In the late ‘60s, Paul Binning was just a teen kicking around in a new country without a whole lot to do. Newly immigrated to Vancouver from India with his family, Binning found himself hanging out in ...
Bhangra's mainstream popularity has led to adoption by non-Punjabi, raising concerns of cultural exploitation. Learn more about this cultural tradition. The vibrant and energetic movements, lively ...
My father taught me to dance. I couldn’t have been older than three when I first imitated his shoulder shrugs. His endless bouncing. The hop steps. I was learning bhangra, the traditional folk dance ...
The saap, a musical clapping instrument, and khunda, a stick with a hooked end, were integrated into the choreography. “Bhangra was a way for me to learn about a completely new culture, the Punjabi ...
Bhangra music has gone from an obscure 1960s Birmingham import to an internationally recognised art-form - says the author of the first ever history of the genre. But according to Dr Rajinder Dudrah ...
From just cardio to understanding culture, the bhangra scene in Delhi is evolving (Pic: @hardeepsingh24) These workshops also offer a glimpse into the history of bhangra. Harsimran Singh, a bhangra ...
As part of Bhangra Britain Season BBC Asian Network asked a panel of leading Bhangra Music experts to pull together a list of top Bhangra tracks the from the 70's to 2013. See below the 50 Greatest ...
Written and directed by Pravesh Kumar; Britain’s Got Bhangra focuses around the life of Twinkle G, a young man who arrives in the UK from the Punjab during a time of racial turbulence. Twinkle and his ...