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Punjabi pop is contemporary popular music performed primarily in the Punjabi language, blending the folk rhythms and melodies of Punjab with modern pop, hip hop, EDM, and R&B production. It emphasizes energetic dance grooves, big sing-along hooks, and bright, percussive timbres such as dhol and tumbi layered with synthesizers, 808s, and glossy vocal processing. While rooted in the culture of the Punjab region, Punjabi pop has grown through the South Asian diaspora—especially the UK and Canada—into a global style that regularly crosses into Bollywood and international charts.