subject: Bhangra Music: The Heartbeat Of The Nation [print this page] The ageless Indian music is appreciated and listened to by people all over the world, whether it is Bollywood songs, Sufi music, or the Indian folk. India has a rich and a wide variety of folk music starting from the Raas of Gujarat, Bhangra of Punjab, and Lavani of Maharashtra. People world over have heard it and to their utmost surprise, liked it. In a time when Rock, Pop and Jazz are ruling, Indian music has strangely stood at its place, unmoved by the increasing followers of western music. Also, at a time when its own country is moving towards westernized music, the folk music of the country holds a strong place in the hearts of each and every Indian.
Bhangra, the folk music of Punjab was first celebrated during the festival of Baisakhi which later was accepted as a base for various songs and was accepted worldwide by people. Many of the Punjabi bands such as the RDB and singers such as Jazzy B have launched their albums worldwide and have also been acclaimed by people throughout the world. The best part of Bhangra is that not only is it a dance style, but encompasses a wide variety of fields and sub categories as well.One of the facts that not many people know is that the secret for Bhangra being so fun for listening is that a vast number of instruments and music styles can be incorporated with it. People have used Bhangra as fusion music in many songs and albums. Bhangra is fused with the Hip-Hop style, Rock style and many other styles of music as well.
With the increase in the followers of Punjabi music and more and more composers using Bhangra for fusing different genres of music, downloading a catchy song that you might have heard somewhere on the TV or on someones i-pod is an issue. Also, in national dance competitions such as Dance India Dance and Just Dance, contestants have used Bhangra music to show their dance skills along with the rhythm and beats of the song. So, with the time calling for newer and newer songs and todays youth habituated for not listening to a song for a long time, the question that arises is of finding new and good Punjabi music online which can be downloaded easily and free.
Being a music lover myself, some of the sites that I visit myself to download my choice of songs are, Songs.pk, mp3hungama.com, Raaga.com, Jhankaar.com etc. These sites provide a whole list of the types of songs available starting from Bollywood movie songs, to Punjabi songs, to pop albums, to Pakistani songs and thousands of more songs. Downloading is free and easy at all these sites and is used by millions of people for downloading. So, if you are not into downloading, go on and press the download button.
