'this is probably the most important music album of my career'
Twentysixyearold Jaswinder Singh Bains, a/k/a Jazzy B, returns to the music scene with his sixth album Stayin' Real. Any artist who's tasted success knows the burden of fame's expectation. His pugnacious vocal delivery and the ease and pronunciation of the most desi of consonants proves that Jazzy B has that special something.
It would be easy to dismiss Jazzy's evocatively titled Stayin' Real as another piece of Bhangra normality, but this album is sure to take hold of your musical senses with a firm grip. Musically, this is one of Sukshinder Shinda's strongest productions and you tend to forget that he is the man behind the switches - the vibe is so far fetched compared to his trademark sound of the past decade. Stayin' Real lets Jazzy B roam into a new world as he experiments with a host of musical ranges and vocals.
Husna Di Sarkar, is the kind of track that can make an album, playing a disarming synth-bass hook over a solid Drum 'n' Bass beat. This is the type of song that comes ready mixed and can go straight from the record bag to the turntable without any added influences.
Akhian Da Mail complements the fantastic start with a hip-swaying melody capturing Jazzy's teasing lyrics to entice his female friend to his trusted heart. Mirza is portrayed with panache and poise as Jazzy delivers against a differing musical backdrop intermixing the traditional elements of Bhangra and the synth sound of the studio.
The changing moods and yet-pulsating alterations of the Boliyaan, the sexy sound of Jinde and the driving dhol beat of Bhangre finds Jazzy bringing his vocals to the fore. Dil Hai Mera Deewana lends his voice to the Hindi arena for the very first time as he introduces himself to a broader audience with this Hindi/Punjabi fusion.
Hi Hi Jawaani Nee borrows some heavy techno-piano hooks and levels off into a glorious finale for the album. Finally, Gabbharua teams Jazzy with some entertaining backing vocals, which ebb and flow against the rhythmic sound and Bhangra-Pop initiations.
Stayin' Real has proved to be re-launch for Jazzy B's worldwide career.
Jazzy B The Crown Prince of Bhangra - direct from Canada.
The Crown Prince of Bhangra 1997 album alongside his mentor and producer Sukshinder Shinda was All Eyez On Me. The nine-track album release was sculptured at Simran Studios in New Delhi, India and at Planet Studios in the UK. It delivers Jazzy's rough-edged vocals through a tunnel of raw powered emotion, exquisite honeyed vocals and pulsating desi-fied dance floor anthems.
Lyrically styled around classic traditional folk rhythms and melodies, the album encompasses the visions of young generation's thoughts in the fusion era, through the mighty pens of the India's Kaka, UK's Jandhu Litrawala, Canada's Jasvir Ghunachoria and Satinder Kala from the USA.
Dil Aah Gey Ya Tere Te is the title song for the India sub-continent where Jazzy has just finished shooting the video in Bombay with a well-known heroine. The album aims to appease the Indian and Punjabi market too, as Jazzy is fastly becoming one of the elite artists in India. He now spends the year gigging from December to March in India and from April to November in the UK as a fully-fledged international recording artist.
Jazzy B and All Eyez On Me will prove to be a classic combination in Bhangra's history as it portrays the might of Jazzy's vocals against the vivid musical background painted by Shinda.
