Comments on: Get That Man a Record Deal http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amitabh http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274125 Amitabh Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:29:17 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274125 <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QYWLYeOOz4&feature=related">Here is a <b>MUCH BETTER </b>sounding, very recent cover version of this song I just found online</a>. These contemporary singers sound a lot better than the originals. The female vocalist I believe is Chamkila's daughter. Sounds pretty good.</p> Here is a MUCH BETTER sounding, very recent cover version of this song I just found online. These contemporary singers sound a lot better than the originals. The female vocalist I believe is Chamkila’s daughter. Sounds pretty good.

]]> By: Nidhi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274123 Nidhi Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:54:55 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274123 <p>that was brilliant! I do recognize that deli...it's open 24 hrs I think, teeny tiny but very famous and I have yet to try it.</p> that was brilliant! I do recognize that deli…it’s open 24 hrs I think, teeny tiny but very famous and I have yet to try it.

]]> By: Sanehwal http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274104 Sanehwal Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:51 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274104 <p>Those pesky Sikhs http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=7&id=52</p> Those pesky Sikhs http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=7&id=52

]]> By: ShallowThinker http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274065 ShallowThinker Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:31:05 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274065 <p>Chamkilla was like the "2 live crew" of Punjab. I cant understand any of this songs, but I recall some hardcore punjabi people I knew, would talk about how dirty he was for his time and in fact I think someone shot him to death for being so raunchy.</p> Chamkilla was like the “2 live crew” of Punjab. I cant understand any of this songs, but I recall some hardcore punjabi people I knew, would talk about how dirty he was for his time and in fact I think someone shot him to death for being so raunchy.

]]> By: Kuliwnder http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274060 Kuliwnder Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:14:11 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274060 <p>love it! I like this better than the orignal version.</p> love it! I like this better than the orignal version.

]]> By: HalalaMachGayi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274055 HalalaMachGayi Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274055 <p>i was trying to figure out who he looks like then it hit me, apna yaar has a slight resemblence to Raekwon. Which also reminds me that was the first time I noticed a Sikh guy in Raekwon's "Ice Cream" video. silly desi factoid for you if you didn't know :)</p> i was trying to figure out who he looks like then it hit me, apna yaar has a slight resemblence to Raekwon. Which also reminds me that was the first time I noticed a Sikh guy in Raekwon’s “Ice Cream” video. silly desi factoid for you if you didn’t know :)

]]> By: HalalaMachGayi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274053 HalalaMachGayi Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:12:45 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274053 <p>My post was going to be similar to what Amitabh posted. This store owner is pretty good as well. There are many guys just like him, like many of my friends, i hang out with, truck-drivers, shop-owners etc... just do this for fun. Sad truth is when these guys want to pursue it to the next level, some bedroom dj with weekend dhol lessons takes their vocals and exploits them with his own crap remixes without crediting the actual singer. The bhangra-record industry is really f@ked up.</p> My post was going to be similar to what Amitabh posted. This store owner is pretty good as well. There are many guys just like him, like many of my friends, i hang out with, truck-drivers, shop-owners etc… just do this for fun. Sad truth is when these guys want to pursue it to the next level, some bedroom dj with weekend dhol lessons takes their vocals and exploits them with his own crap remixes without crediting the actual singer. The bhangra-record industry is really f@ked up.

]]> By: Amitabh http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274045 Amitabh Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:00:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274045 <p>People may enjoy this impromptu version more than the original because the female singer's voice on the original is truly an abomination. However, the male artist, Chamkila, who also wrote the song, was pure brilliance. His voice wasn't special, but he wrote dozens of classic songs. He was totally uneducated, but a genius. His songs could be quite vulgar, and were geared towards a very rural audience, but captured that particular culture better than most, before or after him. His audience loved and hated him. I imagine that if Shakespeare had been born in a dalit family in a Punjabi village in the early 1960s, he would have been like Chamkila. A raw and unpolished diamond.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamkila">More about Chamkila here</a>.</p> People may enjoy this impromptu version more than the original because the female singer’s voice on the original is truly an abomination. However, the male artist, Chamkila, who also wrote the song, was pure brilliance. His voice wasn’t special, but he wrote dozens of classic songs. He was totally uneducated, but a genius. His songs could be quite vulgar, and were geared towards a very rural audience, but captured that particular culture better than most, before or after him. His audience loved and hated him. I imagine that if Shakespeare had been born in a dalit family in a Punjabi village in the early 1960s, he would have been like Chamkila. A raw and unpolished diamond.

More about Chamkila here.

]]> By: thanks http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274039 thanks Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:54:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274039 <p>needed something refreshing for the day/week...thanks for this post! made my day.</p> needed something refreshing for the day/week…thanks for this post! made my day.

]]> By: Paul http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2010/06/16/get_that_man_a/comment-page-1/#comment-274036 Paul Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:24:24 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6218#comment-274036 <p>this is great... i go to the punajbi deli at least once a week and never knew that guy could sing like that.</p> this is great… i go to the punajbi deli at least once a week and never knew that guy could sing like that.

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