Editing Bhangra (music) (section)

==Origins==
The roots of modern bhangra music date back to the Sikh Punjabi community in Punjab during the 1960s. An early pop music and modern recording group of this type of music in the United Kingdom was [[Bhujhangy Group]], founded by Tarlochan Singh Bilga, Balbir Singh Khanpur, Gurpal, Rajinder Dhona and Dalvir Kahanpuri in Birmingham in 1971.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Folkard, Claire|title=Guinness World Records 2005|year=2004|publisher=Guinness World Records|location=Enfield|isbn=0851121926|page=199}}</ref> Bhujhangy Group's first major hit was "Bhabiye Akh Larr Gayee". It was written by Tarlochan Singh Bilga in the early 1970s and was released on Birmingham's [[Oriental Star Agencies]] label. This was the first bhangra song to combine traditional Asian music with modern Western instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osa.co.uk/feature_content.asp?feature_id=1|title=Osa History|access-date=2013-09-09|publisher=Oriental Star Agencies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323032510/http://www.osa.co.uk/feature_content.asp?feature_id=1|archive-date=2014-03-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Differences from folk music===
Although bhangra music used many of the elements of [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi folk music]] (e.g., "Bakkrey Bulaaney" – the goat herding vocalizations), it was also radically different in its embrace of modernity. The song structure of a typical bhangra song featured four verses, a chorus, along with two alternating instrumental bridge sections. (e.g., CVB1CVB2CVB1CVB2C.) Hence it featured more musicianship than its folk predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The elements of music heard in Bhangra music - Punjabi Bhangra music - OCR - GCSE Music Revision - OCR |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zkjw7p3/revision/2 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=BBC Bitesize |language=en-GB}}</ref>