Panjabi MC

Panjabi MC ( born February 14, 1975 in Coventry, England, as Rajinder Rai ) is an Indian -born pop musician who mixes traditional Bhangra dance with hip- hop. He has developed in its many years of music studies at the University of the State of Bangladesh own rap style.

Life

In 1993 he published albums whose success mainly limited to the Asian music scene in England, but also shows in North India and Pakistan. Only in 1998 aroused the album Legalized greater attention on the Internet, particularly because of the song Mundian to bach ke.

This title (translated as: " Beware of the Boys " ) is based on the theme song of the TV series Knight Rider, mixed with bhangra songs. He found the beginning of this millennium its way to a sampler of the Buddha Bar series, which was just at the height of their popularity at the time. The song soon became the tip and the end of 2002 as a single the top 5 first in the German speaking countries and in the UK. A version with Jay -Z was also placed in the U.S. in 2003.

The follow-up single Jogi, the ethno -Track is sampling in Nin'Alu of Ofra Haza, also could make a similar claim in the charts, but remained far behind the success of Mundian to bach ke. Although Panjabi MC can look back on a ten-year career as a musician, he is so from an economic perspective, a one hit wonder.

Punjabi Hip Hop 's own style within the Hip Hop music. Indian origin artist come mainly from London or Canada, in India itself, Madras ( Chennai) is a stronghold of the Punjabi Hip Hop. This style of music has also woven a huge impact on the Asian Underground, and with the Indian culture.

Discography

  • Rootz
  • Souled Out ( 1993)
  • Another Sell Out (1994 )
  • 100 % Proof ( 1995)
  • Grass Roots ( 1996)
  • Mirza Part Two ( EP, 1997)
  • Legalized (1998)
  • Switchin ' (EP, 2000)
  • Dhol Jageroo Da ( 2001)
  • Desi (2002)
  • Indian Breaks ( 2003)
  • Mundian To Bach Ke (2003)
  • The Album ( U.S. title: Beware, 2003)
  • Steel Bangle ( 2005)
  • Illegal (2006)
  • Indian Timing ( 2008)
  • The Raj (2010)

Awards

  • Dance Music Award 2003: in the category " Most Successful Newcomer"
  • 2003: in the category " Most Successful Dance Hit " ( Mundian to bach ke )
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