Carlos
On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, Pradip Kiran Sarkar wrote:
> CyberGreetings to All,
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> Bhangra originated from Punjab, the Indian prairees (half of
> it's in Pakistan). It is a heavy percussion based high energy music and
> dance form, and used to celebrate the harvesting season. The scenario was
> somewhat rave-like with participants imbiding in liquor and "bhang" (a
> milkshake containing good amounts of ganja leaves- not derived from
> the word bhangra), dancing their asses
> off, while arms are rythmically raised in the air, to the accompaniment of
> a live band. This is traditional bhangra.
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> Modern bhangra, however, comes from the Indian quarters of British
> cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Canada. It's mixed with
> either break- or techno beats, and could be quite funky. The
> improvisations are similar to that done in jazz. Lots of rapping
> and rhyming take place. Some artists, in this scene, are Jazzy B from
> Canada, and Achanak (UK). There r dozens more, but I don't know much about
> them.
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> Shiva Trippz
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> On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, KEVIN D. ENGLAND wrote:
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> > Yea.....this Bhangra stuff.......what is it like? I've read about it for
> > years and can only imagine.......
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