Mohinder Kaur Bhamra is one of the most respected female singers in the Asian community in Britain. A Southall resident since 1968, Mohinder has been dedicated to presenting Punjabi music to audiences in Britain through exposure to the purest forms of Punjabi culture – weddings and religious festivals.

Her music has resounded for decades in homes, on the radio, and at family and public functions as Southall has become a hub of the UK South Asian community and South Asian cultural production globally.

Throughout the early years, Mohinder encouraged the female guests at weddings to join in at reception parties and enjoy the celebrations – traditionally attended by men only. The wedding dance floor was born and it wasn’t long before Punjabi men and women were dancing together in the same space – an assumed feature at wedding celebrations nowadays.

In the 70s and 80s, Mohinder, together with her well known musical family, introduced the use of western instruments and recording techniques to create a new style of Punjabi song which combined catchy melodies with muscular Punjabi beats. This new sound led to the burgeoning bhangra scene of the 1980s and the formation of a plethora of new Asian pop bands.

Over 40 years later, Mohinder and her Ladies Sangeet troupe is still very much in demand and performs regularly at Punjabi hen-night parties and giddha nights. Her song 'Giddha Pao Haan Deo' has become a dance floor anthem and is played regularly at Punjabi weddings.
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