Bhangra(s) (Bhangra post 4)

Like maybe you already know it, Bhangra is a type of music created by members of the punjabi diaspora especially since the late 80's. Punjabis are coming from the province of Punjab, in the north-east of India, between Delhi and Pakistan. The main centers of Bhangra production are London (uk) and Toronto (can) which are also the cities with some of the biggest Punjabi communities outside India. In the late 80's, Bhangra started to get more attention by mixing more and more Punjabi percussions and lyrics with the music of people living in the same neighborhood: Caribbean people mainly.

Therefore, Bhangra music developed in many ways with the reggae movement and western music tendencies, which can explain that you'll find all kind of beats, structure and music under the name Bhangra and that's that variety that I'll expose in this post.
A band like Asian Dub Foundation, even it would be difficult to put it under the label Bhangra (first because they're coming from the Bengal, south of India), is probably one of the most well known example of that mix of influences that happened in music created by Indian immigrants in the London of the 90's. The other obvious, more recent example would be Panjabi MC with his hit that was even re-recorded with Jay-Z, showing how the American Record Industry acknowledge potential of non strictly African-American hip-hop production in the USA (See Bollyhood Records manifesto as an example of how Bhangra producers are responding to that). Oh and should I even mention that Bhangra is mainly the music of the youth, the weddings and parties?
Asian Dub Fondation - Rebel Warrior
Panjabi Mc - Mundian To Bach Ke


After that very short introduction, let's get into the real objective of that post: sharing and making discover the variety of what's called "Bhangra".
By listening to quite a few cds, reading here and there, watching videos, I came accross diverse music, tempo and rythm that were all presented as Bhangra. What I feel as less Western marked could be for example this tracks that are representing the usual classic material you'll find in any Bhangra cds:
Darshan Khella & Miss Pooja - Munda Dangia Gia
Sukhraj Nijjar - Veer Viah Ke Aaya
Here's even a acoustic one that I love from The Rough Guide To Bhangra Dance:
Madan Bata Sindhu - Mehndi/Madhorama Pencha

From there, you'll find a large variety of tracks that are using kind of the same song structure and of course this recognizable samples of percussions. What I wanted to show you is all the different connections that has been made:
Hip-Hop with Bhangra (classic and crunk):
Deep and Kamla Panjabi - Man On Fire
Kali Denali - Bohemia

Pop with Bhangra
Jassi Sidhu - Puth Jatt Thaa

Jungle/2-step with Bhangra
RDB - DilKarda
Midievil Punditz - Bhangra Fever

Dance with Bhangra
Juggy D - Billo

Reggae/Dancehall with Bhangra
Rishi Rich - Roll It Gal ft Alison Hinds

You can also the Bhangra post #3 for many other mash-ups. I would suggest you get some sounds by reading posts 1 & 2

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Masala To Go #5 : Bhangra Ish (Bhangra post 3)

Pour ce vol.5 du Masala To Go podcast, un mix de bhangra mash-up et de dancehall, hip hop, reggaeton à saveur bhangra.

For this Masala To Go #5 podcast, here's a mix of bhangra mash-up and dancehall, hip hop, reggaeton with a bhangra flava.

Masala To Go #5 : Bhangra Ish
mix by Masala on CISM 12.5.07 radio show

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Tracklist

1. Beware ft. Jay Z - Panjabi Mc (mp3)
East meets West, a bhangra hip hop classic that introduced the genre in American club

2. The Next Episode - DJ Sanj (mp3)
I love to play this song ! Dre's Next Episode revisited by DJ Sanj

3. Cop That Ish (Mentor rmx) - Timbaland & Magoo, Juggy D, Missy (mp3)
This one is taken from the Bobby Friction and Nihal compilation released 2 years ago. The duo have a big bhangra show on BBC Radio 1

4. Khoo - Surpapuria (mp3)
Mentirosa Boliyan! If Miami takes over bhangra...You can catch this one on the Bhangra Bangers comp

5. Rangla Punjab - Honey Singh & Bill Singh (mp3)

We bought this cd in Little India. I like the Ludacris verse and the bass. Honey Singh is a London based composer who just launched a compilation of is bollywood remix hits


6. Mih Nuh Dun ft. Pamma & Mad Cobra - Tigerstyle (mp3)
Tigerstyle (see picture) are mostly known for their XR2 remix. They are like the Neptunes of bhangra and I love the way they approch music, blending bhangra with reggaeton and dancehall.

