hip hop and pop music. Career Josh was founded in 1996 by Rup Magon with his brother, Rik Magon, and friend Shiraz 'Shazi' Hussain. They were joined by Qurram 'q' Hussein, Rup's in 1998, and two years later Rup and Q embarked on their own path for JoSH as a duo without Rik and Shiraz. While JoSH may be less known in their home country of Canada, they are very popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan. Their second album, ''Kabhi'', as well as its title track, remained in both Indian and MTV World Top 20 lists for 26 weeks from October 2004 to January 2005. Additionally, JoSH was awarded MTV India's 2004 "Immie" award for Best New Non-Film Artist. JoSH has collaborated with Grammy winner Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intermix (band)
Intermix was a side project of Canadian industrial musicians Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber in the 1990s that initially focused on techno, but included a more ambient style on their last album. Background Industrial musician Chris Peterson, longstanding member of Front Line Assembly Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. FLA has developed its own sound incorporating elements of electronic body music and electro-industrial. The band's members ... and related side projects, is credited with mixing duties on the first two albums. Discography Albums Singles Music videos References {{DEFAULTSORT:Intermix Canadian techno music groups Musical groups from Vancouver Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1995 Third Mind Records artists 1992 establishments in British Columbia 1995 disestablishments in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Khan (singer)
Imran Khan (born 28 May 1984) is a Dutch-Pakistani singer, songwriter. Khan sings in Punjabi and English. He first reached stardom in 2007 after the release of his first single "Ni Nachleh".. Khan was signed to Prestige Records in late 2007, and released the single "Ni Nachleh" on the label. His second single, "Amplifier", was released on 13 July 2009. As of July 2022, his song " Satisfya" is his most viewed video with over 800 million+ views. His debut 15-track album ''Unforgettable'' was released on 27 July 2009 via Prestige Records, produced by Eren E. Personal life Khan was born in The Hague to a Pakistani Punjabi Muslim Jat family. Khan's family originally hails from Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. He has two brothers and one sister. He is unmarried. Career Khan started his music career in his late teens. After Prestige Records released his debut single ''Ni Nachleh'', he continued his career by performing in several countries. Khan's first released single, "Amplifier", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Singh Mann (born 30 December 1965) is an Indian-Canadian singer, actor and film producer associated with Punjabi music and cinema. His movies include ''Jee Aayan Nu (2002)'', ''Asa Nu Mann Watnan Da (2004)'', ''Heer Ranjha (2009)'' and ''Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (2009)''. Career Mann was born in the Khemuana village, located in the Bathinda district of Punjab, India. He is of Sikh origin. Mann began singing as an amateur in 1980, and performed in local shows for the South Asian community while attending high school in Canada. His beginnings as a professional artist can be traced to 1992, while he was in Punjab. Mann realized that the market for Punjabi music in Canada was small, and he returned to Punjab to record his albums. Mann had a breakthrough in 1999, when exposure provided by India MTV and T-Series for his ''Oye Hoye'' album. His was a Punjabi-pop style and he soon undertook playback singing roles. The playback work led to acting roles and Mann has become a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heera Group UK
Heera Group UK is a bhangra music band that originated in the early 1980s. Founded by Satwant Singh Taak, London- composer and musician. Here’s was Also known as the pioneers of British Bhangra, and one of the most successful British Bhangra bands in history. the lead singers are Palvinder Dhami and Jasvinder Kumar (known as Dhami and Kumar)both from India who later. Jagawala Mela - was the first album and was arguably the best as it is the most authentically Bhangra. The later albums were more indfused with synth pop sound. History Known as the pioneers of British Bhangra, Heera Group was founded in 1979. The group initially formed under Quallander group which comprised various members but later the Duo Jasvinder Kumar and Palvinder Dhami popularly known as Kumar and Dhami together with Deepak Kazhanchi attempted to continue the band’s former success but failed. Heera were the first British Bhangra band who infused traditional Punjabi lyrics with western instruments to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdas Maan
Gurdas Maan is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over 34 albums and had written over 305 songs. In 2015 he performed on the song "Ki Banu Dunia Da" with Diljit Dosanjh in MTV Coke studio India that was aired in season 4 episode 5 (16 August 2015) on MTV India. Early life Maan was born to Gurdev Singh and Tej Kaur in Giddarbaha, Punjab and is a native of the town. He did his initial schooling from Giddarbaha and completed his graduation from DAV college, Malout. He did his Bachelor of Physical education (B.P ed) from Govt. college of physical education Patiala in 1973. Later, he also did his Masters of physical education and met his wife there. He was interested in music and mimicry since childhood. Career Maan initially worked in the electricity board, a job he was offered by officials he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made his acting debut in the 2010 movie, ''Mel Karade Rabba'', and which he followed with ''Carry On Jatta'', ''Lucky Di Unlucky Story'', '' Bhaji in Problem'' and ''Jatt James Bond''. He revived "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2011 for his performance in the 2011 film '' Jihne Mera Dil Luteya''. He received the "PIFAA Best Actor Award" in 2012 along with Diljit Dosanjh and received "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2015 for ''Jatt James Bond'' along with Diljit Dosanjh. He is owner of production houses ''Humble Motion Pictures'' and ''Big Daddy Films'' along with his brother Sippy Grewal. Personal life Grewal was born in Ludhiana and his hometown is Koom Kalan, Ludhiana. He did his schooling from Nankana Sahib Public School, Kot Gangu Rai and studied at N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
