Bobby Friction is laying down the law to bhangra artists and labels by refusing to play any music which contains any mention of caste system.
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Bobby Friction is laying down the law to bhangra artists and labels by refusing to play any music which contains any mention of caste system.
FRICTION RULE No1. As of August 31st 2012 I will not play ANY Asian music that mentions caste on my show. (More rules to follow)
— Bobby Friction (@bobbyfriction) August 8, 2012
I completely 100% stand by what I say.x From 31st August 2012 I will not play any tracks that mention caste on the FRICTION show.
— Bobby Friction (@bobbyfriction) August 8, 2012
To those who complain & say its gonna stop Bhangra being played I say you dont know Bhangra. 90% of Bhangra trax dont mention caste already
— Bobby Friction (@bobbyfriction) August 8, 2012
To those who think Caste is OK or not responsible for hate or segregation then I say read the newspapers from India & do some research.
— Bobby Friction (@bobbyfriction) August 8, 2012
Bhangra, or the Bhangra scene will not die/fade out etc as some of you are saying…It will evolve.
— Bobby Friction (@bobbyfriction) August 8, 2012
I now challenge all other Radio/DJ's who play Asian & Desi music accross the world…Stop playing music that glorifies the caste system.
— Bobby Friction (@bobbyfriction) August 8, 2012
What do you think of this move?
Do you support this move by Bobby Friction?
What tracks can you think of would no longer get any airplay from Bobby Friction?
There is no such thing as jatt sikh, you can not be both.
Tee you really are stupid aren’t you…you’ve lost your marbles. Read what I said before and then shut up
Bobby Friction hardly plays bhangra anymore so who cares what he thinks
Jazz who cares that jatt songs are the most valued and most famous still the issue is using caste in tracks don’t you get it man
Obviously not
some of THE most popular dance floor songs mention “Jatt” – Chabi, Daru Peekay, Kharku to name a few. Friction has started a pointless excercise by refusing to play songs that mention caste.
Instead of wasting time banning songs about caste why isnt bobby friction banning songs that talk about getting drunk and mention the words, “sharaab”, “sharabi”
As a ramgharia I am proud to be part of this fascinating topic and also proud to be a Sikh. not a jatt caste all ill be doing is working on a farm with other ego heads….lol
We don’t need lectures by jatt people on this site it shows that all they care about is how they can come out on top.
It’s all very well saying that its only a caste and why don’t people stop black artistes singing on Indian tracks but that aside why is it that caste still being used in modern day music have we not moved on, not.
Plus in the topic of caste ican someone please tell me what is it that it is only jatt people who are complaining and moaning about this topic on the site.
Makes you wonder
A British Officer, Captain Falcon, in his Handbook on Sikhs [1] wrote, in 1896, “The back-bone of the Sikh people is the great Jat Race, divided and sub-divided into numerous clans. The Jats are thoroughly independent in character, and assert personal and individual freedom, as against communal or tribal control, more strongly than any other people”. As far the origin of the Jat Sikhs or in that matter other Jats, Major Barstow [2] remarked in 1928, “It is from these Scythian immigrants that most of the Jat tribes are at any rate partly descended. They thus colonized the Punjab, Northern Rajputana (modern Indian state of Rajasthan), and the western half of the Gangetic Doab (western part of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pardesh in northern India), and a considerable proportion of the inhabitants of these countries are undoubtly of Scythian origin”.
Why don’t people complain when a rap song says ‘nig*er’ in it? Why don’t radio DJ’s stop playing those songs? People need to a get a life, so what if Jatt is mentioned in songs, why are people so jealous, really is laughable!!!
thats exactly why, they’re jealous…nobody wants to be a ni*ger but everyone wants to be a JATT!!
Jatt is a caste I agree but when it comes to songs why is it that every damn song mentions these plebs jatt all you ever hear is jatt jatt does your head in
LOL at people thinking Jatt means farmer!
Get this right once and for all…Farmer is Kisan…Jatt is a race of human beings.
I think since this post Bobby has actually played these types of songs such as Jatt Kharku by Diljit. from my peronal point of view, I have several Jatt friends and I don’t think they ‘big it up’ as much as people who hate it make out. End of the day Jatt simply means ‘farmer’. Just because in history the work has been used in a glorified manner I don’t see it being suitable to place a ban on a word.
I think singers need to look for new material and be creative rather than using the same previously released ideas that have been a hit. New writers and new thoughts of singers to present better material.
