| Bombay Rockers | |
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| Also known as | Bombay Rockers |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, Bhangra |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Label(s) | Times Music Discowax |
| Associated acts | Westlife |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Navtej Singh Rehal Thomas Sardorf Janus Barnewitz |
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Bombay Rockers are a Danish Indian fusion band comprising of Thomas Sardorf and Navtej Singh Rehal. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Bhangra (ਭੰਗੜਾ pa-PK بھنگڑا pə̀ŋgɽäː is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Navtej Singh Rehal popularly known as Naf is the lead singer of the group Bombay Rockers. Navtej Singh Rehal popularly known as Naf is the lead singer of the group Bombay Rockers. They are popular in India and their debut album " Introducing" has gone five times platinum there with sales of over 100000. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For the Joss Stone album see " Introducing Joss Stone "
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In 2002, the Indian singer Navtej (Naf) was introduced to the Scandinavian producer-team WCA (Thomas Sardorf and Janus Barnewitz) and started out mixing a hybrid of R&B, Hip Hop and Bhangra-influenced vocals, reflecting on their varied cultural backgrounds. Bhangra (ਭੰਗੜਾ pa-PK بھنگڑا pə̀ŋgɽäː is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India Naf, 27, delivers the Punjabi vocals. Punjabi may refer to The Punjabi language of Pakistan and India Punjabi grammar List of Punjabi Thomas, also 27, performs with English vocals.
Their first collaboration, "Ari Ari", got massive national airplay in Denmark and became a favourite of leftfield DJs. In July 2003, Bombay Rockers went on stage with the house duo Filur at Roskilde Festival in front of roughly 20,000 people. A month later they were performing in the "Images of Asia" festival, as well as playing numerous concerts in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark. In February 2003, they performed with the famous English DJ project Panjabi MC.
“Sexy Mama”, their follow-up, released in late 2003, was the first official single from their album “Introducing ”. This track again received airplay all over the country. The next hit single “Rock tha Party” became a major radio hit. Danish national radio had it on A-rotation, it was on top of the Danish Dance Chart and the Danish Single Chart. It was published on various compilations released in Denmark throughout 2004. While their third single and video for "Wild Rose" (shot in Dubai) and debut album “Introducing. . . ” are being promoted in Denmark. Bombay Rockers' debut album is about to be released in more than 32 countries world-wide in 2005. In Germany "Sexy Mama" was released in mid-2005 and is getting a lot of airplay and buzz.
The Rockers are currently enjoying great success in India and Pakistan. Their album has sold more than 100,000 copies and has now gone five times platinum. It was #1 for 15 consecutive weeks on the Indian Album Charts. They were also the supporting act for the popband Westlife at gigs in Dubai and Bahrain. Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh.
Their new album Crash and Burn was released in 2007. "Kushi", one of the singles, has received a lot of play time on Indian and Pakistani music channels. as well as srilanka . . .