Bombay Rockers
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Bombay Rockers is a Danish/India
n band, popular in India
. Their debut album Introducing
has gone five times platinum with sales of over 100,000 albums.
vocals. Thomas, also 27, performs with English vocals.
Their first collaboration, "Ari Ari", got massive national airplay in Denmark and became a favourite of left field DJs. In July 2003, Bombay Rockers went on stage with the house duo Filur at Roskilde Festival in front of roughly 20,000 people. A month later they were performing in the "Images of Asia" festival, as well as playing numerous concerts in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark. In February 2003, they performed with the famous English DJ project Panjabi MC.
“Sexy Mama”, their follow-up, released in late 2003, was the first official single from their album Introducing
. This track again received airplay all over the country. The next hit single “Rock tha Party” became a major radio hit. Danish national radio had it on A-rotation, it was on top of the Danish Dance Chart and the Danish Single Chart. It was published on various compilations released in Denmark throughout 2004. While their third single and video for "Wild Rose" (shot in Dubai) and debut album Introducing... was promoted in Denmark. Bombay Rockers' debut album was released in more than 32 countries worldwide in 2005. In Germany "Sexy Mama" was released in mid-2005 and is getting a lot of airplay and buzz.
The Rockers are currently enjoying great success in India and Pakistan. Their album has sold more than 100,000 copies and has now gone five times platinum. It was #1 for 15 consecutive weeks on the Indian Album Charts. They were also the supporting act for the popband Westlife
at gigs in Dubai and Bahrain.
The album Crash and Burn was released in 2007. "Kushi", one of the singles, has received a lot of play time on Indian and Pakistani music channels as well as in Sri-Lanka.
The new album "Rock and Dhol" was released worldwide on ITunes on March 21 and the CD released in India on March 29, 2011. The album consists of 12 tracks and again puts a lot of influence on the hybrid of R&B and Bhangra. The album is getting really positive reviews and the singles "Lets Dance", "Nava Nava" and "Ishq" are already proving immensely popular with the masses and are getting a great deal of airplay on the Indo-Pak radio circuit. Response in Denmark has also been good.
Prior to the release of the album the band had reemerged on the music scene after a two year break with music video release of the single "Lets Dance".
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n band, popular in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Their debut album Introducing
Introducing (Bombay Rockers)
Introducing is the debut album by Bombay Rockers released in 2003. 100,000 copies of their album have been sold. It also has now gone five times platinum. Introducing was critically acclaimed in Denmark and reached number one on the Album Chart...
has gone five times platinum with sales of over 100,000 albums.
Biography
In 2002, the Indian singer Navtej Singh Rehal (Naf) was introduced to the Scandinavian producer-team WCA (Thomas Sardorf and Janus Barnewitz) and started out mixing a hybrid of R&B, Hip Hop and Bhangra-influenced vocals, reflecting on their varied cultural backgrounds. Naf, 27, delivers the PunjabiPunjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
vocals. Thomas, also 27, performs with English vocals.
Their first collaboration, "Ari Ari", got massive national airplay in Denmark and became a favourite of left field DJs. In July 2003, Bombay Rockers went on stage with the house duo Filur at Roskilde Festival in front of roughly 20,000 people. A month later they were performing in the "Images of Asia" festival, as well as playing numerous concerts in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark. In February 2003, they performed with the famous English DJ project Panjabi MC.
“Sexy Mama”, their follow-up, released in late 2003, was the first official single from their album Introducing
Introducing (Bombay Rockers)
Introducing is the debut album by Bombay Rockers released in 2003. 100,000 copies of their album have been sold. It also has now gone five times platinum. Introducing was critically acclaimed in Denmark and reached number one on the Album Chart...
. This track again received airplay all over the country. The next hit single “Rock tha Party” became a major radio hit. Danish national radio had it on A-rotation, it was on top of the Danish Dance Chart and the Danish Single Chart. It was published on various compilations released in Denmark throughout 2004. While their third single and video for "Wild Rose" (shot in Dubai) and debut album Introducing... was promoted in Denmark. Bombay Rockers' debut album was released in more than 32 countries worldwide in 2005. In Germany "Sexy Mama" was released in mid-2005 and is getting a lot of airplay and buzz.
The Rockers are currently enjoying great success in India and Pakistan. Their album has sold more than 100,000 copies and has now gone five times platinum. It was #1 for 15 consecutive weeks on the Indian Album Charts. They were also the supporting act for the popband Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
at gigs in Dubai and Bahrain.
The album Crash and Burn was released in 2007. "Kushi", one of the singles, has received a lot of play time on Indian and Pakistani music channels as well as in Sri-Lanka.
The new album "Rock and Dhol" was released worldwide on ITunes on March 21 and the CD released in India on March 29, 2011. The album consists of 12 tracks and again puts a lot of influence on the hybrid of R&B and Bhangra. The album is getting really positive reviews and the singles "Lets Dance", "Nava Nava" and "Ishq" are already proving immensely popular with the masses and are getting a great deal of airplay on the Indo-Pak radio circuit. Response in Denmark has also been good.
Prior to the release of the album the band had reemerged on the music scene after a two year break with music video release of the single "Lets Dance".
Studio albums
- Introducing...Introducing (Bombay Rockers)Introducing is the debut album by Bombay Rockers released in 2003. 100,000 copies of their album have been sold. It also has now gone five times platinum. Introducing was critically acclaimed in Denmark and reached number one on the Album Chart...
(2005) - Crash And BurnCrash And Burn (Bombay Rockers)Crash And Burn is the second album by the Bombay Rockers released on 1 June 2007. It reached number one in India and Denmark.- Track listing :# "Intro"# "Out of Control"# "Sajna Ve"# "Ladies 2 The Dance Floor"# "Beautiful"# "Lights, Camera, Action"...
(2007) - All or Nothing feat. Bombay Rockers (Overseas album) (2008)
- Rock And Dhol (2011)
Singles
- "Sexy MamaSexy Mama"Sexy Mama" is the first of single of the Bombay Rockers from their debut album Introducing. This was a hit track and sold over a million copies in India and Denmark.-Track listing:# "Sexy Mama" # "Sexy Mama"...
" (2003) - "Wild RoseWild Rose (song)"Wild Rose" is asingle by the Bombay Rockers from their album Introducing. Released in 2005 in India.-Track listing:# "Wild Rose" # "Wild Rose" # "Wild Rose" # "Wild Rose"...
" (2005) - "Out of Control" (2006)
- "KushiKushi (song)"Kushi" is the first of single of Bombay Rockers from their second album Crash And Burn.It was released in 2006. Kushi was a hit track that sold over a million copies in India and Denmark.-Track listing:# "Kushi" # "Kushi"...
" (2007) - "BeautifulBeautiful (Bombay Rockers song)"Beautiful" is the third single by the Bombay Rockers from their album Crash And Burn. It was released In 2007 after the release of "Kushi".-Track listing:# "Beautiful" # "Beautiful" # "Beautiful"...
" (2007) - "Nach Lay feat. Bombay Rockers" (2008)
- "Lets Dance"(2011)