But yet again if the bhangra world were up to me personally (thank god it is not! ), the combination of any prerecorded music with bhangra would be deemed inappropriate and jarring to the cultural aesthetic, and so would any combination (in recorded music) of dance rhythms with certain texts. It's the belief of some - a portion that I would guess doesn't actually make up the majority of people in the North American bhangra community, even if it is held by those who are (or present themselves as) the most elite and most knowledgeable about "proper" this and that.Īnd again, I can see the "problem" with it. There are bound to be clashes in values and ideology.Īgain, the inappropriateness of the gesture is not self-evident it does not have universal cross-cultural validity.
Most North American bhangra dancers come with some partial sense of the sensibilities of Punjabi culture, but they are mainly "Americans"/"Canadians" in their way of thinking about music. It is not quite so sensitive, overall, as the culture of Middle Eastern Islamic areas of the world, but it is way more sensitive that European / Euro-American cultures, for example. Music (and dance) has the power to corrupt, to make profane what is sacred, to defile what is pure. Punjabi culture, in very broad, general terms, is sensitive to the use of music.
the discussion of touching bhangra props with the feet, for example) especially because they touch on some sensitivity surrounding religion and "music" (including dance).
There are a lot of things that various people think are inappropriate (cf. I also understand how some people would consider that to be inappropriate. Obviously, some people would dance to that kind of some, and some audience members would like it. The "wrongness" of dancing to that song is not self-evident. Once again this is for my knowledge, and just to understand why many were upset by this.Ģnd PLACE BC Cultural Bhangra Group Seniors AVAP 2008 I apologize if this causes any sort of dilemma, and will not hesitate to have this locked. Is it describing the attacks of 1984? Like I said, this is just for my knowledge, I have done research, just trying to decipher what the song is trying to say. I remember people saying it was because it related to khalistan? Not sure, but I just wanted to know what the meaning of the song/lyrics really is. Now, I remember this video was put up on POL(?) and I recall many people not happy with the jhummer song being used. I am much older now, and I am only asking for my knowledge and the songs interpretation. I was a lot younger at the time, and was afraid to ask this question, as I did not know much about any of the past history or how many would react. It is something that i've been curious to know for some time. Hey everyone, now before I continue, I just want to say this is not to stir up any sort of conflict.
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