Apna Sangeet were a British Asian Bhangra band from Birmingham, England.
Apna Sangeet | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Bhangra |
| Years active | 1983 - current |
| Members | Sardara Gill, Kulwant Bhamra |
| Past members | Sardara Gill, Gurcharan Mall, Kulwant Bhamra, Davinderpal Kalsi, Niki Patel, Arjinder Kang |
The group was formed in 1984 by six Birmingham musicians. In contrast to the more western sounds of contemporary groups like DCS, they played a very traditional style of bhangra with a dhol player centre stage.[1] By 1991 they were platinum disc holders, and held the title of UK Asian Pop Award for Best Asian Band.[2]
By 1994, the group had released nine albums and sold more than 2,000,000 records, and were awarded Best Bhangra Band by Movie International Magazine.[3]
The Stage in 1995 described the group as a "superband...who are virtually unknown to non-Asians".[4]
In 2009, the band reunited for one charity show.[5][6] They also reformed for the 2014 Vaisakhi celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, together with groups Heera and Premi.[7]
Apna Sangeet released a song in 2021 on the album Hope with Kiss Music.