Bobby is right to do this stance there is far too emphasis on matt in the music industry all you hear is jatt jatt jatt I don’t have nothing against people like that but all serious someone has to take a stand and bobby has did it so well done to him and hope artistes out there realise that caste is not a toy and should be respected as all it says that jatts can only listen to that track watch that video and dance to that song other castes such as ramgharia chamar Hindu Muslim cannot share it. Bobby well done again
I’m so glad that Fricktion is doing this… all i hear in songs is jatt this and jatt that! seriously man i thought sikhism was created not to creat castes in the first instance… and how is JATT A RACE LMAO that’s the most illiterate thing i have heard and read to date :/ like dude seriously??? God will judge you on the good you have done in your life how you respect other people and how you dedicate yourself to god himself/herself. END OF !
first of all, all you who want to defend the stupid singers from pinds in india, juss go die, they cant make bhangra, they beenn tryin for like 15 years to do what the bands did and theyve failed. miserable failiures like their songs. they can sing about caste, they can sing about daaru they can scream put this and putt that it makes no difference
THEY CANT MAKE BHANGRA
so the hell with all punjabi folk singerssssssssss
throw them outta punjab like what bhindranwale tried to do back in the 80s cuz of their addiction to caste n daaru
i only seen this whole situation on britasia in the interview with some guy called notorious jatt. and in my opinion bobby friction and the who of his bbc asia network presenters gang who oppose this mentioning of casts in song is wrong are idiots to start with. secondly the music they play is c***. its not PUNJABI or BHANGRA…… its glorified punjabi hip – hop music for ppl who dont understand the beautiful punjabi language and punjabi culture.
I have 1 question for Mr. booby Friction……. do you think Jassi Jasraj(karan jasbir) is correct in trying to boycott honey singh….. or is honey singing “Chako chako kush fresh ni oh milina” type lyrics about PUNJABI girls, is okay and its the new way faward?
because banning songs tht mention casts because they promote cast hatred is wrong and then saying honey GAND SWAMI is okay to sing his buckwass is seems like contradiction. because his music promotes more vulgarity than cast mentioning in songs.
and mr. friction should think about wht he doing…… if he trying to change the landscape of music he should carry it out on all fronts not just because he has a problem with JATTS.
I really don’t see why music that mentions caste is such a big issue?
Before religion, caste, creed – or anything, we are all human beings, and where there are problems with segregation today, it really comes down to lack of compassion, respect and humanity – not bhangra music!
People carrying on here, saying that Jatt’s think they’re above the rest are actually quite mistaken – just because one Jatt goes around thinking he is better than everyone else, doesn’t mean all Jatt’s do.
Most Jatt’s I know do not use their caste as a symbol of superiority, but it is simply the way in which they define themselves. It is an identity, and people have every right to belong to a culture, religion or even caste system if they wish, and be proud of it.
There is nothing wrong with me sitting back and listening to classics like “Putt Jattan De” and feeling proud to be a Jatti – that does not make me someone who condones segregation and hate.
At the end of the day, it depends on the persons moral values more than anything, if someone is ignorant, egotistical and narrow minded they will be hateful and live under the impression that they are better than others, regardless of what caste or religion they belong too – not giving air time to particular songs will not change such narrow mindsets.
Wow..from reading a couple of comments posted on here it’s kinda sad that people consider themselves as amazingly superior than others just because they *luckily* happened to born into the ‘right’ caste..
Surely God’ll judge you by your good deeds rather that your caste label?
Anyway – in answer, yes – I completely support Mister Friction’s decision to refuse to play these ego-maniac’s tracks! Couldn’t give a toss if someone is a Jatt/Jatti..rise above this buckwaas and get rid of that ego..won’t help you in life!
HAHA LOL who does this guy think he is?!
Firstly for all you uneducated people out there…there seems to be a lot of you including this Friction clown…JATT IS A RACE NOT A CASTE!
Secondly singers have always sang about whatever they want, so why do the tharkans/chamars etc have a problem with it? Remember PUT JATTAN DE was sang by a tharkan so GET OVER IT!
Thirdly blacks mention there race ‘nig**rs in all there songs…do whites/browns stop buying there songs…NO!
This Friction fella is a lame, dumbass idiot!!!
hes a jatt himself, so put that in your pipe and smoke it !!
Don’t see how that matters. He said he would not play any track which mentions any caste.
He is Sikh end of.
