Pump up the Bhangra

B21 is a bhangra group consisting of two brothers, Bhotta Jagpal and Bally Jagpal, and also used to feature Jassi Sidhu. They got their name, B21, from the postal code of Birmingham, UK where they were born and first performed. They released their debut album, The Sounds of B21 in 1996 and there was no looking back from then on. Their popularity skyrocketed and they dominated the bhangra billboards and "revoluntized UK" along with Bally Sagoo and Apache Indian. The boys would continue to release four more albums (as of 09) even though Jassi Sidhu left the group on 2002. B21 has also worked with numerous non-bhangra artists such as Busta Rhymes and Horace Brown.

The Sounds of B21 (1996)

B21's debut album, Sounds of B21, was released in 1996. Lyrics are by Jassi Sidhu and the music is produced by Jagpal brothers.

By Public Demand (1998)

Probably B21's best album, tracks such as Chandigarh, Deor Da Viah, and Putt Sardaran Da really made this album. Excellent!

Made in England (2000)

B21's third album, and one of my favorites out of their catalogue. I found a few interesting facts about this album; the song Darshan was featured in Bend It Like Beckham and an instrumental of Darshan was used in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games held in the UK 2002.

Long Overdue (2002)

Here's Long Overdue, the album which was released by Moviebox when rumors of B21 breaking up started. There are three new songs on this album so it probably wasn't worth buying when it came out.