Apna Sangeet were a British Asian Bhangra band from Birmingham, England.
Apna Sangeet | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Bhangra |
| Years active | 1983 - current |
| Members | Sardara Gill, Kulwant Bhamra |
| Past members | Sardara Gill, Gurcharan Mall, Kulwant Bhamra, Davinderpal Kalsi, Niki Patel, Arjinder Kang |
The group was formed in 1984 by six Birmingham musicians. In contrast to the more western sounds of contemporary groups like DCS, they played a very traditional style of bhangra with a dhol player centre stage.[1] By 1991 they were platinum disc holders, and held the title of UK Asian Pop Award for Best Asian Band.[2]
By 1994, the group had released nine albums and sold more than 2,000,000 records, and were awarded Best Bhangra Band by Movie International Magazine.[3]
The Stage in 1995 described the group as a "superband...who are virtually unknown to non-Asians".[4]
In 2009, the band reunited for one charity show.[5][6] They also reformed for the 2014 Vaisakhi celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, together with groups Heera and Premi.[7]
Apna Sangeet released a song in 2021 on the album Hope with Kiss Music.
References
edit- ^ Dorian, Frederick; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. ISBN 1858286352.
- ^ "Bhangra bonanza". Sandwell Evening Mail. 4 October 1991. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brum band hits top note". Sandwell Evening Mail. 22 July 1994. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Redefining the borders". The Stage. 7 September 1995. Retrieved 19 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bhangra superstars choose Sona Web". www.sonaweb.co.uk (Press release). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "APNA SANGEET REUNION DINNER AND DANCE EVENING CHARITY FOR BRIDGE OF LOVE". Punjab2000.com. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Join the Mayor's Vaisakhi celebrations in Trafalgar Square". London City Hall (Press release). 1 May 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2020.