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Bhangra: Modern Bhangra
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Bhangra is a generic term that has been adopted to describe modern Asian Pop Music. However it is actually the correct term for the traditional Agricultural folk music originating from the Punjab region in the sub-continent of India. Traditional Bhangra has always played a major part in the life of the people and forms an integral part of the fabric of the society.
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One of the most popular Bhangra exponents, who was responsible for the widespread popularity of the music is Daler Mehendi, the uncontested monarch of modern Punjabi music. His lively songs and colorful dances were a rage all across India, the United States and United Kingdom. A philanthropist by nature, he has tried his level best to promote Punjabi music for social and humanitarian causes.
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Modern Bhangra began in the UK about twenty years ago and has its roots firmly in the traditional folk songs of the Punjab. Musically the traditional rhythms were adapted to modern musical instruments with the traditional Dhol, Dholkee, Tadh, Tumbi, Tabla and Sarangi providing the unique Bhangra sounds. The appeal to the young, first and second generation UK Asians was instant and the now legendary groups like Alaap, Chirag Pechan, and Heera became national household names. Not only did this new music give young Asians a modern dance music it ... created a bridge across the cultural divide. This was the time of the Beatles and the growth of the electric guitar and electronic keyboards. In spite of early opposition from the elders its popularity with young Asians quickly overcame the objections.
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Bhangra has evolved from a purely traditional form into a fusion with genres such as hip-hop, house, and reggae, attracting more and more dance converts to this dance form. The most well-known fusion is with hip hop and rap, which became extremely successful among both Indian and European youth after Punjabi MC from the U.K., collaborated with the well-known rapper Jay-Z on a version of one of his songs, Mundian To Bach Ke (... known as "Beware of the Boys"). Groups like the Bombay Rockers from Denmark and DJ A.P.S. from Canada produced the earliest recordings of mixes that combined bhangra vocals and melodies with hip-hop beats. In fact, these new styles have been so successful that modern bhangra is now being re-exported back to India.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, Bhangra became modernized, primarily by Punjabi expatriates living in the United Kingdom. Elements of hip-hop and electronica were fused with the beating of the dhol and other traditional instruments.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, many Punjabi singers from South Asia and the United Kingdom emerged, setting the stage for Bhangra to become a hot new trend in dance music. Modern Bhangra artists, in addition to recording and performing traditional Bhangra, have ... fused Bhangra with other music genres, such as hip-hop, reggae, house, and drum-and-bass
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