Punjabi And Country Music

[2desi]

Firstly, I just want to say that I'm not trying to promote any caste or anything, I'm just making a comparison.

I used to work at this place were they played country music like the whole day and the more I listen to it the more I realized that country music has a lot of similarities to punjabi music (although I don't listen punjabi music now a days but I used to before)

Here are some similarities that I can think of:

- Promotion of the countryside/farms (pind) against the city.

- Songs about driving trucks, working long hours, farming.

- The mention of liquor, meat, homemade moonshine (desi)

- Self promotion of southern folks (especially Texas/Texans), rednecks/cowboys & jatts/punjabis/Punjab

- Fascination with horses, motorcycles, tractors, big rig trucks

- Fascination with weapons especially shot guns and rifles

- Square/line dancing and bhangra

- Self promotion of being the toughest people, being in the army ect...

- Cowboy boots & Punjabi Jhootee (gargabi?)

I just found it amusing............

[SaRpAnCh]

Firstly, I just want to say that I'm not trying to promote any caste or anything, I'm just making a comparison.

I used to work at this place were they played country music like the whole day and the more I listen to it the more I realized that country music has a lot of similarities to punjabi music (although I don't listen punjabi music now a days but I used to before)

Here are some similarities that I can think of:

- Promotion of the countryside/farms (pind) against the city.

- Songs about driving trucks, working long hours, farming.

- The mention of liquor, meat, homemade moonshine (desi)

- Self promotion of southern folks (especially Texas/Texans), rednecks/cowboys & jatts/punjabis/Punjab

- Fascination with horses, motorcycles, tractors, big rig trucks

- Fascination with weapons especially shot guns and rifles

- Square/line dancing and bhangra

- Self promotion of being the toughest people, being in the army ect...

- Cowboy boots & Punjabi Jhootee (gargabi?)

I just found it amusing............

Yeah iv'e always thought that nice to knw others think the same

[buddasingh]

thought the same also

to the extent that one can carefully generalize, there are also similarities in the upsides and downsides of each culture

about the music....

Most people live in places where country music is quite unpopular.

You will find the very best as well as the very worst of songwriting in the country genre. I urge people to always expand their musical horizons...search out the meaningful country music, you won't be sorry.

I'd love to hear about modern meaningful intelligent punjabi music--

Rabbi shergill ....

what else is there?

[fauji07]

hey iv thought of that too

they also tend to be more religious in the country (both punjab and the states) too

[dalsingh101]

The banjo and someone going mental on a tumbi does sound similiar.

[Kharku]

Jatt is not a caste

[rupinder singh]

Jatt is not a caste

Yeah.. It's profession where specialized knowledge of a subject, field, or science is applied.

[fauji07]

what exactly idefines a jatt? race, caste, type of person?

[Sikh Nation]

Yeah, very good analysis of the similarities. I agree with them. Also, Jatt is more of a race rather than a caste. Just like Rajputs, and others. I may be wrong, but I think this seems accurate.

Regardless though, it is really important for Sikhism to not worry about these things. We need to unite in order to flourish the KHALSA.

[buddasingh]

Jatt is not a caste

yeah it's a dance group

And neither is the kkk or nazi's a caste… ?

hey maybe the brahmin's aren't a caste either, they are a race or a very extended family right? they share a common lineage like those of us who identify as jatts don't they? they are proud of their lineage aren't they? they consider their lineage superior just like jatts, don't they (oh come on, just slightly superior).

which all makes sense now because the majority who identify with jatt pride have fundamental views akin to, but just not as extreme, as those professing superiority via birth as in the case of brahmins, the KKK, or Nazi’s.

to get onto the battlefield, we have to get out of our caves.