Post by Jazzy B fan on Oct 6, 2004 14:13:22 GMT
Highly popular among Indians abroad, Jazzy's brand of music aims at replaying the liveliness and elan of Punjab's culture, even while carrying a strong western tinge.
Having migrated to Canada in his childhood, his parents and household atmosphere ensured he remained close to essences of home. He brought out his first album `Ghugian da Joda' in 1993 at the age of 19.
In many ways, the personality is like his music. an amalgam of the traditionally Indian with a number of eccentricities adopted from the wild ways of the west.
"I might have an outlandish getup to look like an westerner, but essentially I am a Punjabi village lad. I went abroad at an early age, but at home we always spoke Punjabi and lived a traditional lifestyle. And I'm proud of it too. The flavour of the village soil, the essense of our culture, cannot be found in literature.
I have tried to carry a message through my songs. The general people cannot understand it except when told by a villager himself. That fosters a lot of love,said Jazzy B.
Leaving home to settle abroad is not easy. It looks attractive, and a lot of people want to leave, but it's not easy. One certainly does not enjoy life nearly as much. I love coming to India because I get a lot of love here. Out there, everyone is busy with their work, there is little time for anyone else. It is with this in mind that one of my songs goes - `Set your work aside for a while, dance and sing and enjoy life.'
"I have tried to incorporate in my songs, the essense of Punjabi culture, the talk of the village, the village well, the flavour of our culture. Because abroad, you don't get these things, you long for them. It is seen that the people in India are getting westernised, but outside they miss India and its culture and traditions. They want to listen to songs and see images that remind them of their village, a video around the well and the field. I try to give them all that,"added Jazzy.
`Tera Roop', Jazzy's latest album, comprises 9 tracks, a heady mixture of bhangra pop and reggae, Punjabi folk and western Jazz.
In that blend of the western with the traditional, he has aimed at infusing flavours of both cultures at once.
While incorporating all of this, his brand of music, says Jazzy, is tailored to the demands of the day. This is his sixth release to date -- `Folk and Funky', `Dil Aa Gaya Tere Te', `Surma' being some of his other hits.
www.3to6.com/anientv/Nov2002/nov10entv1-56k.asf
Having migrated to Canada in his childhood, his parents and household atmosphere ensured he remained close to essences of home. He brought out his first album `Ghugian da Joda' in 1993 at the age of 19.
In many ways, the personality is like his music. an amalgam of the traditionally Indian with a number of eccentricities adopted from the wild ways of the west.
"I might have an outlandish getup to look like an westerner, but essentially I am a Punjabi village lad. I went abroad at an early age, but at home we always spoke Punjabi and lived a traditional lifestyle. And I'm proud of it too. The flavour of the village soil, the essense of our culture, cannot be found in literature.
I have tried to carry a message through my songs. The general people cannot understand it except when told by a villager himself. That fosters a lot of love,said Jazzy B.
Leaving home to settle abroad is not easy. It looks attractive, and a lot of people want to leave, but it's not easy. One certainly does not enjoy life nearly as much. I love coming to India because I get a lot of love here. Out there, everyone is busy with their work, there is little time for anyone else. It is with this in mind that one of my songs goes - `Set your work aside for a while, dance and sing and enjoy life.'
"I have tried to incorporate in my songs, the essense of Punjabi culture, the talk of the village, the village well, the flavour of our culture. Because abroad, you don't get these things, you long for them. It is seen that the people in India are getting westernised, but outside they miss India and its culture and traditions. They want to listen to songs and see images that remind them of their village, a video around the well and the field. I try to give them all that,"added Jazzy.
`Tera Roop', Jazzy's latest album, comprises 9 tracks, a heady mixture of bhangra pop and reggae, Punjabi folk and western Jazz.
In that blend of the western with the traditional, he has aimed at infusing flavours of both cultures at once.
While incorporating all of this, his brand of music, says Jazzy, is tailored to the demands of the day. This is his sixth release to date -- `Folk and Funky', `Dil Aa Gaya Tere Te', `Surma' being some of his other hits.
www.3to6.com/anientv/Nov2002/nov10entv1-56k.asf