Bolo Ta Ra Ra..

Bolo Ta Ra Ra..
Studio album by
Released23 January 1995 (Audio Cassette)
1 September 1995 (Audio CD)
GenresBhangra, Indi-pop
Length42:07
LabelMagnasound
ProducerJawahar Wattal
Daler Mehndi chronology
Bolo Ta Ra Ra..
(1995)
Dardi Rab Rab
(1996)

Bolo Ta Ra Ra.. is the 1995 debut album of Punjabi-language Bhangra singer Daler Mehndi. The album remains the top-selling non-film music Indian pop album. The album sold 20 million units, including more than a million in Kerala alone. It was released first on 23 January 1995 on cassette and then on 1 September 1995 on audio CD format.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bolo Ta Ra Ra.."5:08
2."Soniye" (O Meri Soniye)5:54
3."Dil Mera Nal Nal Nal"4:40
4."Sun Baliye"5:26
5."Sajna Door Na Javeen"5:37
6."Ashke"6:42
7."Ta Na Na Na"3:56
8."Mennu Le Chal"4:44
Total length:42:07

Credits

References

  1. ↑ Asha Kasbekar Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle 2006 -1851096361 Page 35 " Daler Mehndi (1967– ), the king of disco bhangra, began singing in the local gurdwara (place of Sikh worship), then worked as a taxi driver before bagging a contract for Bolo Ta Ra Ra, which made recording history."
  2. 1 2 Rini Bhattacharya Mehta, Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande Bollywood and Globalization: Indian Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora 2011 0857288970 " Daler Mehndi is considered the best exponent of Bhangrapop whose album Bolo ta ra ra (1995) selling more than a million copies in Kerala alone challenged the hegemony of film music."
  3. ↑ "Daler Mehndi". In.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Booth, Gregory D.; Shope, Bradley (2014). More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780199928835.