Punjabi Pipe & Drum Band

A very smart looking bagpipe and drum band performs at the annual mela (country fair) in village Jarg, Punjab, India, 2005.

The Malwa region of Punjab is rife with bagpipe bands. Once, while scuttling along the terrible pot-holed, winding roads that marble the land between main traffic arteries, on my scooter, horribly late for an event, tired, and near hopelessly lost, I passed through a town in that region in which scores of bagpipe bands were being advertised. All were clustered together along the road (as is the Indian fashion) along that strip of road. I have no idea what the town was (I was lost!), and had no time to stop and investigate (I was late!). But if I ever get the chance, I would love to get myself lost there again, at leisure...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bagpipes
• indian
• pakistani
• punjabi
• military
• band
• jarg
• da
• mela
• fair

[RoryPCullen]

got the sheet music for this tune?

[hultonclint]

I doubt any exists! Indian musicians generally don't use it; they learn from ear or by rote.

[MrJimmyboy1972]

this music is a relic from the raj. its come through generations that served britain, and the indians still use it as part of their culture. we should be humbled that they still want to do that. not edinburgh castle but, pure entertainment. thank you india.

[jschanna]

@flautist02 Because the link between Sikhs and Scots goes back many hundred years. First Sikhs arrived in Edinburgh nearly 400 years ago. Unfortunately, in today's xenophobic UK, most people have forgotten that India shares more with us then most of the europe.

[wavavoom]

is that the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment?

[gunit9132]

I'm coming from a Scottish piping perspective but louder chanters would help the ensemble a ton, the drums are way too loud and you can't hear the melody

[flautist02]

ok, i dont mean to sound ignorant, but why are there bagpipes in India? jw, not meaning to offend anyone here

[gypsyoutdoors]

almost sound like a couple bear cubs got into the cabin....rustling around the kitchen. hahaha k i'm done now

[gypsyoutdoors]

make that six that disliked the video...... lol, I've seen grade 5 legion pipers completely smashed sound better to a sober ear. its stuff like this that make people think bagpipes sound like someones throwing around a bag of cats.

[zoravar0001]

5 motherfuckers disliked the videos........