Kala Preet

Kala Preet are a punjabi bhangra band formed in the late 60's, their eponymous album Shava Shava released in the 80's remains a classic hit album. Kala Preet continue with love PA's and jamming from time to time. Kala Preet was formed in 1969 at a time when there were no other Indian bands around. At the beginning there were only a couple of band members that really knew how to play an instrument, although not to a professional level. Everyone simply decided what they were going to play and started to teach themselves - incredibly, they reached a professional level and started to play to live audiences. Many of the original band members (mostly from Southall, London) trained by Kala Preet went on to form their own bands such as Heera, Holle Holle, Shava Shava and Alaap, to name a few. The existence of the band continued throughout the 70's and '80's, gradually developing into a Punjabi/Bhangra band. In 1986, Kala Preet went on to release their first album, 'Shava Shava'. The album was produced by leading Asian producer, Deepak Khazanchi. One of Kala Preet's most popular dance floor tracks was 'Gidhey Vich Nachdi Dey'.