Undetermined Music Artists
Sharing Artistopia
 
Music Is Life @ Artistopia.com

Independent Music Artist:   Sign In  |  Register

Home Music Indie News Discussion Resources Shop Thursday, February 09, 2012
  
 
 
  
 

Panjabi MC

 Music Home >>  Music Genres  >> Undetermined Music
 
  
 

< < < < <
> > > > >
More Info on Panjabi MC Similar Undetermined Music Search Artistopia

Biography

Infobox musical artist|name = Panjabi MC|background = solo_singer|image =|caption =|birth_name = Rajinder Singh Rai|origin = Coventry , England |birth_date = birth date and age|1970|02|14|genre = Turntablism , Bhangra , Hip-hop , Downtempo |occupation = Musician |years_active = 1993–present|label = Superstar Recordings (Germany)
Urban Records
PMC Records (UK)
Universal Music Group|Universal (India) |associated_acts = Jay-Z , Twista , Snap! , Labh Janjua |website = http://www.pmcrecords.com Official website Rajinder Singh Rai ( Punjabi language|Punjabi : ?????? ????; born 14 February 1970 in Coventry , England ), better known by his stage name Panjabi MC is a British Indian musician .

Career


Rajinder Singh adopted his stage name from the Punjabi language he used in the music he plays and rapping|raps .cite web |url= http://www.pmcrecords.com/index.php? page=414901 | title=Biography "One of his main goals is to fuse the two worlds of bhangra and hip-hop ."cite web| url= http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0327,chadha,45230,1.html |title=Mix This Young South Asians' Love-Hate Relationship with Hip-Hop's New Indian Beats |accessdate=2005-11-28 |work=Village Voice |publisher=villagevoice.com

Nachural Records signed Panjabi MC following a remix of Kuldeep Manak 's "Ghariah Milan De". Although the single (music)|single was taken off the market, Panjabi MC continued making records. Another successful release was " Mundian To Bach Ke " ("Beware of the Boys") (1998; it first appeared on the album Legalised ) which mixed the theme music|theme of the television program|TV series Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider with bhangra . An underground hit on the internet, it was picked up by the German record label Superstar Recordings, and became a hit record|hit in Germany and across Europe, including the UK. A version of this recording in 2003 featured American rapper Jay-Z named "Beware of the Boys".

His work, particularly the early singles and the "Mundian To Bach Ke" remix with Jay-Z, brought bhangra to a global audience via the BBC . He continues to produce music and is ever popular as a collaborator and remixer. In 2004 he made music called Mirza and mixed this song with Turkish singer Mustafa Sandal 's Isyankar , but they did not release the mixed version.cite web | url= http://www.britishcouncil.org/nr6_britishasianmusic.pdf |format=PDF|title=Asian Allstars |accessdate=28 December 2007 |last=Verma |first=Rahul |publisher=British Council

His album Indian Timing was released in 2008.

His music video "Snake Charmer" was screened at Deejay Ra's music video night in Toronto at the FILMI festival, North America's longest running South Asian film festival.

Sampling


On "Indian Timing", Panjabi MC uses vocal samples from Ofra Haza 's " Im Nin'Alu ". He used "Planet Rock" ("Pyar Wich (Planet Rock Remix)" on Legalised ) before Afrika Bambaataa recorded "Indian Planet Rock". On “ Jatt Ho Giya Sharabee ”, Panjabi MC uses the theme music from the TV show Magnum, P.I. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (along with the subsequent remix version featuring Jay-Z , "Beware of the Boys") uses the bassline from the television show Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider .cite web|url= http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0327,chadha,45230,1.html |title=Mix This Young South Asians' Love-Hate Relationship with Hip-Hop's New Indian Beats |accessdate=2005-11-28 |work=Village Voice |publisher=villagevoice.com

Television work


In 2001, Panjabi MC made his Canadian premiere at the Payal Banquet Hall in Mississauga (Ontario). Deejay Ra hosted a TV special covering the event entitled "The Bhangramentary", which was aired on the Asian Television Network (ATN). His single, "Jatt Ho Giya Sharabee", from Beware , was featured on the television show Heroes (TV series)|Heroes (episode 2, '' Don't Look Back (Heroes episode)|Don't Look Back , which aired October 2, 2006). The single "Mundian To Bach Ke" was featured in an episode of Queer as Folk (North American TV series)|Queer as Folk and in the 2000 movie Bend It Like Beckham . The song "Yaaran Kollon Sikh Kuriye" was featured in the show Wild Boyz as a music video. Panjabi MC has appeared on Top of the Pops , from which the music video|video to " Mundian To Bach Ke " began to appear on music channels across the globe.

