Bollywood has recently showed us just how infectious Punjabi folk music can be. Minu Bakshi’s latest release Band Baja Punjab is a celebration of this great culture of music. Minu Bakshi, an accomplished Punjabi folk singer,  Minu has been singing for over a decade and has been instrumental in making Punjabi folk music a part of the mainstream music, and preserving the rich folk traditions of Punjab. The recently launched album with Times Music, Band Baja Punjab, is the ultimate Punjabi wedding, festival and folk song compilation. It is an 8 CD collector’s edition pack featuring the most vibrant, foot tapping and addictive Punjabi folk numbers. Band Baja Punjab is a true collector’s item and a must have for ardent fans of Punjabi music across the world. It is the perfect addition to any wedding, festival or home celebration that needs some great music to kick-start the party.

The tracks have been sung by the very popular Minu Bakshi, with contributions from Lakhvinder Wadali & Param Khurana. This one of its kind product also includes a booklet of lyrics penned by well known writer Surinder “Sagar”. The irresistible music on the album has been composed by Satish Sharma. The 8 CD pack is available across all music and retail stores. The entire album is also available online on all major digital download & streaming sites.

Minu Bakshi, wife of well-known Delhi-based industrialist Kalwaljeet Bakshi is the business magnate in the real estate and construction industry. In addition to being a part of Delhi’s uber swish set, Minu has carved a niche for herself as an extremely talented woman in the world of literature and music. She is a classically trained, popular Punjabi folk singer, and a prolific writer of Urdu poetry. Well-known in music circles for her popular renditions of Punjabi folk music, Minu Bakshi has recently launched her own music album with Times Music, Band Baja Punjab, the ultimate Punjabi wedding, festival and folk song compilation. A collection of eight albums, Band Baja Punjab is Minu’s contribution to the rich legacy of Punjabi music. Minu has been singing for over a decade, and has come out with over ten music albums so far.

Minu Bakshi wears different hats with equal elan- she is a poet, singer, author, language professor, social worker, wife and mother. A professor of Spanish at the famed Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Minu is also an accredited Spanish interpreter, and has worked for the Government of India at international conferences. Her eloquently written book of exclusive Urdu poetry, 'Tishnagi - The Thirst', is her tribute to the legendary poets and singers who have inspired her.

Minu started writing poetry after a chance interaction with Begum Akhtar, who became the single greatest inspiration for her and was also the reason why a Beatles-loving Minu abandoned the guitar to take up the tanpura. Intense and a perfectionist by nature, she realised that success and satisfaction can only be achieved through rigorous training and hard work. She was trained in classical music for several years by Ustad Ghulam Hussain Khan, the older son of Ustad Mushtao Hussain Khan Sahib, the famous singer of Rampur Gharana, and later by Ustad Marghoob Hussain Khan, grandson of Bade Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan Saab. Minu loves singing in Punjabi, her mother tongue.