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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #100 on: October 22, 2009, 01:14:17 PM »
Quote from: amancheema on October 22, 2009, 12:35:39 PM
"proper" bhangra, like everything else in the dimension of time, is vulnerable to evolution. proper shouldn't be confused with traditional.
yea but traditional shouldn't even be confused with traditional. How bout 2 decade status quo?
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #100 on: October 22, 2009, 01:14:17 PM »

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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #101 on: October 22, 2009, 01:15:06 PM »
There is no proper bhangra.
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #102 on: October 22, 2009, 01:29:56 PM »
We all have our own opinion on what bhangra is and have our own preference on how we want to showcase it, I just dnt understand y there's this on goin battle lol no matter how u do bhangra we all do it cause we love to and ppl watch it cause they enjoy it, y can't it just be left at that w.o having to bash one another and taking shots at each other??
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #103 on: October 22, 2009, 01:33:45 PM »
i think its only after so called "evolution" tht a bhangra performance today incorporates different forms of dances into one performance - sammi jhummer bhangra etc etc etc...while they wer separate dances on its own... n ofcourse u can define proper bhangra as of today... the ustaads that teach those teams in punjab have a very good experience behind them... u can add variations to ur steps, formations, etc... but if u arent even incorporating those folk elements.. how is tht bhangra performance..?  next thing u wnna say is dont where paghs, kurta, chaadra,... cuz its goin thru "evolution".  i wud say proper bhangra is the actual traditional one.. which is done on dhol...

n i dun think we r bashing each other... its jus a healthy discussion.  world is too good to be true tht every1s gna agree lol
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #104 on: October 22, 2009, 01:44:35 PM »
Not many in our generation actually know what "proper" bhangra is. Based on research done in this area (e.g. Govind for example), I know that people of our grandparents' generation see bhangra in a VERY different light. And I'm sure our grandparents' grandparents saw bhangra in an even different light.

Are you actually saying bhangra from the 1600s in the villages is the same as bhangra in the villages & cities today in Punjab? Also, bhangra has obviously been passed down through both oral tradition and teaching the next generation, all of which will definitely be affected by variations.

I'd go as far to argue nobody really knows what "true" bhangra is, as it's all a matter of when we benchmark the foundation of bhangra as established. So the best our generation can do is benchmark "true bhangra" off of what our grandparents teach us and the variations they learnt.
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #105 on: October 22, 2009, 01:55:11 PM »
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #106 on: October 22, 2009, 05:02:19 PM »
Quote from: Ashveer on October 22, 2009, 01:55:11 PM
"Proper" bhangra as "modern bhangra." megalol.
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This guy knows more about bhangra than 99% of BTF.

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:5DKp6cRBRM8J:www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~hcritz/dholpages/Standardize.html+gibb+bhangra&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a


Gibbs is the man. If I didn't mind being poor I would totally do what he did with his life. The history of lok naach article is a fun read.
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #107 on: October 22, 2009, 05:10:14 PM »
Quote from: COMTONDAJATT on October 22, 2009, 05:02:19 PM
Quote from: Ashveer on October 22, 2009, 01:55:11 PM
"Proper" bhangra as "modern bhangra." megalol.
P.S.
This guy knows more about bhangra than 99% of BTF.

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:5DKp6cRBRM8J:www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~hcritz/dholpages/Standardize.html+gibb+bhangra&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a


Gibbs is the man. If I didn't mind being poor I would totally do what he did with his life. The history of lok naach article is a fun read.


If you're good, you dont have to be a poor social science graduate student at all. Ford/NSF spoil you. Pair it with a solid masters, and you can consult for daysss.
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #108 on: October 23, 2009, 02:36:54 AM »
back on topic:
My list of teams with a big impact
-KJ really started up a new type of bhangra, and probably even started up bhangra as it was nothing back when they were big as it is now in NA
-NJ totally brought so much to the bhangra scene i can't even type that much
-SIAC since what? '75? do i need to I say more.
-UBC Girlz they opened the doors for girls bhangra

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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #109 on: October 28, 2009, 12:06:06 PM »
Quote from: Gagan-Gill on October 20, 2009, 06:56:27 PM
Nachdi Jawani at idols and vibc

nachdi jawani idols 06 is one of the most graceful performances i've ever seen...oh my goodness it's great
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Re: Teams That Revolutionized Bhangra
« Reply #110 on: October 28, 2009, 01:20:07 PM »
KJ at BBC 06...daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. made me wanna learn bhangra
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