The Folk Heritage Of Punjab

[Freed]

Need cheering up ?

- here are some great videos highlighting the rich folk heritage of Punjab - the videos are of varying quality

There's the excellent Malvai Giddha ( or babean da giddha) - with classic funny bolian - great stuff !

There's Jagmohan Kaur - singing Bulleh Shah and there's Gurdas Mann singing 'Challa' - There's also the 'Great Indian dancers' of Southall - while they may not be as 'Lithe' and Athletic as Punjabi college Bhangra teams - they are really just a bunch of Dads and Uncles , with some that have stomachs obviously maintained by pints of Mild ! - but they do a good job - with nice bolian and matching moves. I love the opening sequence name checking the 5 rivers and the " Sir te Kaffan ban de " bit .

Hope they bring you as much joy to you, as they do to me !

Malwai Giddha -

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...98&hl=en-GB

Gurdas Mann - Challa (From 1987)

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...40&hl=en-GB

Jagmohan Kaur - Bulleh Shah (From 1984)

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...89&hl=en-GB

The Great Indian Dancers - (from 1987)

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...03&hl=en-GB

If that has whetted your appetite check out this site - it has some great Traditional Artistes and tracks of not just Punjab but all India and some great videos and tracks to download.

http://www.beatofindia.com/mainpages/artists.htm

ENJOY !

Freed

[Akaali]

Great to see an admirer and displaying the rich punjabi heritage, bulle shah's poetry is enlightening, not sure if you have seen waris shah but I would definetely recommend it! You can watch the full movie below, but I recommend waiting for the real thing.

PART 1

PART 2