1. Jugni goes to France
Jugni went to France, where DJ Kayz wants to have Indian and Punjabi food.
Dj Kayz is a French DJ or Algerian Kabylie origin. Watch how French Algerian and Punjabi music coalesce.
2. Jugni goes to the Arab world
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This comes from Balti- Zina el gasrinia.
3. Jugni goes to Morocco
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L3zawa Flbyad take you there, well almost. The lyrics are the same, and you humm the original jugni in Casablanca.
4. Jugni travels to North West Africa
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Maghreb, that is.
5. Dr. Zeus takes Jugni to Birmingham
Zr Zeus takes Jugni to Birmingham. Well he is from Birmingham, and Baljit Singh Padam is his real name.
6. TRADITIONAL PAKISTANI JUGNI: Here is the original legendary Alam Lohar
Alam Lohar was a trendsetter, and the tune lives on. His son, Arif Lohar has carried on the Jugni legend as a worthy successor.
7. COKE STUDIO: The Jugni by Arif Lohar and Meesha Safi that started the modern trend
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Arif Lohar carried the legacy of his illustrious father making Jugni the most-viewed Pakistani song on YouTube ever.
8. TRADITIONAL PAKISTANI JUGNI by Shareef Hussain Ragi
Shareef Hussain Ragi informs us that he sings of bravery, and that is why he always sports the turban.
9. PARODY: Jugni lends a voice to the 'power'less
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Jugni lends itself to parody very well. A hilarious take on the power shortages (as in electricity). Express News used it to poke fun at the power situation in Pakistan. The ceiling fans have stopped working (pakkhe band ne, pakkhe band ne).
10. PARODY: Jugni goes to the police station
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Sheer talent.
Cops in Farooqabad Police Station sing a version replete with police jargon —
hands down, exercises ground, parade...And they only get one day to spend with their wives.
11. PARODY: Fake degree jugni
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If you have a fake degree, then its best to sing Jugni
12. NEWER VERSIONS: Gurmeet Singh & Iddu Shareef
A variation in India, where Dum Gutko becomes Dum Nikloo.
13. NEWER VERSIONS: Jugni does a desi thumka with Nouman Khalid
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Nouman Khalid of desi thumka fame.
14. NEWER VERSIONS: Swank Desi
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Featuring Punjabi Grove Gurraj talking about Chandigarhian online Jugnis who are on Facebook.
15. NEWER VERSIONS: Even a Baby Doll version
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Ho "Baby Doll" Mein Sone Di
16. TRADITIONAL INDIAN JUGNI: As sung by Hazara Singh Ramta
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This was the jugni most Indians grew up hearing. Much before Jugni went to France and the Arab World, Ramta was singing about Jugni performing a western dance. He told us how Jugni went to various places like Karnal, Jalandhar, and Sadar Bazar.
Off course Jugni went to school, and rode on a Fiat car.
17. TRADITIONAL INDIAN JUGNI: Gurmeet Bawa was the Ultimate Jugni Soprano
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Her vocal range was formidable and she did the hek much before Shankar Mahadevan did Breathless.
18. TRADITIONAL INDIAN JUGNI: Gurdas Mann
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Gurdas Mann's Jugni. Notice he does not carry a dafli (tambourine) but a chimta (musical tongs with brass jingles).
19. SAD Version: Rabbi Shergill brings pathos to Jugni
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Bulla, Challa and Jugni - signature Rabbi Shergill.
He talks of rural indebtedness, killings, migration, and some harsh realities.
20. BOLLYWOOD: Jugni goes to Bollywood and Tanu weds Manu
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Jugni goes to Bollywood
21. BOLLYWOOD: Cocktail Jugni is aka Coke Studio version
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Arif Lohar and Harshdeep Kaur led their voice, where Harshdeep replaces Meesha Safi (from Coke Studio).
The song features Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty.
22. BOLLYWOOD: Mithun Chakravarty tried it...and failed.
Even Mithun Chakravarty can sing Jugni, or at least attempt to sing Jugni.
23. Political and social Jugni - Pakistan di Jugni
This version mixes social and political causes. Jugni has always been used as a form of social commentary.
24. POLITICAL JUGNI: Sharif brothers used it during elections
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Jugni can be used for everything, even for political campaigning, and the Sharif brothers used it very effectively in the hustings.
25. ZUMBA Jugni
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You thought you could only do Bhangra with Jugni?
26. No one sings like them: Nooran Sisters
No one sings like them. Just wait for 2 minutes, and let them begin their Jugni. At 3 minutes, their energy drive you crazy, and during the last minute of their song — they go ballistic!
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