7. Jump Up & Rail - Ms. Thing (mp3)
Beenie's young protégée on Dave Kelly production. Japanese or Indian strings ? From the Miss Jamaica album

8. Red Red - Beenie Man and Robyn (mp3)
King Beenie on the Bollywood Riddim

9. 20 inch rmx ft. Kobra Khan - Cutty Ranks (mp3)
I don't know where this one come from but it's the remix version by DJ Kamran and Alikat. Mad voice by Cutty!

10. So U Want Morre ? (refix ft. Roots Manuva) - Ty (mp3)
Two biggest England Mc's pairing on a crazy bolly refix beat... Yes, I want more! Also taken from the Bobby and Nihal comp

11. Ishq Naag ft. Elephant Man - RDB (mp3)
Reggaeton remix of Ishq Naag with Diddy new protégé, mr. featuring everything, Elephant Man. RDB (Rhythm Dhol Bass) are the DJ's-Producers-Singers-Musicians collective behind RDBTV.com and Bollyhood records

12. El Tiburon ft. Luny Tunes and Baby Ranks - Tigerstyle (mp3)
Another one from the Glasgow brothers. Bhangra's hypest producer over reggaeton monsters!!! This cut and Mi Nuh Dun are taken from the Bhang Goes Tha Riddim EP


And one last that I forgot to put on the mix, Clipse Grindin' remixed bhangra style by RDB. Taken from another cd found in Little India called Bhangra High Rollers.



Get more spicy treats by reading the Bhangra posts 4, 1 & 2

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Captain Bhangra II

Un nouveau film de pirate... Plus sérieusement, c'est un projet du producteur bhangra renommé, Ravi Bal, et du chanteur originaire du Punjab, Daljit Mattu. Le premier volume a connu beaucoup de succès grâce à la pièce 'Captain Bhangra Da' et Ravi Bal affirme que ce 2e effort est un album de bhangra pour une audience internationale et non seulement UK. Captain Bhangra II est #1 du top 10 UK Bhangra. Voici le video promo et un mp3 de la pièce qui ouvre l'album.

Volume 2 of this project by renowned bhangra producer Ravi Bal and Punjab born singer Daljit Mattu. The first album had a huge success with the track 'Captain Bhangra Da' and according to Ravi Bal, this one has been made for a worlwide audience, not just a UK one. Captain Bhangra II is #1 on the UK Bhangra top 10. Here's the promo video and the opening track with a desi version.



mp3 (direct link):
Ravi Bal & Daljit Mattu - Captain India Da (Ravi Bal mix)
Ravi Bal & Daljit Mattu - Captain India Da (Ravi Bal Desi mix)

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NYC's Bhangra Queen DJ Rekha is coming to Canada

I'm super excited and proud to say that we are bringing DJ Rekha to Canada in a few weeks to perform in both Montreal and Toronto. Rekha has been promoting Bhangra in NYC for more than 10 years now with her monthly night Basement Bhangra. She's one of the most important figures of the scene in North America as well as an example for many woman with South-Asian roots, or more generally for immigrant women. Last October, she released an album called Basement Bhangra, a milestone in her career celebrating the 10h anniversary of the night. Most of the biggest names in Bhangra participated in the album as well as Wyclef Jean, who is always connected to the new urban sounds of the world. Her Montreal performance will also mark the return of the BAILE MTL night, and in Toronto, she will headline the Pop Montreal showcase at CMW.




Je suis très heureux et très fier d'annoncer que nous faisons venir Dj Rekha au Canada pou jouer à Montréal et à Toronto. Rekha fait la promotion du Bhangra à New York depuis plus de 10ans par l'intermédiaire de sa soirée mensuelle Basement Bhangra. C'est l'une des figures importantes de la scène en Amérique du Nord ainsi qu'un exemple for de nombreuses femmes d'origines sud asiatique, ou plus généralement pour les femmes immigrantes. En Octobre dernier, elle a publiée l'album Basement Bhangra, une étape importante dans sa carrière qui célèbre les 10 ans de la soirée. La plupart des gros noms du Bhangra ont participés à cet album de même que Wyclef Jean, qui est toujours connecté à ce qui se fait de nouveau dans les sons urbains mondiaux. Sa prestation montréalaise marquera également le retour des soirées Baile MTL et à Toronto, elle sera la tête d'affiche du showcase de Pop Montreal pour la Canadian Music Week.





