{"product_id":"mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco","title":"Mohinder Kaur Bhamra - Punjabi Disco","description":"\u003cp\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!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaya Beat is delighted to announce the release of an astonishing lost “holy grail”, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 masterpiece ‘Punjabi Disco’. The reissue includes remixes by Peaking Lights, Danger Boys, Psychemagik, Dexter+Franz, Mystic Jungle, and Baalti, as well as a cover by Say She She’s Piya Malik and\u003cbr\u003eTurbotito \u0026amp; Ragz. Unknown and inaccessible to even the deepest of diggers, ‘Punjabi Disco’ 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 Massimo di Lena of Nu Genea 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased the same year and into equal obscurity as ‘Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat’, Charanjit Singh’s acid house opus, the reissue of ‘Punjabi Disco’ is set to have similar reverberations in the world of dance music. Produced by Mohinder’s eldest son and legendary bhangra pioneer Kuljit Bhamra using a recently acquired\u003cbr\u003eRoland SH-1000 synthesiser and a CR-8000 CompuRhythm drum machine played by his then 11-year-old brother, the album was recorded at Roxy Music bass player Rick Kenton’s studio in London. The concept for a Punjabi disco album was subsequently stolen by the very music label that had agreed to distribute\u003cbr\u003ethe record. Eventually self-released with no label support, ‘Punjabi Disco’ vanished into complete obscurity. A 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\u003cbr\u003ewas traditionally a tame, segregated affair: men and women seated and separated on opposite sides of the room. ‘Punjabi Disco’ 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\u003cbr\u003eRoland 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 ‘Punjabi Disco’ is as mesmerising as it is undefinable. Featuring 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 Frank Merritt from The Carvery, London. This 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: vinyl LP \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naya Beat Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: Disco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: New\/Pre-Order \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCat No\u003c\/strong\u003e.: NAYA009LP \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3760179358407\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Disco Wich Aa\u003cbr\u003eA2. Nainan Da Pyar De Gaya\u003cbr\u003eA3. Par Toon Ki Janay\u003cbr\u003eA4. Pyar Mainu Kar\u003cbr\u003eA5. Aye Deewane\u003cbr\u003eB1. Soniya Mukh Tera\u003cbr\u003eB2. Mainu Apne Pyar Wich\u003cbr\u003eB3. Chum Chum Dil Nal\u003cbr\u003eB4. Ve Tu Jaldi Jaldi Aa\u003cbr\u003eB5. Dohai Ni Dohai\u003cbr\u003eC1. Disco Wich Aa (Peaking Lights Remix)\u003cbr\u003eC2. Turbotito \u0026amp; Ragz feat. Piya Malik – Nainan Da Pyar De Gaya\u003cbr\u003eC3. Par Toon Ki Janay (Danger Boys Remix)\u003cbr\u003eD1. Nainan Da Pyar De Gaya (Psychemagik Remix)\u003cbr\u003eD2. Par Toon Ki Janay (Dexter+Franz Remix)\u003cbr\u003eD3. Mainu Apne Pyar Wich (Mystic Jungle Remix)\u003cbr\u003eD4. 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