Punjab Bhangra Danc

Punjab, the quixotic blend of the bucolic and the urban, is characterized by with rich blue skies, rambling expanse of green fields, hardworking and cheerful people, nutritious and tasty food and of course excellent music personified by the cheerful Bhangra.

Bhangra is one of the most popular dance forms in the country. During its days of inception, Bhangra was performed on Baisakhi nights to welcome the harvesting season. Post independence it became accepted as a performing art. Today it is widely celebrated in wedding parties, receptions, birthdays, competitions, and other happy occasions.

On 13th April, Baisakhi, several Punjabi farmers, engineers, teachers, shop owners, and other sorts of people perform Bhangra. Villagers have a merry time dancing energetically to the beats of the local dhols. People of all ages and all social strata celebrate the dance unanimously.

The people wear colorful costumes and dance to the tunes of the lively music. The highly popular music form has proliferated abroad and is a now a rage in all-international bashes. The catchy traditional Bhangra tunes are jazzed up with western instruments as well as traces of reggae, rhythm and blues, trance, retro, house, hip-hop and underground music to give the music a global appeal.

One of the most popular Bhangra exponents, who was responsible for the widespread popularity of the music is Daler Mehendi, the uncontested monarch of modern Punjabi music. His lively songs and colorful dances were a rage all across India, the United States and United Kingdom. A philanthropist by nature, he has tried his level best to promote Punjabi music for social and humanitarian causes.