Here's a mix by Rekha that I borrowed to the great people of Radio SHIC. Be patient it might take a bit of time to load /Soyez patient...

TRACKLISTING: ECOUTEZ:

1. DJ Rekha feat Wyclef Jean "Basement Bhangra Anthem"
2. Sunil Sehgal f. Pappi Gill, "Fakir"
3. Punjabi MC, "Snake Charmer"
4. Tigerstyle f. Gunjan, "Aaja Nachiye Boliyan Paiye"
5. Taz Dhillon f. Amar Arshi, "Teri Sadi"
6. Subs vs. Apache Indian, "Tere Toor"
7. Ominous DJs f. Lehmber, "Panj Bindiyaan"
8. DJ Sanj f. Soni Pabla, "Boli Panieh"
9. Dr Zeus f. Lehmber, "Tin Cheejha"
10. Eddie Stats & Dinesh, "Devi Rhythm"
11. The Dhol Foundation, "Dhol, Dark and Handsome"
12. Tigerstyle f. Labh Janjua, "Akh Mastani (Punjabi Drums Mix)"
13. Mentor Koektiv, "Pasand"
14. Sona Family f. Hard Kaur, "Glassy"
15. Hard Kaur, "Sexy Boy"
16. Dj Rekha and Dave Sharma, "Bhanghall"
17. Malkin Singh remixed by Bally Sagoo, "Gur Nal Ishq Mitha"

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Bhangra Bangers (Bhangra post 2)

Bhangra Bangers vol.2 (zSHARE)

Comme Guillaume vous l'a expliqué, nous sommes allez faire du shopping dans Parc-Ex la fin de semaine dernière à la recherche de Bhangra. Voilà en version complète un des albums qu'on a trouvé, le son est un peu dégueu mais comme le titre l'indique, ce sont presque tous des bangerzzzz. Y a aussi ce petit woomp woomp très catchy sur toutes les pièces :D Si quelqu'un a le vol.1, ramenez-le ici svp.

Like Guillaume said, we've been in Montreal Little India last week end digging for some Bhangra. Here's the complete version of one of the album we bought. Sound is little bit shitty but like the title says, it's pretty much all bangerzzzz and there's this little woomp woomp sound on every track :D If someone has vol.1, please bring it on here.

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Nouvel album pour Panjabi MC & Bhangra Niche

Il y a de ça 10 ans, Panjabi MC avait samplé K2000 (Knight Rider) pour la ligne de basse de Mundian To Bach Ke, le morceau qui allait faire découvrir le bhangra à un tout nouveau public. Devenu Beware of The Boys avec Jay-Z, Mundian To Bach Ke reste un anthem dans pas mal de fête, indienne ou non.










10 ans après, sur son nouvel album Indian Timing, Panjabi MC nous refait le coup mais cette fois-ci avec L'Agence Tout Risque (A-Team). Ca vaut ce que ça vaut:

Download Panjabi MC - Panjabi Soldiers (A-Team)

Même si la sortie d'un album de Panjabi MC est toujours très attendu dans la communauté, et que le premier single est entré directement dans les charts, je n'ai pas vraiment aimé cet album. Rien de très innovateur et le meilleur morceau pourrait bien être le plus traditionnel:

Download Panjabi MC - Boliyan




Achetez les albums ici.









Pour l'innovation, on regarde plus souvent du coté de Punjabi Hit Squad (ou aussi Tigerstyle) qui sont derrières un certain nombre des grosses production bhangra UK. L'une des dernières en date est le nouvel album de Ms Scandalous qui, avec Hard Kaur, tient le marché Bhangra et Desi R'n'B Hip-Hop / UK Garage. Le Hit Squad ont leur émission quotidienne sur la BBC ce qui aide pour pousser des artistes. Et comme de fait, Ms Scandalous se retrouve dans le top BBC Asian Network depuis plusieurs semaines. Si Aag, l'album de Ms Scandalous est vraiment trop sirupeux pour moi, on peut quand même distinguer le début d'une mode qui émerge dans la scène desi en Angleterre, le mix de Bassline, ou Niche, avec de la musique indienne.


