{"product_id":"mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco","title":"Bhamra, Mohinder Kaur: Punjabi Disco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1NFJAFBTRwk?si=HP_N-zPp1a-gFQeM\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaya Beat is delighted to announce the release of an astonishing lost “holy grail”, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 masterpiece \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e. The reissue includes remixes by Peaking Lights, Danger Boys, Psychemagik, Dexter+Franz, Mystic Jungle, and Baalti, as well as a cover by Say She She’s Piya Malik and Turbotito \u0026amp; Ragz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnknown and inaccessible to even the deepest of diggers, \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e is the first-ever British Asian electronic dance album recorded and a true lost relic. A chance find of the original multitrack masters during the Covid lockdown and a tip off from Massimo di Lena of Nu Genea on the record’s existence led to this reissue. Lovingly mixed down and remastered from the studio recordings, the release includes a newly discovered track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased the same year and into equal obscurity as ‘Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat’, Charanjit Singh’s acid house opus, the reissue of \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e is set to have similar reverberations in the world of dance music. Produced by Mohinder’s eldest son and legendary bhangra pioneer Kuljit Bhamra using a recently acquired Roland SH-1000 synthesiser and a CR-8000 CompuRhythm drum machine played by his then 11-year-old brother, the album was recorded at Roxy Music bass player Rick Kenton’s studio in London. The concept for a Punjabi disco album was subsequently stolen by the very music label that had agreed to distribute the record. Eventually self-released with no label support, \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e vanished into complete obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pivotal figure in British Asian music, West London-based vocalist and first-generation immigrant Mohinder Kaur Bhamra became the first woman to sing at Punjabi weddings and other community events in the UK. Her son, Kuljit, would accompany her, playing tabla at her events from the age of six. Wedding music was traditionally a tame, segregated affair: men and women seated and separated on opposite sides of the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e was born out of a desire to desegregate the dancefloor and inspired by the sounds of disco from the era. A tapestry of electric drum rhythm, warbling bass, and psychedelic siren-like Roland synth melodies provide a vehicle for Mohinder’s powerful voice. Part disco, part funk, part acid house, and infused with Punjabi folk melodies, the sound of \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e is as mesmerising as it is undefinable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an incredible gatefold package and exhaustive liner notes by the Guardian’s Global Music Critic, Ammar Kalia, the x2LP release has been cut to vinyl for the discerning listener and DJ by Grammy-nominated Frank Merritt from The Carvery, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Naya Beat’s ninth release in a series of reissues, remixes, and compilations dedicated to uncovering electronic and dance music from the subcontinent and South Asian diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisco Wich Aa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNainan Da Pyar De Gaya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePar Toon Ki Janay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePyar Mainu Kar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAye Deewane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoniya Mukh Tera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMainu Apne Pyar Wich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChum Chum Dil Nal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVe Tu Jaldi Jaldi Aa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDohai Ni Dohai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisco Wich Aa (Peaking Lights Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNainan Da Pyar De Gaya (Turbotito \u0026amp; Ragz feat. Piya Malik)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePar Toon Ki Janay (Danger Boys Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNainan Da Pyar De Gaya (Psychemagik Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePar Toon Ki Janay (Dexter + Franz Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMainu Apne Pyar Wich (Mystic Jungle Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisco Wich Aa (Baalti Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Naya Beat","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 2xLP","offer_id":54976512622938,"sku":"NAYA009LP","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco.jpg?v=1764419222","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}