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Bhangra (Music)


  • Popular music that combines traditional bhangra drumming with modern Western instruments and rhythms.
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    • Bhangra (Music)
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    • found: Work cat.: Maahiya [SR] p1992:container (the most exciting bhangra album by Waaris Group)
    • found: All music guide, via WWW, Jan. 16, 2003(Bhangra is the music of Britain's growing Asian population ... For decades bhangra was exclusively the province of the Punjabis, but by the late '70s it had emerged as the music of choice of second- and third-generation British Asians as well)
    • found: Imperial College Sikh Society (Univ. of London) homepage, via WWW, Jan. 16, 2003(What is bhangra? Bhangra is a generic term that has been adopted to describe modern Asian pop music. However, it is actually the correct term for the traditional agricultural folk music originating from the Punjab ... Modern bhangra began in the UK about twenty years ago and has its roots firmly in the traditional folk songs of the Punjab)
    • found: American Heritage Dictionary, via WWW, Jan. 16, 2003(bhangra: 1. a Punjabi dance music traditionally performed during harvest festivals and weddings, characterized by the beating of a large, two-headed drum 2. A popular style of music combining traditional bhangra drumming with modern Western instruments and rhythms)
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    • Popular music that combines traditional bhangra drumming with modern Western instruments and rhythms.
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    • 2014-12-10: new
    • 2015-12-14: revised
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