Download Ms Scandalous - Kini Soni

Alors pour ceux qui ne s'intéressent pas plus que ça à la musique made in UK, le bassline c'est la nouvelle incarnation du UK Garage; certains ont dit qu'il s'agissait d'une réaction plus féminine au Dubstep. Et le style s'étend du Nord de l'Angleterre au reste de l'île, s'insère dans la communauté indienne et on a vu apparaître les premières soirées Bhangra Niche assez récemment. Le crew derrière les soirées a sortie un triple cd compilation dont voici des extraits. A suivre...


Download Panjaban (DS1 Remix)

Download Akhiyan (The Remix)

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The Sweetest Delights of a Spicy Masala (Bhangra Post 1)

So last week-end JP and I went to Montreal's Little India to check out a communitarian picnick to support without papers immigrants and we ended up buying some bhangra cds and dvds in local stores. After that, I did some researches and downloaded several dozens albums off the internets. Thought we should share the treasures we found and also do a big shout out to Mr Singh for his hollerboard contribution!


So let's get things started real fast with the Prince of Bhangra, Toronto raised, superstar Jazzy B. As said in the wiki article it's easy to recognize Jazzy B by his "spiky hair and the range and depth of his vocals." Another distinctive thing about Jazzy B is that his almost only singing on beats crafted by Sukhsinder Sindha, one of the best producer in the circuit.











Here's a track from his brand new effort Kaun Nachdi(2007)
Jazzy B - Kaun Nachdi
From a BEST OF released on Music Waves:
Jazzy B - Chakdey Boly
Jazzy B - Akh De Ishare

Punjabi By Nature, from Toronto again, is for sure one of the producer I like the most, here are these gems from one of the latest soundtrack he did for the movie Jaan Panjabi

Punjabi by Nature - Jaan Panjabi
Punjabi by Nature - Amarjeet Cham

Here's the video of the hit Jaan Panjabi:

Another one found in the Montreal stores, cute couple:
Lehenge De Moti - Mele Te

To finish that first installment here's a dance floor tool that I'm sure djs can appreciate:
SNAP vs Motivo - The Power Of Bhangra

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Tigerstyle released Mystics, Martyrs and Maharajas

Tigerstyle's long waited full lenght dropped earlier this month. It's available on digital download on their webstire : www.nachural.co.uk. 17 tracks, pretty much all new material except a couple songs. You may have already heard Sinden's Balle!Shava! remix on the Masala radio show or elsewhere before, but there is way more than 130bpm electro here. It's a pretty diverse range of beats and production instead. Vybz Kartel is definitly a plus for one of the best track of the album. You'll find a track with a spanish mc and a bhangra beat structered as a reggaeton beat. There's a lot of r'n'b/garage female singing on the album that I dislike but I guess that's what's up when you live in the UK and want to do music for clubs. But there's also some serious dancefloor oriented music. Instead of Sinden's remix, I would rather go with that track which should definitly get people's reactions with it's heavy bassy kick drum and happy arrangements.


Download Tigerstyle - Bol!Bol!Bol! (192k)


Also download Tigerstyle's remix of Labh Janjua's Billo Tere Nakreh thanks to Palms Out Sounds. Really good remix! And for those of you who want more cutting edge indian urban music, I would suggest to check out the friction radio show on BBC; always some good stuff. Oh and did I mention bhangra bassline? More bhangra coming up, stay tune.

Tigerstyle Myspace
Buy Tigerstyle's music on line

More bhangra on Masala

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RDB bootleg Lil Wayne

La semaine dernière pour inaugurer ma vie torontoise comme il se doit, j'ai été voir RDB (Rythm Dhol Bass) en concert gratuit au Harbourt Front Center. C'était une nuit à l'humidité intense et les lumières faisaient ressembler la tour CN à un OVNI vu d'en dessous. Le concert était déjà commencé lorsque nous sommes descendus du taxi et arrivés à quelques dizaines de mètres du lieu, on entendait les cris des jeunes filles et le gros son de basse/dhol. Ca promet...

