14
Nov
2010
Old School Sunday: Ballay Jagpal “Bewafa”
Long before Imran Khan was crooning about it, Ranjit Mani and Bally Jagpal had their own OG UK Bhangra version of the track “Bewafa.”
Dating back to 1997, this track was featured on “Live & Direct” (as well as “Dark & Direct”).
The album featured a few other great songs like “Nakhre Bin Soni Temi”, and “Putt Sardara De”. But for me, any song that uses that James Brown guitar riff is a winner.
29
Mar
2010
Official Asian Download Chart (Week 1)
This past Saturday, the first ever Asian Download Chart show began on the BBC Asian Network. Hosted by Bobby Friction, the top 40 Asian songs that were legally downloaded/sold across a seven day period were counted down.
This is a gigantic leap forward for Asian music as a whole, as it now officially puts real numbers into context, instead of people just biggin themselves up misinforming the public.
Of the 40 songs showcased, less than half were of the Bhangra variety, as Miss Pooja, Foji and Malkit had multiple entries. As expected, there were a lot of Bollywood entries, due to the sheer size of the Bollywood music listening demographic.
However, Jay Sean took the top spot with “Do You Remember,” and Imran Khan took the number 2 spot with “Bewafa.”
Take a look at the whole chart here.
I really need to state the importance of this show, as it not only clearly shows what has been popular, but hopefully, it will also drive people to actually purchase music legally, so they can see their favourite songs chart.
As stated on the Asian Network Download Charts Page; The Official Asian Download Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company from UK sales data measured across a 7 day period from a panel of more than 25 digital retailers. (Only downloads released within the last 8 months are eligible.)
7
Dec
2009
Imran Khan “Bewafa” Video
You tell em Imran.
Imran Khan hits us with his third video from his album “Unforgettable” with the track “Bewafa.”
I wasn’t a fan of this song, or pretty much the entire album, but I have come around on this song after viewing the video.
We all know what “Amplifier” did for him around the world, and while this song will not reach that level. It is a decent showing.
That’s two well made videos in a row now for the man, and I like this one too since it demonstrates the meaning of the song, right down to the Snake. For those that don’t know, Bewafa means unfaithful.
I must say, that Imran Khan wouldn’t be Imran Khan if it wasn’t for his Producers. In this song’s case, Hakan Ozan.
