Bhangra music is a combination of traditional Punjabi music with
western style. It
is popular among Punjabi
immigrates in British. The Punjab’s famous
bhangra music originated in the mid–to-late
20th century It is formed when several Punjabi bands
started experimenting traditional
Punjabi music with western
styles. In its early
days it is known as a
celebratory which welcomed the coming of vaisakhi, or spring.
Bhangra is originated from Punjab
region
of north india
and now it is accepted
and enjoyed
all over the
world. Bollywood has also
highly influenced by bhangra
music and now
we can see
a lot of bhangra artists giving soundtracks to popular films in bollywood.
It is
also performed in parties,
wedding and club
and the dance rhythm
is set by
dhols. With times bhangra
has adapted and changed
but its core part remains a sense
of tradition and cultural
identity. There are some
key points that
we should consider
about Bhangra music:·
Bhangra is a significant
tradition of Punjabi culture because
it shows talent,
potential, and imagination of Punjabi
people·
The most important
instrument used in
Bangra music is
Dhol, it play an important role in Bhangra
performance. The large wooden drum with
two side barrel, which is played with
cane stick provide a bass sound.·
The lyrics
of bhangra music
are sung in Punjabi
language and are all about
relationship, dancing, money, love,
drinking and mercy.
Canada is a country with divers culture because of lot of immigrants
from different parts of
the world. As
bhangra music reflects
the culture and tradition
of Punjabis’ in northern part of
india, and if Canadians listen to these they can
understand the Indian
culture. There are also many fund
raising bhangra music programs conducted in Canada
wide to help
the
poor.
