Simon Cowell, Meet Tigerstyle

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April 29, 2008

Chickpea has been sending us tips for this video:

This is way better than Sanjaya, or that Pakistani dude who was on “America’s Got Talent” last year. And it has to be the widest exposure that Tigerstyle track (“Nachna Onda Nei”) has ever gotten. (I wonder who, if anyone, is getting royalties — since they’re sampling both Michael Jackson AND Vanilla Ice/David Bowie).

Simon’s question at the end is prescient, though. There’s not many Bhangra/pop/hip hop tracks that work as well as this one. (I seem to remember another Tigerstyle track that channels Bell Biv Devoe — perhaps that’s what these guys should do next…? Any suggestions for Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh on how to keep up the surprise in round 2?)

POSTED BY amardeep @ 11:50 AM

43 comments

1 · jyotsana on April 29, 2008 12:12 PM · Direct link

Way, way, way better than American Idol. Cool Britannia! This is what dance must have meant in the times gone by pre-pre-Tudor. No wonder the public finds an instant connection.

2 · boston_mahesh on April 29, 2008 12:32 PM · Direct link

I just saw this on the Net yesterday, and I quickly forwarded it off to all my friends. I think that Suleman Mirza was very polite and polished. It was great seeing Suleman and his friend, Madhu Singh, give each other a brotherly hug at the end.

What is Suleman Mirza's ethnic background? Is he biracial, Indian, or what? He has apparent Indian background, given his last name and his affiliations with Indian cultural events (i.e. some fashion show, dancing to Indian music, etc.).

3 · NYC Akshay on April 29, 2008 12:53 PM · Direct link

Haha, definitely superior to Sanjaya, and very enjoyable!

4 · DR1001 on April 29, 2008 1:45 PM · Direct link

I've heard this track a while ago . v catchy.

This was great...so funny.
I love the way non desi Brits embrace bhangra and the bollywood 'culture/music' is so familiar to the regular Brit.

balle balle

5 · CoffeeFreak on April 29, 2008 2:43 PM · Direct link

The guys have been peforming this for a little while now at various events in the UK - very fun to watch a (primarily) non-desi crowd as well as the judges' reactions to the act :) Not sure if Piers' off-rhythm clapping was real or a result of bad editing!

6 · thetrickman on April 29, 2008 3:26 PM · Direct link

their clip had been online for some years now. Awesomeness.

7 · Raj on April 29, 2008 3:40 PM · Direct link

the pakistani guy on americas got talent was Kashif Memon

this was an amazing act

8 · Sonia Kaur on April 29, 2008 3:43 PM · Direct link

aww .. madhu is a good family friend - so happy to see him on such a big stage. I've seen this routine of his at other shows, but this seems like it was much larger! Is this a current show?

9 · Shalu on April 29, 2008 4:56 PM · Direct link

2 · boston_mahesh said

What is Suleman Mirza's ethnic background? Is he biracial, Indian, or what? He has apparent Indian background, given his last name and his affiliations with Indian cultural events (i.e. some fashion show, dancing to Indian music, etc.).

I read that he's of Pakistani descent.

Absolutely loved that clip! They're fantastic!

10 · radhika on April 29, 2008 4:59 PM · Direct link

I saw this clip yesterday, actually, and I'm SO glad you listed the bhangra track, Amardeep! I've been wanting to get my hands on it.

11 · DJ Drrrty Poonjabi on April 29, 2008 5:29 PM · Direct link

I seem to remember another Tigerstyle track that channels Bell Biv Devoe

Tigerstyle - Nagin.

12 · Ardy on April 29, 2008 7:37 PM · Direct link

Comparing this act to Sanjaya is doing disservice to the quality of this one. These guys are way superior - Sanjaya had trifle little going for him.

13 · meerkat on April 29, 2008 7:54 PM · Direct link

that was awesome!! i think i'll watch it again!

14 · badmash on April 29, 2008 9:08 PM · Direct link

Pa'ji's got some moves boyee!

15 · snoopy on April 29, 2008 10:13 PM · Direct link

This is really cool!! Thanks for posting!

16 · Zahran on April 30, 2008 3:50 AM · Direct link

this is the video thats been on youtube etc. for a while now... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX1WUZ6_NWI

17 · Ghuriya on April 30, 2008 6:35 AM · Direct link

ice ice balle!!

love it, i must have watched it a dozen times! haha

18 · Radman on April 30, 2008 10:42 AM · Direct link

fabulous

19 · Paresh on April 30, 2008 10:48 AM · Direct link

I think that while this act has been on the web for a few years, this just put them on another level. Is this the new season of Britain's Got Talent? If so, I'd love to see what's next.

20 · Sidhu on April 30, 2008 11:59 AM · Direct link

Amazing energy. Balle! Balle!! w00t! w00t!!

21 · 747-8 on April 30, 2008 12:50 PM · Direct link

Awesome!!!

22 · Fuerza Dulce on April 30, 2008 1:23 PM · Direct link

I've seen these two perform the same act at a different venue in another YouTube clip. They're not the best dancers, but they're definitely fun.

I do love Tigerstyle - one of my other favorite tracks of theirs is Ishq Nagni. They also have this HOT remix of Mirala Bien.

23 · patm on April 30, 2008 2:00 PM · Direct link

I'm wondering how the second guy managed to get on stage. Seems like the show must have known about the "surprise" ahead of time. Maybe it's just the judges that didn't know?

