Tigerstyle
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| Tigerstyle | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genre(s) | Bhangra |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Label(s) | Nachural Records |
| Influences | Kuldip Manak, Surinder Shinda, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube |
| Website | www.tigerstyleonline.co.uk |
Tigerstyle are a Scottish bhangra group from Glasgow from a British Indian background. They are made up of two brothers, Raj and Pops trained in classical tabla, gurmat sangeet and various forms of Punjabi folk music and instrumentation.
[edit] Background
Raj and Pops come from a folk background, with the tradititional upbringing of a Sikh family, with their roots in Indian, Punjabi folk music, in particular Punjabi music from the late 1970s to early 1980s, including artists such as Kuldip Manak and Surinder Shinda as well as Bollywood music. They also list Rap, Hip hop, RnB and Drum n bass with artists such as Dr. Dre and Ice Cube as influences.[1]
They started their music career in 1997 when as DJ's they created Desi Bombsquad Sound System with the intent of nurturing the bhangra scene in Scotland as they felt it lagged behind the English bhangra scene. [2] The name Tigerstyle is taken from the Tiger Style of Shaolin Kung Fu named after the tiger,[3] with the brothers coming from a Sikh warrior clan background which has its own martial art, Gatka and the name Singh meaning lion.[1]
The brothers have released a number of singles and albums and also done official remixes for artists such as Lisa Maffia and Raghav. After a legal dispute with previous record companies, they signed to Nachural Records, the label that launched Panjabi MC.
Tigerstyle have toured all over the world and shared stages with the likes of Lily Allen, Dub Pistols, Misty in Roots, Talvin Singh , Nitin Sawhney , Gunjan, Asian Dub Foundation, Badmarsh & Shri, Truth Hurts, Panjabi MC, Future World Funk as well as Bobby Friction and DJ Nihal on Radio 1. Friction has said of Tigerstyle, "They are without doubt the next Asian/Bhangra act that will break through into the mainstream - it is only a question of time." On 28 October 2006 they performed on the BBC Electric Proms Asian Network gig.[4]
In the second series of Britain's Got Talent on ITV1 in May 2008, the song used by dance act Signature in their audition and again in their performance in the final was "Nachna Ondei Nei" a bhangra remix of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean featuring Kaka Bhainiwala with covering vocals.
Tigerstyle are one of the few Asian acts to have ever recorded a live session for the late John Peel. They also performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival in July 2007. In addition, they are releasing 1 song with artist, Juggy D, this year in his forthcoming album. [5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Interview with Tigerstyle - Bhangra from Glasgow", www.indien-netzwerk.de. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Tigerstyle official website. Tigerstyle. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Shaolin Kung Fu Centre: Home Page. Shaolin Kung Fu Centre. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Tigerstyle BBC Electric Proms: Next Stage", BBC Electric Proms, 2006-10-28. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Music Profiles - Tigerstyle. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ BBC Music Introducing - Tigerstyle. BBC Music (2007). Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
