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Indo-Caribbean Soca-Chutney: D'Hitman - Put Up Yuh Glass
Check out this Chutney song from Trinidad artist Neeshan Prabhoo aka "D'Hitman." I admit. I love Chutney music. For those of you who are uninitiated in the genre, Chutney is the dance music of the Indo-Caribbean Desi diaspora. A unique fusion of Soca, (as well as Reggae and Dancehall sometimes) with traditional Indian music, Bollywood music and Bhangra. Crossing cultural boundaries to be hugely popular in both the Caribbean and the Indian diasporic communities in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and their communities in America, Canada and the UK, the Chutney music is a highly influential musical genre that evolved alongside Soca. Even today, it provides a strong musical musical influence on Soca and Dancehall Reggae. Neshan Prabhoo, also known as "The Hitman", is a popular Indo-Trinidadian chutney singer who first made it big in 1997 with "Doh hold me back" Like most Chutney songs, it is mainly in English, but sung with the Indo-Trinidadian dialect that is a fusion of English and Hindustani. For those who can't follow the lyrics, they are, like most Chuney songs, intentionally funny and hilarious: tounge-in-cheek, replete with sexual metaphors disguised as supposed quaint linquistical quirks (for example, "make meh tea" can basically mean "to f*** a helluva lot") that would pass unnoticed to those not in the know. This song is about one guys wife who is always fussin with him about the copious amount of Rum he drinks, and why can't she just leave him alone. The tune and dance of song was obviously inspired by the Daler Mehndi cult bhangra hit "Na na na re" showing just how much of a cultural kitchidi modern Indian music makes For more info on Chutney, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutney_music