#ThisWeekInBhangra – Highflyers cannot fly higher than Garry Sandhu

#ThisWeekInBhangra saw 2 new singles go straight into the top 5 of the BBC Asian Network downloads chart (compiled by The Official Charts company). Highflyers worked hard promoting their new single Aaja Hun, which resulted in them going straight in at number 3. The surprise release from last week, from Garry Sandhu, eclipsed Highflyers, with Jigraa which entered the chart straight in at number 1. With Garry’s global fan base, it is no surprise a release from him does so well, so quickly.

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Release Date: 26th September 2013
Press Release: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun
Video: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun

iTunes UK: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun
iTunes USA: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun
iTunes Canada: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun
iTunes India: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun
iTunes Australia: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun

Google Play: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun

Amazon MP3: Highflyers ft Jaswant Heera – Aaja Hun

 

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Release Date: 26th September 2013
Press Release: Not Yet Released
Video: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa

iTunes UK: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa
iTunes USA: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa
iTunes Canada: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa
iTunes India: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa
iTunes Australia: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa

Google Play: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa

Amazon MP3: Garry Sandhu – Jigraa

 

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Completing the top 5 is Nafees and Mumzy Stranger with Sazaa, which is a non-mover at number 2, after 5 weeks in the chart. Arijit Singh‘s Tum Hi Ho is down one place at number 4, after an impressive 24 weeks in the chart. Debutant Sukhi Sivia, who teamed with Dr Zeus and Shortie, and a brand new label to the UK, Merci Records end the week at number 5, with Sarkara.

Jeet Chahil and Shin from legendary band DCS were the only other new entry into the charts with their new single Mere Vaali.

A noticeable re-entry into the charts was GV‘s single – Akhiyan Da Nasha, featuring Roach Killa, from the album Old Habits Die Hard. Re-entering at number 9, was definitely a result of the release of the official video.

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Release Date: 15th August 2013
Press Release: GV – Old Habits Die Hard
Video: GV ft H-Dhami – Aaj Kal

iTunes UK: GV – Old Habits Die Hard
iTunes USA: GV – Old Habits Die Hard
iTunes Canada: GV – Old Habits Die Hard
iTunes India: GV – Old Habits Die Hard
iTunes Australia: GV – Old Habits Die Hard

Google Play: Available 15th August 2013

Amazon MP3: Available 15th August 2013

 

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Thursday saw four new singles release, from relatively new vocalists.

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Release Date: 3rd October 2013
Press Release: Not Yet Released
Video: Not Yet Released

iTunes UK: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke
iTunes USA: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke
iTunes Canada: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke
iTunes India: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke
iTunes Australia: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke

Google Play: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke

Amazon MP3: Sarika Gill ft Jeeti – Bach Ke

 

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Release Date: 3rd October 2013
Press Release: Young Hemi – Hemi’s Boliyan
Video: Not Yet Released

iTunes UK: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan
iTunes USA: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan
iTunes Canada: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan
iTunes India: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan
iTunes Australia: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan

Google Play: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan

Amazon MP3: Young Hemi ft Surinder Shinda – Hemi’s Boliyan

 

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Release Date: 3rd October 2013
Press Release: Not Available
Video: Not Yet Released

iTunes UK: Raju Dinehwala ft Aman Hayer – Kabbadi
iTunes USA: Raju Dinehwala ft Aman Hayer – Kabbadi
iTunes Canada: Raju Dinehwala ft Aman Hayer – Kabbadi
iTunes India: Raju Dinehwala ft Aman Hayer – Kabbadi
iTunes Australia: Raju Dinehwala ft Aman Hayer – Kabbadi

Google Play: Available 3rd October 2013

Amazon MP3: Available 3rd October 2013

 

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Release Date: 3rd October 2013
Press Release: Not Yet Released
Video: Not Yet Released

iTunes UK: Rock-E ft DJ APS – Kardi Pyar
iTunes USA: Rock-E ft DJ APS – Kardi Pyar
iTunes Canada: Rock-E ft DJ APS – Kardi Pyar
iTunes India: Rock-E ft DJ APS – Kardi Pyar
iTunes Australia: Rock-E ft DJ APS – Kardi Pyar

Google Play: Available 3rd October 2013

Amazon MP3: Available 3rd October 2013

 

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Release Date: 4th October 2013
Press Release: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh
Video: Not Yet Released

iTunes UK: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh
iTunes USA: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh
iTunes Canada: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh
iTunes India: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh
iTunes Australia: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh

Google Play: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh

Amazon MP3: Blitz-I – Mahi Veh

 

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Based on Saturdays iTunes UK World chart, Young Hemi‘s Boliyan is not in the top 10, but the other 3 releases are, with Raju Dinehwala‘s Kabbadi currently charting at number 3.

My personal favourite from the 4 releases is Sarika Gill‘s Bach Ke. I think she has a lot of potential, and look forward to hearing more from her soon.

Another artist I’ve been looking forward to hearing from is Pav Dharia. Saturday saw the release of his latest album Red on Speed Records, which comes less than a month after the release of his previous album My Turn.

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Release Date: 5th October 2013
Press Release: Pav Dharia – Red
Video: Not Yet Released

iTunes UK: Pav Dharia – Red
iTunes USA: Pav Dharia – Red
iTunes Canada: Pav Dharia – Red
iTunes India: Pav Dharia – Red
iTunes Australia: Pav Dharia – Red

Google Play: Pav Dharia – Red

Amazon MP3: Pav Dharia – Red

 

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In other news. Sarbjit Cheema announced an upcoming single along side Dr Zeus.

Shooting the first song video for my upcoming album with @drzeusworld , in a couple of hours! God bless. #Bhangra

— Sarbjit Cheema (@SarbjitCheema) October 4, 2013

Dr Zeus seems to be the in demand producer at the moment, with many singers working with him over the past few months. I know I have mentioned it in the past, but he still has an impressive 4 singles in the BBC Asian Network Download Chart Top 40.

Yo Yo Honey Singh has been nominated for Best India Act for the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA), along side Amit Trivedi, AR Rahman, Mithoon, and Pritam.

YouTube announced they will be holding their very own Music Awards.

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Get ready to start voting on October 17, then tune in on November 3 to watch the first-ever YouTube Music Awards.

We’re launching a new music awards celebration, created by YouTube and Spike Jonze, and it will be entirely built by you. The nominees will be the artists and videos you watched, shared, and loved the most over the past year. Then you decide who wins when we announce your nominees on October 17.

Presented by Kia, the YouTube Music Awards will feature performances from Seoul, Moscow, London and Rio, culminating in a new type of awards show in New York, where your favorite artists create new music videos in real time, live on YouTube, on Sunday, November 3.

Stay tuned for the first-ever YouTube Music Awards.

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We will be monitoring this closely to see if any Asian artists receive a nomination. I certainly think Honey Singh could be a contender, based on YouTube video hits at least.

That’s all for this edition of #ThisWeekinBhangra. Let’s see what next week brings.