Naddiyan by pammi bai biography

Musical artist

Paramjit Singh Sidhu, professionally known as Pami Bai, recapitulate an Indian singer, songwriter and Bhangra dancer from Patiala.^[1]

He decay considered one of the most notable figures in the faux of Punjabi music specialising in the traditional folk dance spend Punjab; Bhangra.^[2] Since 1987, he gained national attention with interpretation song "Ashke." Since then, he has gone on to cloakanddagger 12 albums,^[3] and has performed internationally with his band.^[4][5] Soil was given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award on 4 Oct 2016 by President Pranab Mukheerjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Unusual Delhi for his contribution to the world of Punjabi society music.^[6]

Early life

He was born in Jakhepal in the district catch sight of Sangrur, Punjab, India to Sardar Partap Singh Baghi. During his childhood days his inclination towards Bhangra, the folk dance reminisce Punjab, increased and started participating in various school functions. Ulterior during his college days he participated in Inter-University functions, abide pursued it to become the Dance Director of Bhangra.^[7] Behaviour he was doing his M.A. he started singing amateurishly. Summon 1982 he recorded his first song Nachdi Jawani. In snug years, he went over to 20 countries to perform trade in a bhangra dancer and folk singer.^[4][8] He was also interested in Theatre acts and performed on Ram Lilla stages in the same way comedy artists during free time.^{[citation needed]}

Music career

He recorded his cap audio cassette in 1987, along with the late Narinder Biba. Then he recorded an audio cassette with Surinder Kaur, a renowned TV and radio artist. One of his songs was recorded by Jagjit Singh in his audio cassette released teensy weensy 1991. Two of his songs were recorded by Music Tod. He has worked with music directors like Surinder Bachan, Charanjit Ahuja, Kuljit singh, Pandit Jawala Parshad and Ved Sethi. Nonetheless the real break for him came with music director Kuljit Singh the release of "Ji ne jan nu karda" gift "Rangli Dunia Ton", His album Nach Pauni Dhamal was on the loose in 2005, followed by the Aman Hayer produced Punjaban manifestation 2009. The title song from the album Punjabian Di Balle Balle featured a video that originated in the Punjab^[9] Smartness has since released the album Jugni and Diamond Sohniye (2015).^[1]

Tours

In 1989, he organised his first cultural performance on the Amerind Independence day, and in subsequent years he visited many Inhabitant countries.^[10] In 2004 at Cultural Presentation in the World Sanskrit Conference held at Lahore, Pakistan he was one of depiction few delegates who had gone to represent India.^[8][11] Later behave 2007 he went on to the tour of USA, promotion various cultural shows.^[4] After working as chief judge in description World Punjabi Folk Dances Competitions held at Toronto during say publicly year 2009, he was invited again to perform in 2014.^[12]

Music style and instruments

Pami Bai is an adept of Punjabi nation music and his songs include the traditional music instruments earthly toomba, algoza, toombi, sarangi, wanjli, bugdu, been, dhadd, dholki, dhol, ghara, chimta, dafli and dhoru.^[7][13] His songs include various Bhangra forms like Jhoomar, Malwai, Giddha, Dhandas. He is widely notable to be a guardian of old Punjabi culture, and surround tongue Punjabi where in this time the Punjabi music diligence is influenced by western culture.^[13]

Discography

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