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WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 10 BHANGRA TEAMS IN NORTH AMERICA?

jdeol

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1) ABC
2) Nachdi Jawani
3) TAG
4) BABC
5) BCC
6) PCBCA
7) SGPD
8) HPD
9) KFAC
10) SPAC
 

Bhangra Critic

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No particular order...

Music:
1) ABC
2) NJ
3) AEG
4) NYPD
5) Bhangra Knights
6) SGPD
7) PCBCA
8) JJ
9) SMD
10) BCC

Live:
1) Rooh Punjab Dee
2) Shan-e-punjab (Toronto)
3) Heeray Punjab De
4) Kohinoor
5) Nachdi Jawani
 

inyoface

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amazing that in most people's top 10, 4-5 are usually "toronto" teams haha...

my top 10 (not in order):

pcbca
abc
nachdi jawani
sgpd
tag girls
nypd
aeg
vcu
bc cultural
shane0punjab (the b.c one)
 

sartajjudge

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Here's my order, #1 being the best and so forth:


1. VCU
2. SGPD
3. Nachdi Jawani
4. PCBCA
5. NYPD
6. Bhangra Knightz
7. Bhangra Empire
8. UVA Di Shaan
9. DCBC
10. VIRSA
 

Gabroo

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Bhangra Critic said:
No particular order...

Music:
1) ABC
2) NJ
3) AEG
4) NYPD
5) Bhangra Knights
6) SGPD
7) PCBCA
8) JJ
9) SMD
10) BCC

Live:
1) Rooh Punjab Dee
2) Shan-e-punjab (Toronto)
3) Heeray Punjab De
4) Kohinoor
5) Nachdi Jawani
For live, I would definitely add Virse De Waris and Lalkaare Sheran De to that list, and PPA if they still compete? Also I think Rooh Punjab Dee's been inactive for a while now.
 

PartyJatt

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1) Nachdi Jawani (NJ)
2) Sonay Gabroo Punjab De (SGPD)
3) Punjabi Cultural Bhangra Club of Abbotsford (PCBCA)
4) Nachde Yaar Punjab De (NYPD)
5) Bay Area Bhangra Club (BABC)
6) D.C. Bhangra Club (DCBC)
7) Virsa De Waris
8. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
9) Shan E Punjab
10) Apna Bhangra Crew (ABC)
 

dudhmakhna

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Here are my top 10 active teams by skill:
5 Music:
1) SGPD
2) PCBCA
3) NYPD
4) Nachdi Jawani
5) Bhangra Knightz
5 Live:
1) Heeray Punjab Deh
2) Kohinoor Folk Arts Club
3) Virse De Waris
4) Lalkaare Sheran De
5) Bay Area Bhangra Club
Top 10 teams overall by skill:
5 Music:
1) SGPD
2) Nachdi Jawani (older)
3) PCBCA
4) NYPD
5) LBC
5 Live:
1) Gabroo Shokeen
2) Heeray Punjab Deh
3) Kohinoor Folk Arts Club
4) Virse De Waris
5) Rooh Punjab Dee


Favorite Teams (skills, conduct, etc.):
1) Gabroo Shokeen
2) Surrey India Arts Club
3) Heeray Punjab Deh
4) Lalkaare Sheran De
5) Davis Di Dynasty
6) DC Metro Punjabi Arts Academy
7) Rooh Punjab Dee
8 )Pyare Putt Ankhiley
9) Shan-E-Punjab
10) Gabroo Punjabis
... obviously all live teams when you consider things like conduct haha
 

rsingh90

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no particular order -- just off of the top of my head:

Nachdi Jawani/NJW, SGPD, TAG, ABC, PCBCA, Heeray Punjab De, Bhangra Empire, VCU except not as of late, but they're always solid, Shan-E Punjab, Kohinoor live, AEG
 

Basim

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So lots of people already mentioned the active & newer teams, but whose ready for an old school throwback?


Probably only a few people here will recognize the impact a lot these teams made, but:


1) Khalsa Junction (KJ)
2) Lethal Bhangra Crew (LBC)
3) Sher Foundation
4) Punjabi Soormay
5) University of British Columbia (UBC) Girlz
6) Gabroo Shokeen
7) Cornell Bhangra
8 ) Vancouver International Bhangra Explosion (VIBE)
9) Bhangra Empire
10) Heeray Punjab De


Honerable mentions (older teams that have won multiple comps):
1) THE Bhangra Team (TBT)
2) United Bhangra
3) Berkley Di shaan
4) Three Rivers Bhangra (TRB)
5) Michigan Bhangra Team (MBT)
6) Duniya Allstars
7) PHULorida Bhangra
8 ) Shan Punjabi Di (San Jose, CA)
9) GTA Bhangra
10) Nachdi Jawani
11) Rooh Punjab Dee (Toronto)
12) Shan-E-Punjab
13) People's Bhangra
14) Rangla Punjab (Irvine, CA)
15) Rhythm Boyz
16) Panj Dariyavan Di Shaan (PDDS)
17) Pyare Putt Ankhiley (PPA)
18) Rutgers Bhangra
19) Abbotsford Bhangra
20) Tufts Bhangra
21) NYIT Bhangra (whom Bikram Singh originally sang boliyan for before he got "big")
22) Northeastern Bhangra
23) Boston University (BU) Bhangra
24) George Washington (GW) Bhangra
25) Columbia Bhangra
26) Boston Bhangra (Not the COMP, the TEAM! lol)
27) 4X4 Bhangra (UK)
28) Nachda Sansaar (UK)
29) Chardi Jawani (Stanford Bhangra)
30) Drexel Bhangra
31) Michigan State University (MSU) Bhangra
32) Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Bhangra
33) Heeray Punjab De
34) Da Real Punjabiz (DRP)


I'm sure there are a ton more that I missed, but that's all that came to me.


