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February 25, 2005

Nelly Furtado’s desi connectionMusic

The Record, a music mag out of Bombay, ran an interesting interview with Nelly Furtado:

My daughter Nevis [with her DJ, Lil Jazz] is actually a quarter East Indian so I have family there now…

… I grew up with a lot of Asian and Indian friends speaking Punjabi and Hindi. And I grew up watching a lot of bhangra, Bollywood, religious music and we even had it on television on Saturdays. Actually sometimes while I would clean hotel rooms… my friends invited me to sing at their Indian cultural festival when I was about 18 years old, and my friend’s father said I should sing in Hindi, and I really liked it. I learnt Kabhi Kabhi and I really like Lata Mangeshkar and of course Asha Bhosle who I did a little collaboration with…

I’ve already done Indian remixes in the past. In particular I had an ‘I’m Like A Bird’ remix… And Josh (the Indian band who did the remix), are Canadian — they’re from Montreal actually… It has a lot of hip hop energy to it.

Heck, with that surname she could’ve been Goan :) Here’s a previous post on the Josh remix of ‘Powerless’ (thanks, Sajit).

manish on February 25, 2005 12:54 PM in Music · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



16 comments

 1 · sluggo on February 25, 2005 01:36 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

That's hot


 2 · Salil on February 25, 2005 01:46 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I will be happy to help her help me dilute the purity of the race.


 3 · t on February 25, 2005 02:44 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Hmmm..."And I grew up watching a lot of bhangra, Bollywood, religious music and we even had it on television on Saturdays. Actually sometimes while I would clean hotel rooms. [Laughs] basically my friends invited me to sing at their Indian cultural festival when I was about 18 years old..."

Whoa Nelly!


 4 · andrea on February 25, 2005 05:59 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

w00t for us white girls who sing hindi - at least i know i am in good company :) (tho not quite as talented as Nelly Furtado)
and the shirt says "Greece" in Greek. Hellas, actually.

/geek


 5 · Amit on February 25, 2005 06:18 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Nelly Furtado was actually really popular in India when she was there promoting her first album.

She sang an old Rajesh Khanna song on the Indian music channel 'Channel V' too.


 6 · Niki on February 25, 2005 09:41 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Is it me or Nelly Furtado looks like Courtney Cox in that picture!

Monica from 'Friends' you Dimwits!
=)


 7 · Couto on March 11, 2005 07:28 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Hey yes she does look like Monica off friends and infact the only thing different is that Nelly is Portuguese and is alot darker skinned. Why is she wearing a Greek shirt anyways lol. I am Latino to let you know and that rymed. Nelly your hot keep that Portuguese pride up girl love yah !!


 8 · Pattie Kaur, Manvinder Singh's Wife on September 18, 2005 12:29 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

she just scares me. she just seems very faux. kiran ahluwalia can beat her any day.


 9 · google got me here!! on January 30, 2006 07:17 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

yes...when she came with her turn off the light,i too thought that she looked like Courtny Cox from "Friends".
and who is kiran ahluwalia??


 10 · bindia on July 31, 2006 11:38 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

thts reali kool i didn't knw tht she knwz hindi and punjabi.

she is a vry gd singer and she should keep it up

GO NELLY!!!!!


 11 · Irteza'k on September 18, 2006 04:14 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

i din't 9 tht she colaborated with Asha Bhosle !!!

yea...you go gurl !!! ;)


 12 · baby wipes smell good on November 7, 2006 06:57 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

i always thought she was kinda indianish anyway going to download that im like a bird remix now see what thats about


 13 · Jonathan McIntyre on June 13, 2008 03:02 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

OMG i know ! i said she looks like monica from friends too lmao
..


 14 · lili on December 3, 2008 08:36 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

i love nelly furtado`s songs


 15 · HMF on December 3, 2008 08:37 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

She sings Hindi well.


 16 · PS on December 3, 2008 10:20 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)


I initially thought she was Indian - she does sing Hindi well!


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