Jin & Seetal are a British Asian male and female Bhangra duo from Solihull, England and are UK Bhangra's first British Asian male and female duo act.[1]
Jin & Seetal | |
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| Born | Solihull, England |
| Website | www.jinandseetal.com |
The duo was formed in 2011 by two Solihull singers. Jinder Jade and Seetal Kaur they are a husband and wife couple[2] and are a traditional singers who sing in the Punjabi language. They were born in the United Kingdom.
Jin & Seetal took part in women in bhangra with Dipps Bhamrah for the BBC Asian Network. This was a unique, one-off series of live music celebrating the women at the heart of Bhangra music all about women empowerment in the Asian community, this project has helped breakdown barriers and stigmas faced for females in the Asian communities who express a interest of joining the arts in England.[3]
In 2019, Jin & Seetal performed for the Go Bollywood event[4] in The Brunswick Shopping Centre, in Bloomsbury, London, together with groups all over world including The Raga Duo and many others.
By 2022, the bhangra duo have released nine singles on Apple Music and Spotify Digital download platforms.[5][6] They have been awarded The Special Contribution To Bhangra Music Award by the UK Bhangra Awards. Jin & Seetal has won the Best Female Singer awards on two occasions in 2015 and in 2018.[7]
Jin & Seetal has had worldwide mainstream success with his song for English Premier League football club Leeds United, titled Marching On Together Fans Gonde Boliyan, it is the first ever bhangra song produced for football for a professional club.[8][9] The Male & Female duo act recently played at Uganda 50 event, celebrating 50 years of Ugandan Asians in Leicester, England.[10]
Discography edit
Singles edit
- "Kol De Kunda" 2011 (Soundpipe Records)[11]
- "Do Chariyan Di" 2012 (Soundpipe Records)[12][13]
- "Kanjoosa Makhi Choosa" 2013 (Hi Grade Music)[14]
- "Mendhi Mendhi" 2015 (Hi Grade Music)[15]
- "Akhiyan Milake" 2016 (Hi Grade Music)[16]
- "Ek Gal Sun" 2018 (Hi Grade Music)[17][18]
- "Party Nu Chaliye" 2019 (Desibell Media)[19]
- "Dhan Guru Nanak" 2019 (Hi Grade Music)[20]
- "Heer Ranjha" 2020 (Animal Farm Music)[21]
- "Marching On Together Fans Gonde Boliyan" 2020 (Hi Grade Music)[22]
References edit
- ^ artistrack (2018-03-19). "Jin & Seetal - Ek Gal Sun (ArtistRack Bhangra Video)". ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "BBC Asian Network - Noreen Khan, Khandaan's Got Talent with Jin and Seetal". BBC. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "BBC Asian Network - Dipps Bhamrah, Women in Bhangra - Women in Bhangra: Seetal Kaur". BBC. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "GO BOLLYWOOD! AT THE BRUNSWICK – THE BRUNSWICK SHOPPING CENTRE". Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Winners". UK Bhangra Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Leeds United: Bhangra song celebrates Premier League promotion". BBC News. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "New Punjabi Leeds United song created by Bhangra star to celebrate Premier League promotion". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Uganda 50". Sabras Radio. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal – Kol De Kunda (Full Video)". Bhangra Website | SimplyBhangra.com | Home of Bhangra Online. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "BBC Asian Network - Bhangra Breakdown, 01/04/2012". BBC. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal - Do Chariyan Di (Out Now)". Bhangra Website | SimplyBhangra.com | Home of Bhangra Online. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin and Seetal presents 'Kanjoosa Makhi Choosa' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Seetal Kaur and Kam Frantic out with 'Mendhi Mendhi' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal release "Akhiyaan Milake'". Bhangra Website | SimplyBhangra.com | Home of Bhangra Online. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal - Ek Gal Sun (Out Now)". Bhangra Website | SimplyBhangra.com | Home of Bhangra Online. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin & Seetal - Ek Gal Sun (Out Now) - BhangraReleases.com / Music 4 U". bhangrareleases.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Party Nu Chaliye, 2019-06-06, retrieved 2022-09-30
- ^ artistrack (2019-11-17). "Dhan Guru Nanak By Jin & Seetal". ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Jin and Seetal - Heer Ranjha (Out Now)". BhangraReleases.com / Music 4 U. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Marching On Together Fans Gonde Boliyan - Single by Jinder Jade, 2020-07-23, retrieved 2022-09-30