Et franchement on a pas été déçu même si la grande partie du show était du lipsync, l'enthousiasme du public a comblé le manque de performance et Kuly, le membre canadien de RDB, a fait un excellent boulot de MC. Quant à Nindy Kaur, elle donnait plus l'impression de ne pas savoir ce qu'elle faisait sur le stage... RDB c'est 3 frères Sikh qui font dans le bhangra urbain depuis plusieurs années déjà et ça fait un petit bout qu'on les suit ici à Masala. Allez faire un tour sur notre série spéciale Bhangra de 2007, vous y trouverez plusieurs tracks de RDB: Bhangra Post 1, 2, 3, 4.





Download RDB ft Lil Wayne - Paisa (A Milli)


Download Nindy Kaur ft Timbaland - Par Laga Dhey Veh


RDB vient de sortir un mini-cd de bootleg et mash-up club et urbain qui s'appelle "Exclusives - The Biggest Club Remixes of 2009" dont sont tirés ces deux morceaux. Il y en a 6 autres sur la compile dont 5 sont téléchargeable gratuitement sur le site web du groupe. Je trouve le bootleg de Lil Wayne vraiment très réussi et j'ai vraiment hâte de le jouer en soirée! Je l'aime tellement en fait, que je l'ai mis dans mon top 10 du mois d'août! Bon les collabos entre RDB et les rappeurs américains ne sont toutefois toujours réussi, car même si cette video en est à presque 500 000 views, on peut pas dire que Snoop Dogg soit à son meilleur, même si c'est un Snoop Dogg Millionaire...

RDB just released a mini-cd of bootleg and mash-up with club and urban tracks called "Exclusives - The Biggest Club Remixes of 2009" from which I took the 2 songs above. There's 6 more songs on the compilation and 5 of them are downloadable on the band's website. I find the bootleg with Lil Wayne very well done and can't wait to play this at a party! I like it so much I put in my august top 10! But RDB's collaboration with US rappers aren't giving such a good result everytime, because even if the video below has almost 0.5 million views, I can't Snoop Dogg is at his best, even though he's a self proclaimed Snoop Dogg Millionaire...



BIG UP to my man Manish / DJ Publicity for rocking the afterparty!! He's the best bhangra-club DJ in Canada right now, don't let anybody tell you something else.

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Khiasma Saphir Mix

DOWNLOAD --> Khiasma Saphir Mix
Deuxième mix réenregistrer d'une traite dimanche dernier et pas mal différent de mon mix pour Bounce Le Gros. J'avais préparé ce mix plus orienté Bass pour la soirée de jeudi dernier au Saphir. Avec un début pas mal varié (bhangra, dancehall, Bmore), je passe ensuite d'une série Mickael Jackson à une série Sleng Teng, le tout soutenu par des touches de jungle. Ensuite voici ma tentative de mixer ensemble ce que je considére être une sorte d'ensemble de Bass/booty internationale: dubstep, dancehall, booty techno, kuduro, grime, Baile Funk et Miami Bass (avec un focus sur le kuduro). Il y a comme un fil rouge dans toutes ces musiques que j'ai essayé de faire ressortir dans ce mix.

