Jazzy B

Jazzy B (aka "The Crown Prince of Bhangra" and "The Original Folksta"), born Jaswinder Singh Bains in Nawanshahr, Punjab, India, is a popular Bhangra artist who is easily recognized by fans of the genre with his spiky hair, stylish clothes, and the range and depth of his vocals. He moved to Vancouver, Canada at the age of five and now resides in Birmingham, England. He has worldwide appeal as he often tours Canada, England, India, the United States, and many other parts of the world where there is a large Punjabi population.

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'Ghugian da Jorra', his successful debut album, was released in 1993 and instantly made him a star. Since then he has become the best-selling Bhangra artist in the world, helping bring the genre back to the forefront of the Asian music scene. He has released eleven albums including 'Folk 'n' Funky' in 1995, 'All Eyez on Me' in 1999, 'Oh Kehri' in 2001, 'Tera Roop' in 2002, and his latest release 'Romeo' in 2005.

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His albums are produced by Sukhshinder Shinda, a talented Bhangra producer and artist known as 'The Music Man'. Together they have created some of the most popular Bhangra hits, including "Ghugian da Jorra", "Londono Potola", "Naag", "Tera Roop", "Sardara", "Dil Luteya", and "Soorma".

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In 1997, Jazzy B had major problems with his throat which required surgery. Having lost his voice and not being able to sing for over a year, he says he turned to God for help and miraculously got his voice back. After going through this experience, he did something very uncommon at the time for a Bhangra superstar by releasing the Sikhi spiritual album 'Singha di Kaum Bahdhur hai' in 1999. Since then other popular Punjabi artists have followed in his steps and released religious material.

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Jazzy B made his acting debut in 2000 with a cameo appearance in the Bollywood film 'Shaheed Udham Singh' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237727/ which starred fellow Punjabi singer and actor Gurdas Mann. His music was also featured on the film's album. This has been his lone acting role to date although he has hinted that there may be more in the future.

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The reason for Jazzy B's popularity and success in Bhangra is his style which is quite different from other artists in the genre. From his unique appearance to his westernized songs and music videos, he has revolutionized the image of Bhangra. The music videos for his latest singles "Soorma" and "Romeo" have been based on American Hip hop music videos and feature Hummer H2's and the Rap group Takeova Ent.

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He has been compared to legendary Bhangra artist Kuldip Manak, whom he considers an idol and inspiration.

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Bhangra: Bhangra is both a lively folk dance which traces its roots to the region of Punjab, in North India and Pakistan and the musical accompaniment to the dance. A variety of popular music, also called Bhangra, has developed from these traditions and has a keen youth following around the world....

Singh: "Singh", meaning "Lion", is possibly the most common name in India being used by both Hindus and Sikhs as a male name, albeit for different purposes....

Punjab: Punjab or Panjab is derived from the Persian panj-?b,in which it means " five rivers"....

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