LOL how arrogant is he then to think that he’s going to have such an impact. People have every right to define themselves how they wish. Like to see how this is going to stop writers and singers coz there are plenty of other radio hosts/stations/tv that won’t have a problem playing such songs. No revolution here. Just a guy with a chip on his shoulder.
Also i don’t see any of the other DJ and radio presenters promoting this move. Have they and i am not aware or are they just hiding like the B!t%^s that they are?
I don’t get how people are so proud of being farmers? lol
Anyways the caste system is nonsense, there is no caste system in sikh.
Its only kept alive by people who feel insecure about themselves and have to make others feel bad just to make them feel slightly better about themselves.
I prefer songs that dont mention caste apart from the old artists like didar sandhu
Bobby Friction – this is the BEST thing you have ever done. You have the right idea. Well done mate. This should be very interesting indeed.
A few weeks back I was DJing at a buddy’s house the day before his weeding. One of his relatives from england asked me to play Desi Jatt. I told him there are no Jatts here except for me. He looked kind of confused and walked away. 2 weeks later my buddy told me his relative told him ” the DJ won’t play Desi Jatt because there are no Jatts here”. we booth laughed hard. The caste system is stupid Guru Nanak new that and my buddies and I know that too. we make fun of it all the time. It’s time to stop all this caste B.S.
Sat Sri Akaal Dohsta Nu. Meh Teri Twadi Apana Garry Sidhu. ***PUTT JATTAN DHE***
Only Low Caste People Don’t Big Up Their Caste. They Hate Anything to Do with Caste Because Their Low. Low Caste People Wanna Be Jattz! Us Jattz RunTingz! JATT4LIFE – Putt Jattan Dhe Bhalondeh Bhakereh Putt Jattan Dhe Bruahhhhhhh!!!
Bobby Friction challenges bhangra artists by refusing to play their music -… http://t.co/YIPIRCKP
Bobby Friction challenges bhangra artists by refusing to play their music – http://www.chakdey.com/bobby-friction-challenges-bhangra-artists-by-refusing-to-play-their-music/
well guys to me neither JATT matter nor Tarkhan matters, all i know is WE ARE SIKHS/PUNJABI`S/SINGH.When the panj peyare were chosen by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, he did not pick people according to their cast/race. Keep that in mind. I support Bobby Friction 100%
what an idiot… not our fault jatts are superior
Amazing! http://www.chakdey.com/bobby-friction-challenges-bhangra-artists-by-refusing-to-play-their-music/
Commenters who are posting multiple comments, pretending to be different people, will not have their comments published…
u dumbasses jatt simply means farmer, tarkhan means woodworker etc calm down…
Who said Jatt was a Caste? Jatt is a race. You guys seriously need to do some research.
Its good what hes doing BUT he still plays BURBAN music which divides people based on skin colour…is this not worse?
Only Low Caste People Hate Anything to Do With caste Because There Low. Us JATTS Are The Best. We Run Tingz!!! JATT4LIFE.
LOL bare jatts goin on like crazyy…….. 1st u call urself jatt u immediately cant be sikh….. so take ur pick
2nd jatts are the “highest” caste just got the most people, the highest is saini, we were landowners aswell but got “lower” castes to do work whilst we were warriors…. simple internet search can prove this……. but big up bobby friction…. first guy with balls talkin sense
Lol. Read up on jats. Qualify under backward kow caste status for jobs quota in india. While many castes don’t! But if sikh only, it shouldn’t effect u. Now u can feel proud to be jat or sikh!
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Congress-for-OBC-quota-to-Jat-Sikhs/articleshow/14107198.cms?intenttarget=no
Amazing! finally someone is putting their foot down on an issue that has been the cause of divide and conflict in our culture!
Great work
This seems to be a case of low caste syndrome
Finally, there is no caste system, so i don’t see the point of mentioned one over another in a song
Great Friction!!!
Bobby Friction challenges bhangra artists by refusing to play their music: http://t.co/A0EOO0Ws
uhhh Makes no sense to me.
He needs to act less childish and rather focus his attention on supporting GOOD music.
If a song has great composition but mentions caste, it’s still good music and deserves radio time.
A song can have great composition without mentioning castes. All it is doing is challenging the lyricists to write more creatively. The sooner the better.
Finally!
i dont know anything about friction but it sounds to me like he is not a jatt? Or an idiot .. just cause the song says jatt hes not going to play it? Ok.. in other news…….