Punjabi Bhangra Songs

Bhangra, specifically, began as a form of dance performed by the people of India and Pakistan to commemorate the arrival of Vaisakhi, or Spring, in their region. Originally, it consisted of just one step, but with the coming of the Punjab refugees due to the partition of India, it became more complex. The steps of the Bhangra mirrored how the villagers moved when they farmed and tended their crops and what is now called free Bhangra music downloads comes from the sounds used whenever the said dance is performed.

When a big population of Punjabi natives migrated to the United Kingdom in the 1980s, they took with them the Bhangra tradition. Thus, the music became well known in the British region, especially within the youth of that time. Most artists were even garnering weekly sales of up to 30,000 cassette tapes. However, not a single one of them made it in to the official UK charts because a large number of their sales did not come from record stores whose distribution were kept track of by the said company. Some examples of these artists Alaap, Apna Sangeet, Bhujungy Group, Heera, and The Saathies. Moreover, other British-Asian performers also started to include Bhangra in their music. Some notable names that did so were Asian Dub Foundation, Bally Sagoo, Badmarsh, Black Star Liner, Cornershop, Fun-Da-Mental, State of Bengal and Talvin Singh.

Currently the Bhangra music industry continues to thrive and progress as more countries have come to appreciate it. It is found in school competitions, movie soundtracks, pop music and everywhere else around the world.

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