Bhangra originated in India as a male folk dance performed in the villages of Punjab during the harvest festivities. Following the migrations of Punjabis to Britain, a new form of bhangra, characterised by the encounter between the traditional dance and mainstream Anglo-American popular music, spread through the communities of the Indian Diaspora, coming to the constitute one of the means for immigrants both to identify themselves as “Punjabis in England” and to reaffirm their tradition and social values.
Multimedia exhibition charting the History of Bhangra music and culture – This archive exploration into the U.K Bhangra sound presents some of the unsung hero’s who pioneered this cultural event.
Bhangra has undergone many changes since its inception five hundred years ago and has become one of the most popular forms of music within the UK and abroad. Birmingham has led the way internationally as a centre of Bhangra music. West Midlands based artists including Malkit Singh, Apna Sangeet, DCS, Apache Indian and Dr Zeus are all idols for a younger generation of Dj’s to look up to.
Soho Road is one of Birmingham’s cultural hubs. Situated in Handsworth, it acts as the main conduit that connects a large Asian community Birmingham’s city centre. The road is also thriving space for cultural and business. Soho Rd was instrumental in creating a landscape for Bhangra to be popularised and was the meeting ground for many artists in the 60’s to the present day. Bhangra was popular in these areas primarily because Asian people who lived in these areas were from Punjab.
The Punjab is the birthplace of Bhangra music. Photographer, Gursharan Chana, a stalwart of the Bhangra scenes has been taking pictures for the past 20 years and has records, flyers, archive footage and posters of events. A short documentary has been devolved, highlighting the unsung heroes who were originators & innovators of the Bhangra scene.
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Introduction to our production- House of Bhangra- Vivek Pun
In this documentary i will be working in a group of 5, including, Satvinder, Daljit, Karandeep , Anamul and myself. We aim to provide the audience with information about the development of Bhangra, from merely being sung in the villages of Punjab India into becoming a mainstream Genre with rising popularity amongst a broader Western Audience. We aim to give a greater insight into the genre, through showing exclusive interviews with reknown artist aswell as providing inside information into Bhangra Gigs, aswell as interviews with DJ'S. The history of Bhangra will be covered ranging to the modern increase in popularity in Bhangra, examples include collaborations from PMC with Jayz. Most of the places where these interviews and the Gig footage, will be shot will be at Clubs entitled, New Light and Zoo Bar. Potentional Artists to be interviewed will include, Bobby Friction, Juggy D and DJ H from the Caliber Roadshow. All of the artists listed above are fairly well known to Bhangra listeners and Juggy D in particular is known across a more broader western audience. We also aim to interview Artists who have been involved in the Bhangra Movement from the start of its popularisation in the Western Area, such as DJ's in the Paragon Roadshow. Along with this interviews will be conducted with farily well known Dhol players as this is one of the most Key and well known instruments, associated with the Bhangra Genre.
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Good words.
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