Vipen Kumar aka DJ VIPs
The Bhangra Boss: The Story of DJ VIPs finds Ravi Sagoo celebrating the 50 year history of Bhangra music in Scotland from the early days of pioneers Bombay Talkie, fronted by Sanjay Majhu and Charan Gill, who laid the foundations for a Scottish scene that, in the 2000s, became the focus of the UK scene thanks in a large part to influence of Edinburgh based label VIP Records led by the charismatic DJ VIPs.
DJ and label boss DJ VIPs, real name Vipen Kumar, started his own journey in India before moving to the Capital as a young man where he made his love of Bhangra music a full time career, first as a wedding DJ, then as a club DJ and then as promoter of international Bhangra acts while also releasing his album, Party Time, in 2005 on his own record label, VIP Records.
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