― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 26 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Much of the crossover Bhangra/rap/dance stuff ends up sounding suspiciously like Transglobal Underground which is why I don't think it ever really progressed much past 97 (Punjabio MC for instance). Problem is that the Bhangra market is still quite conservative, and suspicious of breakout tunes. In the end it is usually artists from outside of Bhangra who sample it who would create the most crossover tunes - and this just would not be stocked by the usual Bhangra distributors.
I agree though, I've been looking for more interesting stuff to come out of it for years. Its quite Boy band centric at the moment, which are very much like Westlife in terms of experimentation.
― Pete, Friday, 27 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
This question brought back some happy memories!
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― norman fay, Friday, 27 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
interesting that pete should have said that punjabio mc's (i'm guessing this is the same guy) sound hasn't progressed beyond '97 because this is sounding quite current, probably because of the explosion of indian music samples being used in hip hop right now, and also the whole bootleg thing.
― minna (minna), Monday, 11 November 2002 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― minna (minna), Monday, 11 November 2002 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)
how funny is it to read this after Punjabi MC has gotten so big?
― JasonD (JasonD), Monday, 11 August 2003 06:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Monday, 11 August 2003 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)