East Village Beats

This man behind the counter at this Punjabi bodega/food spot on 1st and Ave A has it going on!  Listen to him bust out in Bhangra, a type of music and dance from the Punjab region. The Punjabi farmers who first started this folk music were celebrating the Vaisakhi, a harvest festival, which marks the beginning of a new solar year and new harvest season.  This video brings me back to my days living in the East Village…love it!

(video from here)

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8 Comments

  1. lauren wrote:

    Michelle, thank you for sharing this with me!
    besos

    7.24.10
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  2. Lynzy wrote:

    So I just found your blog, love it! I used to live right around there in East Village!

    Now following, follow me?
    xo Lynzy
    http://fromskirtstoskillets.blogspot.com

    7.24.10
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  3. This is AWESOME. One of the things I love about the city….thanks for sharing this, you gals find the best videos! And thank you for your sweet comment on ML, made my day!
    xo
    Melis

    7.25.10
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  4. zdubb wrote:

    Love, love, love this! I live when I see people connect like this 🙂

    7.25.10
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  5. lauren wrote:
    7.26.10
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  6. Tammy wrote:

    We’ve seen and enjoyed bollywood but this is so much better cuz it’s real!!
    Thanks for sharing something so cool, again.

    7.29.10
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  7. found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later

    7.31.10
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  8. Piaggi wrote:

    A’ight, my Australian friend visited India some time ago, told me one that it was fantastic and rather cheap. Seeing this, I see I gotta pull the stuff together and visit as well!

    8.25.16
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