CHECK OUT SOME OF THE 2007 SAN JOSE PUNJABI MELA'S MUSICAL PERFORMING ARTISTS!!!!!!
HS BHAJAN in "San Jose Da Munda," a music video - Jaskaran S. Sahota, one of the San Jose Punjabi Mela Committee members, is an independent filmmaker & bhangra music video producer/director. Here is a sample of his work that pays tribute to the Punjabi community's contributions in America. He plays "the boyfriend" in the video. Download the music from HS Bhajan's album at crimsonbay (http://www.crimsonbay.com).
Gill Hardeep, "Babaji Kisi Driver Nu"
(courtesy of OneLovePunjabi, YouTube.com. http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZqI8r4W8lBo)
"Chupke Chupke Raat Din," a famous and beautiful ghazal rendered by Ghulam Ali.
(courtesy of Jibran123456789, YouTube.com. http://youtube.com/watch?v=h3VhTwUXNME)
Surinder Shinda, "Put Jattan De"
(courtesy of OneLovePunjabi, YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tju2XiKVOr8)
Movies
"Punjabi Wedding Song" (Bale Bale) from movie "Bride & Prejudice" starring Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews and Nadira Babbar.
Television
AND HERE IS Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke (Live at TOTP)
From www.kabaddi.org: THE SPORT OF KABADDI
Kabaddi video on current.tv network
And an interview with Sarina Jain, fitness guru, who talks about the benefits of exercising to bhangra moves and grooves. (video courtesy of spideyweb719, YouTube.com). www.masaladance.com
Thank you, YouTube.com!
About me: Thank you for visiting our space. Please visit our official website, http://sanjosemela.com/, for more event information.
For those of you who participated and supported in the 2007 San Jose Punjabi Mela: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! | Please mark your calendars for the 2008 San Jose Punjabi Mela which will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2008. | There's also a FREE Health Fair from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. | Corporate sponsorships and booth vendor applications are now available. Please e-mail us! | And please remember to bring a healthy appetite, your empty shopping bag --- and plenty of sunscreen for next year's mela! | http://www.evc.edu/about/EVC_summer_06_map.pdf (San Felipe Road is to the left side of the Paseo de Arboles Road, where you will enter and park.) | Thank you. - San Jose Punjabi Mela Committee - 2008
Some of our corporate sponsors in 2007:
Who I'd like to meet: This free event is open to the general public. This is the largest Indo-American Festival in San Jose. | For the past four years, this celebration has grown significantly in popularity and support with an average of 10,000 visitors coming from all over the United States, supported by a live radio broadcast that reaches anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 in-language listeners. Now in its fifth year, the organizers continue to showcase the outdoor festival as an inclusive, multi-cultural diversity celebration that shares its pride and culture with other communities. | THE SAN JOSE PUNJABI MELA’S BEGINNINGS | While the 500-plus year old Vaisakhi Mela (Festival), which originated in the Punjab region of India, is a popular world-wide event held in the month of April --- an annual religious, cultural, and sports celebration --- the "San Jose Punjabi Mela" is meant to recognize and showcase the diverse talents and resources of the Punjab region. The San Jose Punjabi Mela Committee invites you to "a cultural event with social significance." | In 2003, the Indo-American Senior Center of San Jose, a non-profit organization, organized its own San Jose Mela as a cultural activity benefiting the growing senior community that sought to celebrate its cultural roots in the United States. By this time frame, the founder-organizers had fully established its credibility and reputation, acquiring more participants and supporters, currently averaging 10,000 in attendance, and growing. | In 2006, a committee (a multi-ethnic coalition) that supports the Indo-American Punjabi Community was created to take the festival to the next level: “Celebrating Diverse Cultures.”
This year's San Jose Punjabi Mela Committee is chaired by "Tax Man" Jaswant Jessie.