24 · yeti on April 30, 2008 2:02 PM · Direct link

love it.

25 · Nivedita on April 30, 2008 2:23 PM · Direct link

Hilarious , yet the satire comes through, I don't know why I felt it was really poignent ...apart from it being funny...
I mean it also made feel sad...

26 · sunzari on April 30, 2008 3:31 PM · Direct link

It was cool...wasn't blown away. I'm glad brown people are getting some good exposure here on television in the wake of Sanjaya and that Pakistani dude from America's got Talent.

Maybe I'm just used to seeing LOTS of Indian people on one stage performing dance. The energy level here wasn't translating for me. Also, that cut to the really happy kid made me smile.

27 · pb on April 30, 2008 3:48 PM · Direct link

that was awesome!! u shake that thing, mr singh...woot woot!!

28 · fallen jhumki on April 30, 2008 7:45 PM · Direct link

AREY VAAH!! IT WAS BLOODY BRILLIANT!! i MUST agree with Amanda!!! =]

29 · Nacho on April 30, 2008 9:04 PM · Direct link

That half-pakistani dude can dance!

But shame on him for going for the cheap laughs making his sikh sidekick play the janitor. Sikhs are objects of ridicule among pakistanis and this fits that stereotype.

30 · Anupa on April 30, 2008 9:17 PM · Direct link

I totally forgot about this song. Reminds me of high school!
Sweet.

31 · AlokAlok on April 30, 2008 10:20 PM · Direct link

Sampling Vanilla Ice/David Bowie!?!?! Lay off the crack, Amardeep -- that's Queen! OK, so Bowie gets partial credit, but I believe (the late Parsi) Freddie Mercury came up with the famous bass riff. Actually it might have been Brian May for all I know -- but it wasn't no VANILLA ICE, baby!

32 · AlokAlok on April 30, 2008 10:54 PM · Direct link

Looks like the bassline was John Deacon's creation, not Brian May's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Pressure

33 · Topcat on May 1, 2008 11:40 AM · Direct link

3 · NYC Akshay said

Haha, definitely superior to Sanjaya, and very enjoyable!

Not sure how you can appraise dancing in comparison to singing but lets see how long these guys last ;)

34 · NYC Akshay on May 1, 2008 11:48 AM · Direct link

33 · Topcat said

Not sure how you can appraise dancing in comparison to singing but lets see how long these guys last ;)

'Tis my subjective opinion, of course. In general, I enjoyed this act more than I enjoyed Sanjaya, but I suppose if we were to compare their individual skill at what they do, I think these guys are better dancers than Sanjaya is a singer.

Either way, I do hope they last!

35 · Malibu Stacy on May 1, 2008 1:21 PM · Direct link

What a fantastic performance! I loved the prefect blend of the various songs. But what was up with those 2 moron hosts standing in the sidelines and giving commentary? I would have preferred to see the act itself. So did these guys win anything?

36 · Dr1001 on May 1, 2008 1:33 PM · Direct link

2 moron hosts standing in the sidelines and giving commentary

LOL

hey lay off ant and dec...they're popular hosts in the UK akin to Ryan seacrest.

And this act with the sikh guy has been going on for ages as Suleman has a dance production and has danced for several stars/ shows etc .\
It's just he decised to go 'mainstream' by going toone 2008 Britains got talent show...it's probably just for a laugh and it's entertaining.

37 · bael on May 1, 2008 9:39 PM · Direct link

this is amazing. love it. i've watched the video almost 20 times now, and the song is stuck in my head. i want it to be my ringtone, or something.

38 · AJ on May 2, 2008 9:08 AM · Direct link

Watching this video was just such a fun way to start my day...bloody brilliant :) Thanks Amardeep!

Now I'm wondering, 'where is he now'?

Sigh, now back to studying for Property Law...

39 · Ged on May 4, 2008 5:09 PM · Direct link

31 · AlokAlok said

Sampling Vanilla Ice/David Bowie!?!?! Lay off the crack, Amardeep -- that's Queen! OK, so Bowie gets partial credit, but I believe (the late Parsi) Freddie Mercury came up with the famous bass riff. Actually it might have been Brian May for all I know -- but it wasn't no VANILLA ICE, baby!

Britain's Got Talent – Michael Jackson vs Bhangra – "Nachna Onda Nei"

[No. 10 Most Viewed Musician Video on YouTube this week!!!!!]

Suleman Mirza & Madhu Singh dance to Tigerstyle's "Nachna Onda Nei" - Bootelg mashup consisting of Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" & Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" on Britain's Got Talent (week 3) aired on ITV on Saturday 26th April 2008

Watch the Video here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rj7LyS2NJZQ

The track is available to the public for free download on their MySpace music player on: www.myspace.com/tigerstyleonline

regards

40 · rudie_c on May 5, 2008 8:58 AM · Direct link

gawan the Lads!!

41 · saman on June 13, 2008 4:43 AM · Direct link

GUYS HOLD ON!!!!!!!!!!! suleman mirza is a PAKISTANI..as in half paksitani//not an indian nor an arab...he is pretty cool

42 · glenn on October 21, 2008 8:11 PM · Direct link

so does anyone know what Nachna onda nei means

43 · Ashu on February 5, 2009 2:04 PM · Direct link

"Nachna onda nei" translates to "I don't know how to dance" in Punjabi.

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