Power of Bhangra

Written by Murphy
Published September 06, 2003

Has anybody heard this single?

It kicks ass!

It's a jacked-up remix of SNAP's "I got the Power." I've been encountering it on the radio a couple times, and it forced me to spend an hour searching for it on amazon. Well, I found it faster than an hour, I had to spend more time looking for music like it.

One single is not enough. I wanted more of the funky Indian-sounding stuff.

Turns out its Bhangra. This is something that a friend of mine had raved about some years ago, but I somehow had never actually heard. This friend is also into bellydancing, so maybe that's where she was introduced to it.

Now that so much music is sampled and looped, things can sound awfully mechanical. But the lush organic sounds of the indian vocals and instruments that are so new to me are really exciting.

Murphy Daley is a long-time BlogCritic. Murphy’s first book The Parable of Miriam the Camel Driver draws from her experience in corporate America to examine the bigger questions about balancing career and creativity. Currently she is working on a travel memoir in Claremont, Ca.
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#1 — September 6, 2003 @ 21:01PM — Ankur Goel

Well, hey, enjoy your time with us Indian folk. You've got about a decade of bhangra "pop" to go through. In October, find yourself a local Navratri festival and join in the fun.

#2 — September 6, 2003 @ 22:25PM — Murphy Horner [URL]

Well, Ankur! Do you have any suggestions for artists to try?

#3 — February 21, 2004 @ 03:18AM — raspJam [URL]

Dude, i know its an old post...

Check out Punjabi MC's songs: 'Jogi', 'Mundian to bach ke'.

#4 — March 28, 2004 @ 23:31PM — Kelstar [URL]

Check out anything by RDB, also stream the Adil Ray show on the BBC.

#5 — June 25, 2006 @ 09:47AM — hmmmm

Lembher Hussainpuri
Punjabi by Nature
RDB
Sukshinder Shinda
Sahara
Northern Lights
Ominious Dj's
Manak E
Malkit Singh
Dr. Zeus
Dalher Mendi
Daljit Mattu
Mohaman Waris


my 2 cents

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