Call me Irish, but I’ll dance Hindi
Ok, kind of a random title I know. But for the longest time I’ve enjoyed the Pogues, a late 80’s early 90’s Irish Punk/Celtic Band, they’re more irish folk, but they’ve inspired a lot of other Irish bands. Such as Dropkick Murphys, whom I have recently taken a greater interest in. In fact, I have an Irish inspired playlist, yeah, it just has those two bands on it, but it’s great going from the Murphys heavy punk sound, to the Pogues who have more than one song that seem to only feature a guitar and a whole bunch of irish guys singing (which have given me the urge to move to Ireland, take up drinking, and sit all day in a pub singing drinking songs). Don’t worry though, I wont. Speaking of Irish bands, if anyone has some Flogging Molly (whom has been recomended to me multiple times now) let me know so I can pirate it off your computer… screw it, I’ll just head over to Pirate Bay right now. *WINK*
Yes, Irish folk punk music is wonderful and different, but it honestly has nothin on the wonderful Hindi tunes. Last Christmas I became an instant fan by way of Saawariya. Followed not closely enough by Om Shanti Om, both films, in my not so experienced Bollywood opinion, are wonderful showcases of how the Indian film industry enjoys mixing song and dance into their movies. They’re also both very different and allow us to see seperate aspects of Hollywoods Hindu step-sister. My relationship with India has lasted over a decade now, as I remember when my mom was there for a year and we almost moved there. Once my mom came back, my Indian/Hindu culture education began. I even represented the India culture at our 6th grade International Showcase. I started eating Indian food soon after. While I have no first hand experience of that country, I definitely have an appreciation for it. So it was a wonderful surprise when Slumdog Millionare was such a hit, I mean, it is an amazing film. Even though it’s not strictly Bollywood, it’s a wonderful representation of Indian culture.
So all this lead me to FINALLY download some music that I’m familiar with (both the Slumdog and Saawariya soundtrack), and I can’t wait to get up to Park City, my mom has LOADS of Hindi music. I don’t even know if that’s what it’s actually classified as, but it’s so incredibly fun! If you’ve never seen a giant Bollywood dance number, or a Hindi woman dancing tradition style, black girls ain’t got nothin on them. They can move their bodies in ways most dancers only dream of, screw ballroom! I want a class that teaches THAT at UVU. Anyway, I can’t wait to roll down the street blairing my music where the singers are singing in a language I will probalby never understand.
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