Tracklist:
01. KSS - Nou sé akiyo
02. King Bauco & Beenie Man - Weed And Grabba
03. Captain Nico and Eloquence - On A Ce Qu'il Faut !
04. Rishi Rich - Roll It Gal feat Alison hinds (bhangra mix)
05. Snap - The Power Of Bhangra [Snap Vs. Motivo]
06. Panjabi MC - jatt ho giya sharabee
07. Dj Aps - Tabba
08. Armand V.Helden And Jason Jinx - Ghetto House Groove
09. Dj Technics - We can ride the Boogie
10. Rod Lee & DJ Technics - Mama Say Again
11. DJ C - Billy Jungle (Featuring Shinehead)
12. wayne smith - under me sleng teng
13. Anthony Red Rose - Under Mi Fat Thing
14. Skoobz - Sleng Teng (Dub)
15. Capleton - Good Time
16. Skream - Check-it (feat. Warrior Queen)
17. The Bug - Jah War(Flowdan OK)
18. Half Pint - Greetings
19. Nacobeta - Mama cudi Instrumental
20. Dexplicit - Bullacake
21. Part 2 - One of Dem Days Remix featuring Fallacy
22. Roll Deep Ft. Skepta - Duppy
23. Dog Murras - Kupower
24. Dj Bula & Dj Revolution - O Barulho
25. Disco D - hug it out Bitch Diplo remix
26. MC Serginho - Eguinha Pocoto (Technobeat Version)
27. Dj Bula - Lacraia
28. Dj Funk - Chop Suey
29. Costuleta - Uahh
30. Ain't Nuttin' But Bass - Oooh ... That's My Song
31. DJ N.K - Batida da Kimbedja

Here's the second mix I recorded last sunday in one shot and it's quite different from my mix for Bounce Le Gros. I prepared that mix for the thursday mix series at a bar in Montreal called Saphir. It starts with a pretty diverse selection (bhangra, dancehall, Bmore), then move to a Mickael Jackson series and a Sleng Teng series, all of that with a bit of jungle. Then here's my attempt to mix what I consider as a whole, the whole of international Bass/booty music: dubstep, dancehall, booty techno, kuduro, grime, Baile Funk et Miami Bass (with a focus on kuduro). There's like a underground link between in all this musics that I tried to bring up in this mix.

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PSD - Welcome Back

As heard on BBC's Friction show, on which he was this week feature artist, DJ PSD is a producer from the suburbs of Toronto (Brampton) who's remixing recent and old bhangra classic. He's also doing some great mash-up as you can hear below. Make sure to check it out. Interesting enough, Bobby Friction is mentioning that Canada run the things these days in Bhangra and that UK, US and India should step up their game. More on this soon but if you want more right now, head right down here.

Download PSD's lastest mixtape (August 2009) - Welcome Back

Dr Zeus - Tin Cheeza (DJ PSD Remix)

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DJ PSD - Got Drunk Ft. Pitbull

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Télécharger la dernière mixtape de PSD (Aout 2009) - Welcome Back

Cette semaine, DJ PSD est l'artiste sous les projecteurs de Friction, un show radio de la BBC spécialisé dans les nouveautés urbaines Desi. PSD est un producteur de la banlieu de Toronto (Brampton) qui remixe des morceaux récents et des classiques bhangra. Checkez ça. A noter également que l'animateur, Bobby Friction, a mentionné le fait que ces temps-ci, c'est le Canada qui mène le jeu en Bhangra, et que le UK, les USA et l'Inde ferait mieux de suivre l'exemple des producteurs canadiens. A suivre mais si vous en voulez plus maintenant, rendez-vous ici.

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Bhangra New Stuff

If kuduro thirst for new stuff seems hard to quench like Guillaume exposed in the last post, bhangra is well alive no matter what's going on the international hipster scene.

Two labels are taking care of things right now, Vip and Bazaar Records.

Just last week, Vip has released 3 albums, one of them being Blitzkrieg "The Rhyme Book", debut from an Indian MC who have collaborated with Tigerstyle, Bikram Singh and Punjabi Hit Squad. Check the promo video >>>


On the latest CISM show I played two tracks from recent Vip releases, Jags Klimax and Specialist & Tru-Skool. Jags Klimax is one of UK top bhangra DJ/Producer and his original production style have make lots of artists from around the world asked him for remix. The highlight on "The Album" is the track "Heer" featuring the Punjabi folkstress Sarbjit Kaur>>>

mp3: Jags Limax - Heer ft. Sarbjit Kaur (direct link)

"Repazent" from the duo Specialist & Tru-Skool was very awaited after their debut "Word is Born". In fact it's a very good Western influence album, here's the track with the James Brown sample >>>

mp3: Specialist & Tru-Skool - Saukhi Ni Kammai (direct link)

Tru-Skool is also the producer behind the first hyped Bazaar records release "Raw as Folk". The album features Bazaar own vocalists, Kaka Bhaniawala, Kulwinder Johal, Gurbhej Brar and Dippa Dosanjh (Satrang), all together on the massive "Raw as Folk Bolian" >>>


