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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.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
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.
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.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