Bombay Vikings

Bombay Vikings are a pop group that combine Indian pop and classical music, formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The band was started by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg, and Mats Nordenborg,12 and became popular with remixes of old Bollywood hits such as "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" and "Chor Do Aanchal".34

Bombay Vikings were formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The three experienced musicians met when Mats introduced Neeraj Shridhar and Oscar Soderberg to each other. The band was born primarily due to a common interest of Indian melodies from sources such as Hindi films and classical music. Neeraj became the lead vocalist and back-up guitarist, and also composed pop rock, jazz, hip-hop, soul, and reggae songs. Mats played the saxophone; as a jazz specialist, he used this knowledge while composing for the new band. Mats and Johan Folke, keyboard specialists, used their years of exposure to the different genres of music on the synthesizer. They were soon joined by Morgan on the drums, Par on the bass, and Staffan as the lead guitarist. Bombay Vikings began performing live shows in Sweden and Norway. When all the musicians got together and began jamming, they didn't know they would be coming out with a new form of music, but they wanted to do something creative for India.

by Snapper2001 April 13, 2021

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Viking-shame

To shame people who have been vikinized (i.e. people who suffer from viking fever)

Woman 1: I really like this guy, he has these viking vibes!
Woman 2: Really!! But vikings were brutal and backwards. Why would you like that?!

Woman 1: Well the viking look is very sexy! Don't viking-shame me!

by Uncomfortable viking October 28, 2022

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