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[[Image:Dhol players.jpg|thumb|220px|A Bhangra tournament concert]] | [[Image:Dhol players.jpg|thumb|220px|A Bhangra tournament concert]] | ||
'''Bhangra''' started in the [[Punjab region]], now divided between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], and began as a folk dance which was conducted by [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] farmers of all creeds, [[Sikhs]], [[Muslims]] and [[Hindus]], to celebrate the coming of the [[harvest]] season. | '''Bhangra''' started in the [[Punjab region]], now divided between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], and began as a folk dance which was conducted by [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] farmers of all creeds, [[Sikhs]], [[Muslims]] and [[Hindus]], to celebrate the coming of the [[harvest]] season. | ||
[[File:Hot seasons Punjabi Folk dance.webm|thumb|350px|Hot seasons Punjabi Folk dance]] | [[File:Hot seasons Punjabi Folk dance.webm|thumb|350px|Hot seasons Punjabi Folk dance]] | ||
Bhangra became popular in Britain in the 1980s and the artists of Bhangra were selling over 30,000 [[Audio cassette|cassettes]] a week in the UK even though not one of the artists made their way into the Top 40 UK Chart. Bhangra is also popular in [[Canada]] where singer, Jazzy B sold over 55,000 copies of his third album, Folk and Funky and became one of the best-selling Punjabi folk artists in the world. | Bhangra became popular in Britain in the 1980s and the artists of Bhangra were selling over 30,000 [[Audio cassette|cassettes]] a week in the UK even though not one of the artists made their way into the Top 40 UK Chart. Bhangra is also popular in [[Canada]] where singer, Jazzy B sold over 55,000 copies of his third album, Folk and Funky and became one of the best-selling Punjabi folk artists in the world. | ||
The outfits for Bhangra are Turla or torla, ''Pag'', which is a turban that is a sign of pride/honor in Punjab and is tied differently than the traditional turbans that the Sikhs and other people wear on the street, ''Kurta'' which is a silk shirt, with about four buttons and is very loose with embroidered patterns, ''Lungi'' or chadar which is a loose loincloth tied around the dancer's waist, ''Jugi'' which is a waistcoat with no buttons, and ''Rumāl'' which are small scarves that are worn tied on to the fingers. | The outfits for Bhangra are Turla or torla, ''Pag'', which is a turban that is a sign of pride/honor in Punjab and is tied differently than the traditional turbans that the Sikhs and other people wear on the street, ''Kurta'' which is a silk shirt, with about four buttons and is very loose with embroidered patterns, ''Lungi'' or chadar which is a loose loincloth tied around the dancer's waist, ''Jugi'' which is a waistcoat with no buttons, and ''Rumāl'' which are small scarves that are worn tied on to the fingers. | ||
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[[Category:Dances]] | [[Category:Dances]] | ||
[[Category:Dances of India]] | [[Category:Dances of India]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani culture]] | [[Category:Pakistani culture]] | ||