{"product_id":"mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco","title":"Mohinder Kaur Bhamra - Punjabi Disco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePitchfork's Best New Reissue (8.4\/10), the Guardian's 10 Best Global Albums of 2025, DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2025, Juno Daily's Top 10 Reissues of 2025, Phonica Best Compilations of 2025!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaya Beat is delighted to announce the release of an astonishing lost “holy grail”, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMohinder Kaur Bhamra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s 1982 masterpiece ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’. The reissue includes remixes by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeaking Lights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanger Boys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePsychemagik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDexter+Franz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMystic Jungle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaalti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as a cover by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSay She She\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePiya Malik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurbotito \u0026amp; Ragz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnknown and inaccessible to even the deepest of diggers, ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ is the first-ever British Asian electronic dance album recorded and a true lost relic. A chance find of the original multitrack masters during the Covid lockdown and a tip off from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMassimo di Lena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNu Genea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the record’s existence led to this reissue. Lovingly mixed down and remastered from the studio recordings, the release includes a newly discovered track.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased the same year and into equal obscurity as ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen Ragas To A Disco Beat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharanjit Singh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s acid house opus, the reissue of ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ is set to have similar reverberations in the world of dance music. Produced by Mohinder’s eldest son and legendary bhangra pioneer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKuljit Bhamra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e using a recently acquired Roland SH-1000 synthesiser and a CR-8000 CompuRhythm drum machine played by his then 11-year-old brother, the album was recorded at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoxy Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bass player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRick Kenton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s studio in London. The concept for a Punjabi disco album was subsequently stolen by the very music label that had agreed to distribute the record. Eventually self-released with no label support, ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ vanished into complete obscurity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pivotal figure in British Asian music, West London-based vocalist and first-generation immigrant Mohinder Kaur Bhamra became the first woman to sing at Punjabi weddings and other community events in the UK. Her son, Kuljit, would accompany her, playing tabla at her events from the age of six. Wedding music was traditionally a tame, segregated affair: men and women seated and separated on opposite sides of the room. ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ was born out of a desire to desegregate the dancefloor and inspired by the sounds of disco from the era. A tapestry of electric drum rhythm, warbling bass, and psychedelic siren-like Roland synth melodies provide a vehicle for Mohinder’s powerful voice. Part disco, part funk, part acid house, and infused with Punjabi folk melodies, the sound of ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ is as mesmerising as it is undefinable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing an incredible gatefold package and exhaustive liner notes by the Guardian’s Global Music Critic, Ammar Kalia, the x2LP release has been cut to vinyl for the discerning listener and DJ by Grammy-nominated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Merritt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from The Carvery, London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Naya Beat’s ninth release in a series of reissues, remixes, and compilations dedicated to uncovering electronic and dance music from the subcontinent and South Asian diaspora.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NAYA BEAT RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59880427159897,"sku":"SDZ-54482","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-5_46f1a029-17f4-41e2-82b0-93292f31d67c.png?v=1791890139","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}