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Panjabi MC

Beware

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The funky updating of the music of India’s Punjabi region, already a hit in European clubs, has gotten major exposure in the film “Bend it Like Beckham” and with rapper Jay-Z’s hit collaboration with England’s Panjabi MC, “Beware of the Boys.” But, judging from his debut American album “Beware,” Panjabi MC doesn’t deserve to be just a one-hit wonder. He seamlessly blends bhangra with reggae, hip-hop and R&B.

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