June 18 2005 Dalvinder Singh @ Bradford Mela 2005!
Dalvinder Singh chillin' backstage at Bradford Mela 2005
The stars were out in force at the 2005 Bradford Mela and we caught up with Bhangra artist Dalvinder Singh moments before he went on stage to wow the crowd on the first day of this huge event.
Welcome to Bradford! Have you played at Bradford Mela before? I've played here a couple of years ago. I came down with Apache Indian and it was a hectic crowd!
What are you expecting from today's crowd? The weather is good. Because of that, I'm expecting a lot of people to turn up and basically I'm looking for everyone to really enjoy themselves.
You've played at a lot of Melas around the country, where does Bradford rank? You know what, whenever you come to Bradford to do the Mela it's always out of anyone's league because Bradford alone is known for the Mela. Whenever you go down south or to the Midlands they don't rank anywhere near Bradford because of the crowd. As soon as you walk on stage and see a massive crowd in front of you it's totally different.
What tracks have you got lined up for today's performance? I've got a couple of my own tracks. I'm including the one I did with Apache Indian and the well-known Punjabi tracks. On top of that we're going to be doing tracks by well-known artists - they're songs people really like.
Are you coming back next year for a bit more? No problem! Whenever Bradford gives us a shout we'll come down!