Apart of those two label releases, one discovery I made is Dalvinder Singh. I very like songs I hearded from his new album "Udeeka". Here's the one I played in last radio show>>>

mp3: Dalvinder Singh - Yaar Da Viah (direct link)

Dalvinder Singh MySpace

You can find samples and videos of all those artists on the labels site and buy the albums from there or on desitunes4u.com

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Jassi Sidhu: The Justin Timberlake of Bhangra

Jassi Sidhu used to be the lead singer of Desi boys band but he quited in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Every time he release an album, he usually trust the top of the charts for several weeks. Just like Justin Timberlake, girls falls for his smile, and guys appreciate the good pop hooks and the great production of his tracks (no this isn't basic sexist reduction :) ). His latest opus, The New Adventures of Jassi Siddhu, dropped last month and since then the track Ki Kehneh, with Bhangra legend Malkit Singh, is on top of the BBC Asian Network chart.

Direct Download: Jassi Sidhu feat Malkit Singh - Ki Kehneh

But my favorite song of the album is definitely Koka, which double the tempo several times during the song. It's such a great party pop song, you can't help but throw your hands in the air and do the light ball dance!

Direct Download: Jassi Sidhu - Koka

Jassi Sidhu's website
More Bhangra on Masala

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Manak-E - Aaja

Ce nom ne vous dit probablement rien mais Manak-E est plutôt important sur la scène bhangra internationale. Aaja son nouvel album fait beaucoup de bruit en ce moment et avec raison! On y retrouve des productions de RDB, Sangra Vibes, Jeeti et Frantic Kam. Voici quelques-uns des bons morceaux de l'album.

Manak-E - 'Aaja'
Manak-E ft. Sundesh Kumari - 'Duet 2'
Manak-E ft. Chesire Cat - 'Yaariyaan'

This name probably tells you nothing but Manak-E is pretty big on the bhangra and urban desi scene. Aaja his new album is hitting hard right now and without a doubt, it's one of the best bhangra album I've heard! With productions by RDB, Sangra Vibes, Jeeti and Frantic Kam.

Duet video



>> Buy album here
>> Manak-E website

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Bally Sagoo

En temps que l'un des fondateurs du style bhangra, Bally Sagoo fait parti de ces gens qui font avancer la musique en créant des ponts entre les musiques. Héritage du colonialisme britannique, le bhangra représente en musique, une réalité sociale et historique dans laquelle beaucoup d'immigrés en provenance de l'Inde ce sont reconnus. Comme il le dit lui même “I am an Indian, loud and proud, but I’m also British. I hope to have captured all these influences in my music for people all around the world to relate to. For me, my music represents bringing different worlds together and uniting them as one".

Débutant à la fin des années 80, mais ayant acquis un succés certain au mileu des années 90, Bally Sagoo se démarque comme étant l'un des premiers à mélanger des musiques Bollywood avec les musiques des ghettos de Birmingham dans lesquels une importante communautée indienne cohabitait avec la communauté Jamaicaine. "He felt there was no funky Indian music" nous dit une biographie. Il fallait donc remplir le vide. Voici 2 exemples, un morceau et un mix:

Bally Sagoo - Choli Ke Peeche (Best Of Bally Sagoo)

Bally Sagoo - Lut Ke Lae Gayee Get Mental In The House Mix (From Wham Bam 2 (1992))



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Masala (03.02.07 CISM Show)

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Au menu cette semaine pas mal de bonnes choses, toujours très différentes, hip-hop de France, sélection Bhangra, nouveautés et old school dancehall, du reggaeton et un mix mettant en lumière le french west indyz sound:
This week show features underground french hip-hop and dancehall, a bhangra selecta, some reggaeton and new & old school jamaican dancehall:

