Bhangra is not just music but a dance, a celebration of the harvest where people beat the dhol ( drum ), sing Boliyaan ( lyrics ) and dance. It developed further with the Vaisakhi festival of the Sikhs.

British-born Indian artist Panjabi MC also had a Bhangra hit in the U. S. with " Mundian To Bach Ke " which featured rapper Jay-Z.

For example, Delhi 2 Dublin, a band based in Canada, is known for fusing Indian and Irish music, and Bhangraton is a fusion of Bhangra music with reggaeton, which itself is a fusion of hip hop, reggae, and traditional Latin American music.

Soca has also been experimented with in Bollywood films, Bhangra, in new Punjabi pop, and in disco music in the United States.

Phill's team, with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, performed Rachel Stevens ' " Some Girls ", and Bill's, with the Bollywood Pandits ( a Bollywood Bhangra band ), performed the Rednex's " Cotton Eye Joe ".

In Bhangra music or at weddings it is often combined with Dhol and Bhangra dancers.

Chimtas with large rings are used at rural festivals while ones with smaller rings are often used as an accompaniment to Bhangra dancers and singers of traditional Indian hymns.

: Not to be confused with the music genre Bhangra

Bhangra describes dance-oriented popular music with Punjabi rhythms, developed since the 1980s.

The album's title and song titles remain unknown, though Boardman revealed there was a song with a working title of " Bhangra " that has since been renamed.

They were one of the first groups to fuse Bhangra music with contemporary R & B and found tremendous success in India after their songs were featured in mainstream Bollywood soundtracks such as Boom, Kya Kool Hai Hum and Hum Tum.

The Chinese communities brought traditional lion dances and dragon dances with them, while Indians brought art forms such as Bharata Natyam and Bhangra.

Juggy D has recently collaborated with Bhangra group, DCS to release a single called " Oh Jaan Meri Yah " which can be found on DCS's new album, Desi Culture Shock.

The aim of the show was to pair six non-dancers with experts their own age in Bhangra, Irish dancing, pop, tap dancing, hip hop and musical theatre styles.

Several of Badar ’ s collaborations have charted in the UK Charts top ten singles, Independent, Dance, Radio and Bhangra charts with inclusions on three The Prodigy UK No. 1 albums: The Fat of the Land, Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned, and Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005.

A mix of Bhangra and reggae beats helped make Apache Indian the first British south Asian pop star, reaching number 5 in the UK singles charts with " Boom Shack-A-Lak " in 1990 and becoming the first south Asian DJ on a major national station in 1994.

The album Migration ( 1994 ) by Nitin Sawhney fused flamenco and other genres with Bhangra.

Besides those listed above, popular Indi-Pop singers include Zubeen Garg, Daler Mehndi, Raghav Sachar Rageshwari, Devika Chawla, Bombay Vikings, Asha Bhosle, Sunidhi Chauhan, Anushka Manchanda, Bombay Rockers, Anu Malik, Jazzy B, Malkit Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Raghav, Jay Sean, Juggy D, Rishi Rich, Sheila Chandra, Bally Sagoo, Punjabi MC, Bhangra Knights, Mehnaz, Sanober and SQS Supastars.

Besides those listed above, popular Indi-Pop singers include Papon, Zubeen Garg, Daler Mehndi, Raghav Sachar, Rageshwari, Devika Chawla, Bombay Vikings, Sunidhi Chauhan, Falguni Pathak, Anushka Manchanda, Bombay Rockers, Anu Malik, Jazzy B, Malkit Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Raghav, Jay Sean, Juggy D, Rishi Rich, Sheila Chandra, Bally Sagoo, Punjabi MC, Bhangra Knights, Mehnaz, Sanober, White Revoluteries and SQS Supastars.

Music attributed to and / or embraced by members of Generation Y includes hip hop, indie rock of the 2000s ( decade ), post grunge, electronic music, techno, dubstep, contemporary R & B, rap rock, Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, teen pop, pop punk, Eurodance, and in Asia, K-pop, C-pop, J-pop and Bhangra.

Every state has its own folk dance forms like Garba, Gagari ( dance ), Ghodakhund in Gujarat, Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Rasiya in Rajasthan, Neyopa, Bacha Nagma in Jammu and Kashmir, Bhangra & Giddha in Punjab, Sambalpuri Dance in Western Orissa and likewise for each state and smaller regions in it.

He began his career in the Asian Underground scene and later became internationally known for his Bhangra tracks, his Hindi remixes, and as a pioneer of Indian-R & B fusion music.

Panjabi Hit Squad currently present a weekly radio programme every Saturday from 18: 00-21: 00 ( GMT ) on the BBC Asian Network playing Hip-Hop, R & b, Bhangra and Bollwood ( http :// www. bbc. co. uk / asiannetwork / panjabihitsquad )

" ( the Simon & Diamond Bhangra Vesion ) — 4: 36

" ( the Simon & Diamond Bhangra Mix ) — 4: 36

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By the mid-1970s the demand among the relatively large Asian populations of many major British cities for familiar live music to entertain at weddings and other cultural occasions led to a flourishing Asian dance band scene, particularly Bhangra from the Punjab which supported bands like Alaap, formed in Southhall in London and Bhujhungy Group from Birmingham.

The dance is often considered derived from the ancient dance known as the ring dance and is just as energetic as Bhangra ; at the same time it manages to creatively display feminine grace, elegance and elasticity.

They can be caught performing Bhangra. This strenuous dance tells the story of the agricultural process, from tilling the soil through harvesting.

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In 2006, while still under the G-Unit / Interscope label, the group produced two mixtapes with G-Unit DJ " Whoo Kid ", The Moisture Mixtape and The Next Level under the moniker " The New Next ".

In preparation of the album, Shawnna teamed up with Clinton Sparks, one of Rolling Stone's Top 10 mixtape producers, to release the official prelude to the album titled Block Music: The Mixtape.

In May 2008, during an interview with Propz Magazine, he confirmed that he had been recording tracks for the street remix 4 Mixtape, with other rappers Yes-R, Daryll, Lange Frans & Baas B.

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Annuals appeared as the No. 25 entry in Pitchfork Media's " Infinite Mixtape " series with their song " Brother ", and have also made appearances on Spin. com, AOLMusicIndie. com, Stereogum, I Guess I'm Floating, the Underrated, Brooklyn Vegan, and EarFarm ( among others )-earning them a newfound reputation for being a " blog band.

Mixtape DJs have also emerged creating mixtapes with different artists and getting exclusive songs and putting them on one disc.

Since this time he has put out a few Mixtape tracks speaking of the new deal, including " Touchdown " & " All Night Long ".

Radio Metro ( 105. 7FM ) on the Gold Coast, Queensland has a weekly hip hop and R & B radio show called Mixtape Mondays hosted by local producers, The Architects, that focuses on playing American urban music, as well as exposing Australian hip hop artists and DJs.

This feature is available on the Hit List, Rock, MC Mixtape, Today's Country, HipHop and R & B, and Musica Urbana channels, and may expand to other channels in the future.

In 2010, The DDB Mixtape Vol 1 ' THE PRELUDE ', a mixture of de Bourg's most popular covers and original material, received a nomination for ' Best R & B Mixtape 2010 ' and went on to win the award at the The Official Mixtape Awards in early 2011.

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