When my husband and I moved to Lowell, we started watching local cable to see what events and activities were around us. We stumbled on a Bollywood movie and were riveted to the TV set. We couldn't pull away! There was something for everybody. Great music, beautiful clothes and colors, and subtitles ( thank goodness!). We were hooked. We watched Aap Ka Manoranjan (the TV show) and made it part of our weekly routine!
One day we saw a commercial for Daler Mendhi. This turbaned, happy, bearded guy bounced around on the TV set to this fantastic pop-groove and I couldn't help but feel the beat and dance along with him. And my white-bread Anglo husband liked it too! We were hooked. We bought his music. We saw him in concert. TWICE. And he was fantastic. I did a little research and found that Daler draws a lot of his influences from the Punjab region of India. He is a mega pop star there.
Check out a Daler Mendhi video here
If you are looking for a new music groove, look to Punjabi music and Daler Mendhi. You'll be bouncing too!
