Apna Sangeet

Musical band

Apna Sangeet

Origin| Birmingham, United Kingdom
Genres| Bhangra
Years active| 1983 - current
Members| Sardara Gill, Kulwant Bhamra
Past members| Sardara Gill, Gurcharan Mall, Kulwant Bhamra, Davinderpal Kalsi, Niki Patel, Arjinder Kang

Apna Sangeet were a British Asian Bhangra band from Birmingham, England.

The group was formed in 1984 by six Birmingham musicians. In contrast to the more western sounds of contemporary groups like DCS, they played a very traditional style of bhangra with a dhol player centre stage.[1] By 1991 they were platinum disc holders, and held the title of UK Asian Pop Award for Best Asian Band.[2]

By 1994, the group had released nine albums and sold more than 2,000,000 records, and were awarded Best Bhangra Band by Movie International Magazine.[3]

The Stage in 1995 described the group as a "superband...who are virtually unknown to non-Asians".[4]

In 2009, the band reunited for one charity show.[5][6] They also reformed for the 2014 Vaisakhi celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, together with groups Heera and Premi.[7]

Apna Sangeet released a song in 2021 on the album Hope with Kiss Music.

## References

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1. ^ Dorian, Frederick; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. ISBN 1858286352.
2. ^ "Bhangra bonanza". Sandwell Evening Mail. 4 October 1991. Retrieved 10 November 2019 - via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Brum band hits top note". Sandwell Evening Mail. 22 July 1994. Retrieved 10 November 2019 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "Redefining the borders". The Stage. 7 September 1995. Retrieved 19 November 2019 - via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Bhangra superstars choose Sona Web". www.sonaweb.co.uk (Press release). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
6. ^ "APNA SANGEET REUNION DINNER AND DANCE EVENING CHARITY FOR BRIDGE OF LOVE". Punjab2000.com. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. ^ "Join the Mayor's Vaisakhi celebrations in Trafalgar Square". London City Hall (Press release). 1 May 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2020.