B21 comprise of hit making producer brothers Bally Jagpal, and Bhota Jagpal.B21 shot to fame with their first album, "The Sounds Of B21" in 1996 which featured the classic Put Sardara Deh and showcased them as a premier new talent throughout the summer of 96. The Sounds Of B21 remained the number one album for over six weeks and they performed together at various melas and gigs during the remainder of the year, amazed by the ecstatic response of the media and the public to their debut album.In between the two B21 projects Bally Jagpal produced the best seller of 1997 with his debut solo album Live & Direct. As a product to this day Live & Direct continues to surprise the industry with its phenomenal success. Overnight Bally Jagpal has become a household name. Their second album "By Public Demand" is a tribute to their fans which stayed in the charts at number one for over 22 weeks which featured the smash hits Chandigarh, Din Raat & Put Sardara Deh and received numerous awards for their efforts at the Asian Pop and Media Awards 1998.1999/2000 again Bally Jagpal was up to his old tricks in producing anthems, with his solo 2nd album called "Dark & Dangerous" featuring an artist from Pakistan-Shazia Mansoor the track "Aja Soneya", which also featured in a Bollywood Film. Some would say the song & album of the decade and voted Best Album and Best Song of 2000. B21 released a single in March 2000 called "Made In England" due to fans demanding the track Darshan produced by Bhota Jagpal, which had been tearing up the dance floors in the UK and abroad. The track Darshaan featured in the Box Office Hit Movie "Bend It Like Beckham" and featured B21 in the movie which was directed by Gurinder Chadda. The instrumental to Darshaan was used in the opening of the Commonwealth Olympic Games held in the UK 2002.Bally Jagpal had enough of featuring different artists on his album and needed a new challenge, so who better than himself, and ended up with the biggest seller of 2001 with the track "Ranjha" on his single "Untruly Yours". B21 had their 3rd album released Jan 2002 named "Long Overdue" by the record label. This album was eagerly awaited due to the smash hit "Jawani" featuring "Everything but the girl" Sample.B21 have developed into arguably the number one working live and studio outfit. They have established this phenomenal success totally by their own merits and efforts, by producing their own music and choreographing live B21 performances. It could be said that B21 are the most important band in the bhangra scene today, as from the very outset they created one of the most striking and memorable sounds. And when they first arrived, this band alone seemed to breathe a breath of fresh-air into the whole bhangra scene and seemed to rejuvenate it. Whilst still maintaining the utmost respect to the forefathers, they produce a modern sounding bhangra style, anchored in the roots of traditional Punjabi music. It's not surprising to see that this music will have a wide ranging appeal, and the lads can now even be poised for success in the western world!The chemistry is there - the latest blend of beats, samples and driving musical production is definitely the trade mark of B21. The continuing appeal of these guys is only too evident - showmanship, talent, versatility, rapport with the audience and total professionalism... this duo seem to have it all!B21 say that their fans have put us where we are today and all the songs we have chosen and style of the music is what is current on the street.
