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Ethnic Indians produce Malaysia's
first Bhangra album
WSN Bureau
 KUALA LUMPUR:
Two
ethnic Sikhs entered record books in this multi-ethnic country, by
producing the first Malaysian local Bhangra album. Manjit Singh Gill
and Sukhjit Singh Gill, popularly known as Goldkartz, have written
and produced their first Bhangra album called 'Loaded', which has a
mix of hip hop, rap, R&B, reggae, house and trance music.
The album, with
songs in English, Punjabi, Tamil and Malay lyrics has already sold
more than 2,000 copies since its release last January and has made
it into the 'Malaysia Book of Records'. "Usually Bhangra songs are
produced in the United Kingdom and India, but we tried to make
something different by writing the lyrics, recording the songs,
arranging, mastering and mixing the songs ourselves here," Manjit,
23, known as M-Ji, was quoted as saying by the local media. Sukhjit,
also known as Surj, said the album represented the multi-ethnic
Malaysia
by borrowing from a number of languages and cultures.
"Loaded brings a
new dimension in the Bhangra music industry by using English, Malay,
Tamil and, of course, Punjabi lyrics to represent the society of
Malaysia," said the 19-year-old. The brothers, who have received
recognition under the Arts and Entertainment category for the album,
have plans to market it in UK and India.
7
May,
2008
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