- Bombay Rockers
Infobox musical artist
Name = Bombay Rockers
Background = solo_singer
Birth_names = Thomas Sardorf, Navtej Singh Rehal
Alias = Bombay Rockers
Origin = Denmark
Genre = Pop,Hip-Hop , Rock,Bhangra
Years_active = 2002 – present
URL = [http://www.bombayrockers.com/]
Label = Times Music
Discowax
Associated_acts =Westlife
Current_members =Navtej Singh Rehal
Thomas Sardorf
Janus BarnewitzBombay Rockers are a Danish Indian fusion band comprising ofThomas Sardorf andNavtej Singh Rehal . They are popular inIndia and their debut album " Introducing" has gone five times platinum there with sales of over 100000.Biography
In 2002, the Indian singer Navtej Singh Rehal (Naf) was introduced to the Scandinavian producer-team WCA (Thomas Sardorf and Janus Barnewitz) and started out mixing a hybrid of R&B, Hip Hop and
Bhangra -influenced vocals, reflecting on their varied cultural backgrounds.Naf, 27, delivers the Punjabi vocals. Thomas, also 27, performs with English vocals.Their first collaboration, "Ari Ari", got massive national airplay in Denmark and became a favourite of left field DJs. In July 2003, Bombay Rockers went on stage with the house duo Filur at Roskilde Festival in front of roughly 20,000 people. A month later they were performing in the "Images of Asia" festival, as well as playing numerous concerts in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark. In February 2003, they performed with the famous English DJ project Panjabi MC.
“Sexy Mama”, their follow-up, released in late 2003, was the first official single from their album “
Introducing ”. This track again received airplay all over the country. The next hit single “Rock tha Party” became a major radio hit. Danish national radio had it on A-rotation, it was on top of the Danish Dance Chart and the Danish Single Chart. It was published on various compilations released in Denmark throughout 2004. While their third single and video for "Wild Rose" (shot in Dubai) and debut album “Introducing...” are being promoted in Denmark. Bombay Rockers' debut album is about to be released in more than 32 countries world-wide in 2005. In Germany "Sexy Mama" was released in mid-2005 and is getting a lot of airplay and buzz.The Rockers are currently enjoying great success in India and Pakistan. Their album has sold more than 100,000 copies and has now gone five times platinum. It was #1 for 15 consecutive weeks on the Indian Album Charts. They were also the supporting act for the popband
Westlife at gigs in Dubai and Bahrain.Their new album Crash and Burn was released in 2007. "Kushi", one of the singles, has received a lot of play time on Indian and Pakistani music channels.as well as in Sri-Lanka ...
Discography
tudio Albums
*"Introducing... (2005)
*"Crash And Burn (2007)
*" All or Nothing feat. Bombay Rockers (Overseas album) (2008)Remix Album(s)
*"Rock Tha Party & Sexy Mama (2004)
ingles
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Sexy Mama (2003)
*"Wild Rose (2005)
*"Out Of Control (2006)
*"Kushi (2007)
*"Beautiful (2007)
*"Nach Lay feat. Bombay Rockers (2008)External links
* [http://www.bombayrockers.com Official Site]
* [http://www.wca.dk When Cars Attack official site]
* [http://www.discowax.com official publisher]
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