MOVADO - Shotta Nuh Miss (Power cut riddim)
SEAN PAUL - Where Is The Love (Power cut riddim)
AIDONIA - Deadline (Drumline riddim)
REBIRTH BRASS BAND - When The Saint Go Marching In
KID SISTER - Let Me Bang (Ghislain Poirier Remix)
AMBITIEUX, LEXXCOP & NITO - Tros Gra
CRISS'F - Mon Blazz
AMBITIEUX & Dj NETIK - Légendaire
*** French West Indies Mix ***
JOSH - Mahi Ve
PANJABI BY NATURE - Nain Preeto De
PANJABI HIT SQUAD - Kuriyeh
BIKRAM SINGH - Nachna
DALER MEHNDI - tunak tunak tun
MR VEGAS - She's a hoe
PERFECT - No Badda Mi
RAS MURDAK - Blazer
DOG MURRAS - Tambor Bantu
BUNJI GARLIN - Brrt
DJ BLACK - Tu Madre
CANDYMAN - Tendon
ANGEL Y KHRYZ - De Lao Lao (Salsaton Remix)

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2K7 Bhangra Anthems

Here's the 3 bhangra anthems of 2007 according to Bobby and Nihal (mp3 below)



mp3: Panjabi by Nature ft. Charanjit Channi - 'Jaan Panjabi' (from the album Jaan Panjabi)



mp3: Jags Klimax - 'Heer' (from the album The Album)



mp3: Sukshinder Shinda - 'Chardi Khalla' (from the album Living the Dream)

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Masala Radio Show (2008.11.29)

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[Tracklist 29.11.2008]

Marcelo D2 - Dasabafo
Marcelo D2 ft Zuzuka Poderosa - Meu Tambor
Anao - Dinheiro
Anao - Deixar Rolar
Nortec Collective Presents Bostich+Fussible - The Clap (Toy Selectah Mex-More Remix)
Zurita - Zurita Back To The Punk
Zurita - Information Tropical
Rap Chilenismo - Hasta Pronto con Cuarto Elemento & Sr.Dafos
Akwid - Como, Cuando Y Donde
Dj Bitman - La Raza (Dancehall remix)
Busy Signal - All About My Money
Vybz Kartel - Court Case

Special Hip-Hop / Dancehall Haitien avec Etienne Coté-Paluck
Invasion - Anti Stress
Christopher Laroche aka Freedom of Haïti - Trou Bwa Kayiman
Double, Amiral Flava & Buju Karlz - Gen Trip La
Barikad Krew - Tifi Pil
Rock Fam - ?
NGS - Knaval 2008 Biznis Kan'n
di capo remix B.A.
More on Haitian Hip-hop on Masala

Grandpamini - Ivoirian Boy (Dj Arafat vs Estelle et Kanye West)
Grandpamini - Pégalé
Ms Scandalous - Kini Soni
Herbie Sahara Moss Da Boss V/s Fireman - Akhiyan [The Remix](Bhangra Niche)
Panjabi MC - Panjaban [DS1 Remix](Bhangra Niche)
Tigerstyle ft Miss Rimpi - Bol! Bol! Bol!
Tigerstyle ft Billa Bakshe & Mic Delincuente - Gidhe Vich, Gidhe Vich
Panjabi MC ft Kamaljeet Kaur - Boliyan
Panjabi MC ft - Panjabi Soldiers (A-Team)

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VIP Canada

L'excellente étiquette bhangra-desi urbain VIP a lancé des succursales aux États-Unis et au Canada à la fin mars. Très bonne nouvelle pour les amateurs de bhangra nord-américains qui pourront se procurer plus facilement et à moindre coût les futures productions du label qui sont toujours de bonne qualité. Bien hâte de voir quel impact ça aura sur le terrain, dans les petites boutiques sur Jean-Talon ou Victoria, à moins que VIP se concentre sur le net store et TO seulement.

VIP Canada

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BAILE MTL vol.12 w/1-Speed Fukin' Bike

Baile MTL comes back to send out more fat beats and heavy bass and this month, we're glad to have 1-Speed Fuckin' Bike with us. He's a God Speed You Black Emperor survivor who now lives alone in the woods and occasionally blow audience's ears with some fucked up dj sets; but always musically open minded. He's playing a large range of styles from jungle, to bhangra, reggaeton, 70s disco or even Raï, in the style of DJ/Rupture or Maga Bo.

Ivory Temple & Masala will also make sure you dance your asses off with their tremendous mix of International Booty Beats!

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