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New releases from Panjabi MC, The Polyphonic Spree, Heart.
PANJABI MC "Beware" (Sequence) 3 stars
Jamaican dancehall has broken through in a big way to the American mainstream and now Indian bhangra is threatening to do the same. The funky updating of the music of India's Punjabi region, already a hit in European clubs, has gotten major exposure in the film "Bend it Like Beckham" and with rapper Jay-Z's hit collaboration with England's Panjabi MC, "Beware of the Boys."
But, judging from his debut American album" Beware" (in stores Tuesday), Panjabi MC (real name: Rajinder Rai) doesn't deserve to be a one-hit wonder. His seamless blending of bhangra with reggae, hip-hop and R&B makes a persuasive case for rhythmic globalization.
Yet, ironically, it's not the more obvious mixtures _ including ...
- Shiny happy people; Polyphonic Spree brings big, glorious sound to...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Laban, Linda August 18, 2004 700+ words
...Give or take the odd week off, the Polyphonic Spree has been on the road playing shows...debut "The Beginning Stages of the Polyphonic Spree" - featuring the breakthrough "Light...words like gospel bandied around, Polyphonic Spree has been seen by some as having a...
- The Polyphonic Spree.
- Magazine article from: Esquire Frampton, Scott December 1, 2003 700+ words
...seen or heard anything quite like the Polyphonic Spree. And while a band of hippies in white...say that I wasn't buying into the Polyphonic Spree. The group's white robes and songs...couldn't. Tim DeLaughter started the Polyphonic Spree with the idea of the orchestral pop...
- Polyphonic Spree goes for broke with kiddie psychedelia.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Kava, Brad April 23, 2003 700+ words
...strangest touring bands in America, the Polyphonic Spree, a group that sounds like a mix of...The Beginning Stage of ... The Polyphonic Spree" the disc it had made in three days...focused on the word "poly" and said "polyphonic spree" out loud. "It was a warm feeling...
- Polyphonic Spree goes for broke with kiddie psychedelia.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) April 18, 2003 700+ words
...strangest touring bands in America, the Polyphonic Spree, a group that sounds like a mix of...The Beginning Stage of ... The Polyphonic Spree" the disc it had made in three days...focused on the word "poly" and said "polyphonic spree" out loud. "It was a warm feeling...
- DTS Entertainment Announces Feature-Loaded DVD-Audio Version of The Polyphonic...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 24, 2004 700+ words
...channel surround sound DVD-A of The Polyphonic Spree's second release, "Together We...Boys. Hailing from Dallas, TX, The Polyphonic Spree is a 24-member band that is paving...propelling the venture. The sound of The Polyphonic Spree is evolving, though it is currently...
- Polyphonic spreeeeeee: this orchestral cult band is a happening for the new...
- Magazine article from: Interview Mooalem, Stephen August 1, 2004 700+ words
...brow. But the joyful noise of the Polyphonic Spree has less to do with going to a better...And if the uplifting nature of the Polyphonic Spree's music seems like the work of blind...creative reality, and in the case of the Polyphonic Spree, a fantastically original one.
- MAILMUSIC: Spree for all; POLYPHONIC SPREE Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, October...
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) October 27, 2002 700+ words
...they're about to start some sort of church service, the Polyphonic Spree are a 23-piece band from Dallas, Texas. They were all...ability against them. There is no way on earth that the Polyphonic Spree should work but it does... perfectly. If this is the...
- What's On: REVIEWS: THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Carling Academy Birmingham.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) November 4, 2004 700+ words
...sustenance and you would end up with something like The Polyphonic Spree. Clad in flowing robes, they look like a religious cult...possible. Led by messianic singer Tim DeLaughter, The Polyphonic Spree features more than 20 musicians and singers who barely...
