…a purple octopus in a turban swimming to the sounds of King Khan and the BBQ Show (and for bands that keep putting out music after alleged band break-ups).
Invisible Girl – The King Khan and BBQ show from David Leclerc on Vimeo.
… a sunshine-y hook by the controversial M.I.A. and contagiously happy Rye Rye.
… “baagi music”, even though I’m not quite sure what Humble the Poet means when he sings that hook. I’m still singing along anyways. And downloading his album “00.03”.
… an instructional video that teaches me how to wrap a sari for realz “wrapped” by Rasika. Also gonna download her album.
… a bunch of Kominas that I’d let eat my halal leftovers in my refrigerator any day.
… a rainbow of beautiful faces that Narcicyst pulled for this breathless song.
The Narcicyst + Shadia Mansour “Hamdulillah” by RidzDesign from Ridwan Adhami on Vimeo.
… a dance party in my living room, courtesy of Girl Talk’s latest mashup All Day free album. Desi connection? He samples M.I.A., Nicki Minaj, and White Town. What, too much of a stretch? Deal with it. The album is that good.
Have a great long weekend everyone. Now you have the music you need for your very Desi Thanksgiving Day. Bring on the turkey curry!
Let’s also give thanks to the constant effort by those select few that strive to educate people what exactly Thanksgiving was, and wasn’t.. and It wasn’t a big dinner the “settlers” and the “Indians” had because they just liked each other.
way to sneak in the “Hamdulillah†(praise be to allah) video. pure genius.
Didn’t sneak it in. It’s RIGHT THERE. And yes, I’m a genius!
“Baagi” means to be a rebel.
Basically that guy is a supporter of the creation of “Khalistan” a seperate Sikh country and thus all the anti-Indian lyrics in that song. I think that tattoo he was getting on his neck is a map of “Khalistan.” It is a phase that a lot of young hardcore Sikhs go through but they eventually grow out of it.
You are correct that Baagi means Rebel/Sovereign.
You are incorrect that Humble is looking to promote Khalistan via this song/video. Not every song about Panjab immediately is a promotion of Khalistan. The tattoo he is getting on his neck is a picture of undivided Panjab (once again, very different than Khalistan).
No, it’s not Khalistan that he’s tattooing–I think it’s a map of pre-partition Punjab. I didn’t think of the song as anti-India.It seemed more pro-Punjabi unity. You know–“forget the India-Pakistan divide…we’re Punjabi on both sides” kind of thing.
Here is a great link to the real thanksgiving story
http://www.manataka.org/page269.html
Loved all the video posts, just wondering if you ever got it the Brooklyn rap band DAS RACIST,
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I have a list – I am thankful for all of the following, for instilling fear of GOD into chest-thumping slogan shouters, for inculcating spirituality in Af-Pak region and for promoting peace.
nah… if you ever meet humble and sit and talk with him, he’s not about that… I think (humble as a person with thoughts) he critiques the idea of nation-states in general which even Tagore was a critic of and resonates with an activist group “No One Is Illegal (http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/)… he’s a good artist with constructive, politically critical and positive things … lyrically he keeps it 100… I use to hate on him too, but gotta give respect where its due… I really and truly hope he’s able to reach a much larger audience so I can catch him on the radio sometimes… stay blessed….
Sweet videos, I like the humble the poet one, hes truly a poet and inspiration. By the way I think Baagi means Rebel in Punjabi.