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Surjit Bindrakhia
has arguably the most powerful voice among Bhangra singers today. Throaty,
with a range that never fails to astound, he is possibly the most
successful traditional artist doing the rounds of the bhangra scene at
this time.
Surjit has been known in Punjab for many years, but his big
break in the expatriate market came with Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da a track
that can only be called explosive. Since then there have been remixes of
his older songs and a few new releases.
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Bindrakhia is a traditional
bhangra singer, and since most of his work has been produced in India, it
may at first appear unpolished. Certainly the music is more "rustic" than
that found on many bhangra bands from the UK, but it that does nothing to
reduce its impact. There are more sustained dhol beats in Bindrakhia's
work than you would find elsewhere (actually Atul Sharma does the
music on all his albums) and the style is traditional. There is no room
for tiny motions when dancing to Bindrakhia, the beats demand large
gestures and uninhibited movement. A note must be made of the high tone
Bindrakhia sometimes uses, which sounds like a screech. You can find
others trying such vocal pryotechnics, but few can pull it off as
Bindrakhia does. His singing style works with the beat, so you will find
him pausing along with the dhol and raising and shifting into different
keys as the dhol does.
 All of this gives Bindrakhia the air of a child
gone a little mad with his voice. Certainly he isn't serious, except in
small doses, most of the songs are very light and fit in with his job (as
he sees it) to entertain. He's exactly what the singers at the "mela"
would be. He's exactly the sort of singer I would expect to entertain at a
country fair.
Some of his
popular albums :
Mukhra Vekh Ke (1999)
Dupatta
Tera Sat Rang Da (1994)
Jadon Yadh Teri Aundi
(1994)
Best of Bindrakhia (1995)
Hai Darhuka
(1995)
Munde Aakhde Pataka (1995)
Munda Ki Mangda
(1995)
Dil Watte Dil Mangda (1996)
Sohni Naar
(1996)
Tauba Tauba Hussan (1996)
Ghabru Gulab Varga
()
Mosam Mohabatan Da ()
Labh Kitton Bhabiye ()
Addi
Utte Ghum ()
Sohni Naar ()
Hass Billo Hass()
Fullan Vangu Hasdiye
Kuriye ()
Songs:-
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Billiaan
Akhiyaan -
Jatt Di
Pasand -
Pekey Hundey Maawan
Naal -
Gori Gall Uttey Til -
Ghungroo -
Charrhi Jawani Heer
Tey -
Chakk
Charrkha -
Bhainan Di
Arrzo
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