BlackMahal releases first Bhangra style Pittsburgh Steelers Football Anthem

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 01 February 2011, 06:52 IST
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Dallas: BlackMahal, an American-Punjabi band steeped in Old California, has claimed to release the first-ever Bhangra style Pittsburgh Steelers Football Anthem, "Black, Gold and Silver". The new anthem features two respective legends, Myron Cope and Lal Singh Bhatti. The song takes the classic black and gold colors of the Pittsburgh Steelers and adds the silver of the storied Lombardi Trophy, given to the winner of NFL Super Bowl. The song features some dedications and samples of the late Steelers broadcaster and icon, Myron Cope. Bhatti also introduces a new name for the team that sits at the confluence of the Monongahela, Alleghany and Ohio Rivers, translating them into 'thin-jabis' or "those from the three rivers." BlackMahal is a 10-piece live music experience complete with drums, DJs, horns, hip-hop MCs, and the godfather of Punjabi-American music - Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti. The band has rocked major concerts across North America including the 2010 Vancouver Olympics with features in Rolling Stone, Wired, The San Francisco Chronicle, and rotation on the BBC Radio 1. BlackMahal's lead vocalist, Lal 'Blitz-Singh' Bhatti, is regarded as the godfather of Punjabi-American music. Bhatti has collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas, The Doors and has performed for nearly every U.S. President since Gerald Ford as well has being honored at the opening of the Smithsonian Sikh Gallery in 2005. The song is now available for download at the band's Facebook page; www.facebook.com/blackmahal