bhan|gra

bhan|gra
bhan|gra «BAHNG GRAH», noun.
a traditional form of Punjabi music, now often played with a rap or Latin rhythm for dancing: »

A lot of parents didn't like this pumped-up bhangra…they thought the old sound was being lost (New York Magazine).

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