- Banghra
Infobox musical artist
Name = Banghra
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Spain
Genre =Latin Pop
Years_active = 2007—present
Label = Valemusic
URL = [http://www.banghrafanclub.com BhangraFanClub.com]
Current_members =Lidia Guevara Victoria Gómez Javi Mota Banghra is a Spanish pop group formed in 2007 with members Lidia Guevara, Victoria Gómez and Javi Mota that tried to reintroduce belly dancing to the mainstream in catchy songs sang in Spanish and English.
History
Singers / dancers
Lydia Guevara ,Victoria Gómez andJavi Speck started Banghra with aesthetic urban modern sound, making Spanish fans "rediscover" the contemporarybelly dance . Being inspired by its movements, they combined music, dances and exercise in all their songs.In June 2007, their first album, "La Danza del Vientre" (Spanish for belly dance) became a big sensation of the summer charts in Spain, with songs performed in Spanish and English taking the typical oriental / eastern sounds of belly dancing. The album reached osition #3 in the Spanish pop charts.
The DVD version included the first video of the group, "making of" version of the album, plus an informative article that teaches dance choreographies for many of the songs in the album to the listeners plus a photo gallery.
The first single from the album that made the group famous was "My Own Way" [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFlnRO9xh64 Video clip of "My Own Way" by Banghra] ] , that was the top spin sounded in pop radios in Spain. They had also relative success with their second single release from the album entitled "Promised Land". The latter was included in a compilation album entitled "Superventas 2008" that included many other dance tunes from various Spanish and international artists.
The band is trying to build on the early success with a second album released in July 2008 entitled "...a bailar!" with a more mainstream pop style than the first album. They released the Spanish language single "Una especie en extinción" [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46tmnHkJFMY Vidoe clip of "Una especie en extinción" by Banghra] ] which proved to be a much more minor hit than "My Own Way".
Discography
Singles
References
External Links
* [http://www.banghrafanclub.com Bahngra Fan Club website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/banghrasite Banghra MySpace page]
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