A week after delighting us with some Bhangra tinged grooves, Peel went the whole Bhangra hog this week with a track from Akash’s fifth and final album, Sky’s The Limit.
Balle Balle Balle is a Punjabi phrase which translates as Hooray Hooray Hooray. The vibe of the track is celebratory and upbeat, though as ever I retain a trace of concern as I don’t know what it is the track is cheering about. We’ll have to take it on trust.
I think what I respond to in particular are the leaping passages first heard around the 55 second mark, which recur throughout the track. The interconnected nature of music shows itself as those tightly strung Easter. guitar lines sound surprisingly close to the Celtic jigs and reels of Matt Molloy.
Sky’s the Limit seems to have struck a chord with Peel as he played a number of tracks from the album up to June 1993. It remains to be seen whether any of them turn up here, but Balle Balle Balle makes me hopeful.
Video courtesy of Akash - Topic (so enjoy it while it’s here).
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