Together with Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi, Panjabi MC remixed the popular song " Chaiyya Chaiyya " from the Bollywood film , Dil Se . This song was used as the background during opening credits for the Hollywood movie Inside Man . Their song "Land of Five Rivers", used as a theme song for the WWE wrestler The Great Khali , http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/exclusive-interview-panjabi-mc-20081215 Exclusive Interview: Panjabi MC features on Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9 .

Discography


Studio albums


  • Rootz

  • Souled Out (1993, Nachural Records)

  • Another Sell Out (1994, Nachural Records)

  • 100% Proof (1995, Nachural Records)

  • Grass Roots (1996, Nachural Records)

  • Magic Desi (1996)

  • Legalised (1998, Nachural Records)

  • Dhol Jageroo Da (2001, Moviebox)

  • Desi (2002, Moviebox)

  • Indian Breaks (2003, Compagnia Nuove Indye)

  • Mundian To Bach Ke (2003, Compagnia Nuove Indye)

  • The Album (German version: Superstar/Warner; Germany) (French version: Scorpio; France) (UK Version: Instant Karma) (2003)

  • Beware (U.S. version of the album) (2003, Sequence)

  • Steel Bangle (2005, Moviebox)

  • Indian Timing (2008, PMC Records)

  • The Raj (2010, PMC Records)


    • Compilation albums


  • Illegal with the support from manpreet singh (2006, Nupur Audio)


    • EPs


  • Jatt Ho Gya Sharabi (1996, Nachural Records)

  • Mirza Part Two (1997, Nachural Records)

  • Switchin (2000, Moviebox)


    • Singles


  • "Dhol Jageero Da" (2001)

  • "Backstabbers" (with Mark Morrison and Daz Dillinger ) (2002)

  • " Mundian To Bach Ke " (2002) - UK Singles Chart|UK #5cite book

    • | first= David
    | last= Roberts
    | year= 2006
    | title= British Hit Singles & Albums
    | edition= 19th
    | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
    | location= London
    | isbn= 1-904994-10-5
    | page= 416
  • "Jogi" (2003) - UK #25

  • "Jatt Ho Giya Sharabee" (2005)

  • "Jugga Jugga Jugga Jugga Jugga Jugga" (2006)

  • " Snake Charmer (song)|Snake Charmer " (2009)

  • " Panjaban " (2009)

  • " Jodi - Big Day Party " (2010)

  • " Moorni " (2010)

  • " Akh Da Eshara " (featuring Lehmber Hussainpuri )(2010)

  • " Jatti " (featuring Jelly Manjitpuri )(2011)


    • Awards


  • 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Dance Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards#Best_Dance Citation needed|date=August 2010

  • 2003 MOBO Awards - Best UK ActCitation needed|date=August 2010

  • 2003 UK Asian Music Awards - Best Single Bhangra - " Mundian To Bach Ke "cite web|title=BRITISH ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2004 LAUNCHED|url= http://www.redhotcurry.com/entertainment/music/brama_launch.htm|accessdate=24 August 2010|date=7 October 2004

  • 2003 World Music Awards - World's Best Indian Artist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_World_Music_Awards#Winners

  • 2011 Punjabi Music Awards - Best Sound Recording - "Moorni"


    • References


    Reflist

    External links


  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/friction/videopmc.shtml BBC Asian Network - Video and interview about 'Indian Timing'

  • http://www.panjabi-mc.com www.panjabi-mc.com

  • http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/mc_panjabi/artist.jhtml MTV Artist profile

  • http://www.cnimusic.it/panjabimc.htm www.cnimusic.it/panjabimc.htm

  • http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/11/mroom.panjabi.mc/ CNN Interview

  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A926589 BBC Interview

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=92RLK1Glavs YouTube Interview

  • http://simplybhangra.com/albums/upcoming-releases/3546-panjabi-mc-the-raj-out-soon 'The Raj New Album Information'


    • Persondata | NAME =Mc, Panjabi
    | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
    | SHORT DESCRIPTION =
    | DATE OF BIRTH =1970-02-14
    | PLACE OF BIRTH =
    | DATE OF DEATH =
    | PLACE OF DEATH =
    DEFAULTSORT:Mc, Panjabi Category:British rappers
    Category:Desi musicians
    Category:Hip hop DJs
    Category:Hip hop record producers
    Category:Living people
    Category:1970 births
    Category:Asian Underground musicians
    Category:People from Coventry
    Category:English Sikhs
    Category:World Music Awards winners

    de:Panjabi MC
    es:Panjabi MC
    fr:Panjabi MC
    it:Panjabi MC
    pl:Panjabi MC
    pt:Panjabi MC
    sv:Panjabi MC

    Copyright Citations

    This article is licensed under the GNU License
    Click here for original article: Panjabi MC




          

    		  
       
     
    Home  |  About Us  |  Privacy  |  Sitemap  |  FAQs  |  Terms and Conditions
    		 
    Copyright 2012, iCubator Labs, LLC, All Rights Reserved.