Shoutout to the Gabroo Punjabis (now "GTV" solely ran by Harjot) for capturing a lot of the memories. Some might recognize the old place we used to watch videos here: http://gabroo.tv/livestreaming.html


Special guests (oh did I love the fights on POL): Summy, ComtonDaJatt (who made the transition to BTF: http://bhangrateamsforum.com/discuss/profile/?u=296), Vick, Avtar Chana (WORLD BHANGRA JUDGE: http://www.avtarchana.com/bio.htm), Silent Daku, Curry Bear (www.currybear.com), Guppi Top Da, Edpreet Hosono (original Asian boy of bhangra, sorry Joey!), Ben Koffel (original white boy of bhangra, sorry Joe!).


/END NOSTALGIA ATTACK


~ Basim :)


Bhangra since 2002 & hitting the streets of POL since 2004. lol.
 

dudhmakhna

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If I'm not mistaken, wasn't Gabroo Shokeen's original name Shan Punjab Di? and Gabroo Punjabis' new name Apna Virsa, whereas GTV is just harjot

Basim said:
So lots of people already mentioned the active & newer teams, but whose ready for an old school throwback?

Probably only a few people here will recognize the impact a lot these teams made, but:

1) Khalsa Junction (KJ)
2) Lethal Bhangra Crew (LBC)
3) Sher Foundation
4) Punjabi Soormay
5) University of British Columbia (UBC) Girlz
6) Gabroo Shokeen
7) Cornell Bhangra
8 ) Vancouver International Bhangra Explosion (VIBE)
9) THE Bhangra Team (TBT)
10) Da Real Punjabiz (DRP)

Honerable mentions (older teams that have won multiple comps):
1) Bhangra Empire
2) United Bhangra
3) Berkley Di shaan
4) Three Rivers Bhangra (TRB)
5) Michigan Bhangra Team (MBT)
6) Duniya Allstars
7) PHULorida Bhangra
8 ) Shan Punjabi Di (San Jose, CA)
9) GTA Bhangra
10) Nachdi Jawani
11) Rooh Punjab Dee (Toronto)
12) Shan-E-Punjab
13) People's Bhangra
14) Rangla Punjab (Irvine, CA)
15) Rhythm Boyz
16) Panj Dariyavan Di Shaan (PDDS)
17) Pyare Putt Ankhiley (PPA)
18) Rutgers Bhangra
19) Abbotsford Bhangra
20) Tufts Bhangra
21) NYIT Bhangra (whom Bikram Singh originally sang boliyan for before he got "big")
22) Northeastern Bhangra
23) Boston University (BU) Bhangra
24) George Washington (GW) Bhangra
25) Columbia Bhangra
26) Boston Bhangra (Not the COMP, the TEAM! lol)
27) 4X4 Bhangra (UK)
28) Nachda Sansaar (UK)
29) Chardi Jawani (Stanford Bhangra)
30) Drexel Bhangra
31) Michigan State University (MSU) Bhangra

I'm sure there are a ton more that I missed, but that's all that came to me.

Shoutout to the Gabroo Punjabis (now "GTV" solely ran by Harjot) for capturing a lot of the memories. Some might recognize the old place we used to watch videos here: http://gabroo.tv/livestreaming.html

Special guests (oh did I love the fights on POL): Summy, ComptonDaJatt, Vick, Avtar Chana (WORLD BHANGRA JUDGE: http://www.avtarchana.com/bio.htm), Silent Daku, Curry Bear (www.currybear.com), Guppi Top Da, Ed Preet (original Asian boy of bhangra, sorry Joey!), Ben Koffel (original white boy of bhangra, sorry Joe!)

/END NOSTALGIA ATTACK

~ Basim :)

Bhangra since 2002 & hitting the streets of POL since 2004. lol.
 

Basim

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dudhmakhna said:
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't Gabroo Shokeen's original name Shan Punjab Di? and Gabroo Punjabis' new name Apna Virsa, whereas GTV is just harjot
Yep, I believe you're right about Gabroo Shokeen. I believe "Shan Punjabi Di" started in 1998 (could be wrong). All I remember was that they were an independent folk team that came out of San Jose and awed audiences when "modern" bhangra was dominating.

Not sure about the Gabroo Punjabis.. I haven't hear much about them after they placed 1st at DDA in 2007 (I believe).

Good to hear from another old school member,

~ Basim :)
 

Kaur

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Older Teams

-VIBE (2001-2006) -9 First Places, 3 Seconds
-Sher Foundation
-DRP (2007-2009)

Current teams in a random order only have top 5

1. VCU
2..EMPIRE
3.SGPD
4.NJ
5.Bhangra Knights

Live

1.Virse De Waris
2.Heeray
3.Kohinoor
4.NJ
 

monisingh

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1) Heeray Punjab de <--- dont give a shit what anyone says they are their for a reason2) Nachdi Jawani3) TAG4) AEG5)SGPD6) VCU7) Empire8)PCBCA9)APD10)NYPD
 

faizan

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1. Sgpd
2. Abc
3. Nj
4. Aeg
5. nypd
6. tag
7. Pcbca
8. Shan e
9. Hpd/vdw
10. fauj
 
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