Pump up the Bhangra

I will be gone for a little over a month so no updates will be made in this time. Thanks for your patience and enjoy your summer!

DCS, arguably the best live Bhangra band in the world have released their live session pack which consists of 14 tracks.

Canada has had a massive influence on the Bhangra industry in the past decade from the likes of Jazzy
B, Harbhajan Mann, Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer, Soni Pabla etc. We could be here forever mentioning these legendary musicians who have followers all over the world. As with all music industries there will always be new talent that is young, fresh, unique and energetic in their work rate. So what better way to showcase these unearthed gems and diamonds in the rough, than to give them a berth on an album?

Manpal Rana has done just that, by taking it upon his shoulders to develop and market the talents of these individuals who have teamed up to become a collective insight into the Canadian Bhangra industry. Manpal states that the aim of the project "is to provide new artists an opportunity to showcase their talent to the world through online media, compilation projects and other platforms." Step forward Nach Nach Ke Volume 1, the first of many albums showcasing the heartbeat of Canadian Bhangra music!

Jaswinder Singh Bains (born April 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Jazzy B, is an Indian Bhangra artist. Jazzy B is easily recognized by fans of Bhangra with his spiky hair and the range and depth of his vocals. 'Ghugian Da Jorra', his successful debut album, was released in 1993 and instantly made him a star. Since then he has become the best-selling Bhangra artist in the world, helping bring the genre to the forefront of the Indian music scene. He has worldwide appeal as he often tours Canada, England, India, the United States, and many other parts of the world where there is a large Desi population.

Jazzy B has released thirteen albums all of which have been produced by Sukshinder Shinda, a talented Bhangra record producer and artist known as 'The Music Man'. Together they have created some of the most popular Bhangra hits, including "Ghugian Da Jorra", "Londono Patola" which is still considered a hit since It put the Canada in the bhangra scene, "Naag", "Tera Roop", "Sardara", "Dil Luteya", and "Soorma". The 2005 Balle - Romeo Tour, which promoted Jazzy B's album Romeo and Sukshinder Shinda's album Balle, played at various venues around the world including Paramount Canada's Wonderland near Toronto, Canada which attracted a record crowd of over 65,000.

Jazzy B's popularity and success in Bhangra can be attributed to his style which is quite different from other artists in the genre. The music videos for his singles "Soorma" and "Romeo" were based on Hip hop music videos and featured Hummer H2s and the Rap group Takeova Ent. Jazzy B has also said that the reason for his longevity as a successful Bhangra artist is that he works exclusively with Sukshinder Shinda as he does not want to flood the Bhangra market with songs on different producers' albums.

Lehmber Hussainpuri is easily on the best known names in the bhangra industry. Hussainpuri first appeared onto the mainstream bhangra scene through Mukhtar Sahota on a track titled 'Sohni Lagdi' who then moved onto a collaboration with Dr. Zeus on the album Unda The Influence. This album was a success with both traditional and modern bhangra fans with such hits as Ah Ni Kuriye, Mele Vich Jatt and Tin Cheeja. He then did other notable tracks including Sachiyan Sunaiya, Gabroo Shokeen, Yaar, Daru and a notable appearance on the worldwide smash-hit DesiRock by Swami.

An unofficial compilation The Best of Lehmber Hussainpuri was also released in 2005 by Jatt Records. A tribute album, in which Lehmber resang some of the great bhangra songs originally sung by Malkit Singh, Daler Mehndi, Sukshinder Shinda, etc. was released by VPearl Records entitled The Great Bhangra King. None of these were actual albums, rather just unofficial albums by various companies to which Lehmber branched off.

In a relatively short time, has become one of the greatest Punjabi singers of recent times. He has many hit tracks on his own albums as well as on appearances on albums with Dr. Zeus, Aman Hayer, Simon Nandhra, RDB, DJ S-Bolina, DJ Sanj, Lil Sach and many others.

Why any DJ would be stupid enough to pick the name DJ Shadow after 1996 when the real DJ Shadow released the legendary album Endtroducing absolutely blows my mind. I refuse to listen to this guy due to his name. However, if you are interested in hearing him - here's the description that was submitted. 'Desilicious' is brought to you by Dubai’s number one DJ, DJ Shadow. Includes the number one hit remix of Jay Seans “Tonight” as well as various other bollywood and bhangra remixes.

Not sure if this is the correct picutre of Amanat Ali but I saw it on a page with his album review. Thought it was funny as hell.

The 3rd series in DJ Attack. Enjoy!

Jassi Sidhu's Album 'Jassi What Happened' gives the public a chance to hear all the tracks they love performed live for the 1st time on an album and is definatly one for every bhangra lovers collection.