Heer from Denmark is the first Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 solo album by Anita Lerche

Anita Lerche

Anita Lerche is an international singer, songwriter and composer from Denmark. She has sung in sixteen languages and is the first non-Asian woman from the west to sing and release an own solo album in Punjabi. Her first Punjabi album "Heer from Denmark" was released in November 2006.-Early life &...

, an international singer from Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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Throughout this album, the singer pays tribute to the rich Punjabi culture

Punjabi Culture

Punjabi Culture is the culture of the Punjab region. It is one of the oldest in world history, dating from ancient antiquity to the modern era. The Punjabi culture is the culture of the Punjabi people who are now distributed throughout the world. The scope, history, sophistication and complexity of...

. The album is a mixture of traditional Punjabi Folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

, Punjabi Pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 and Western music

Western music

Western music may refer to:* Classical music, a genre of art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music from the 10th century onward...

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Tracks

The album has nine tracks. One of them is the legendary Punjabi Folk song "Heer

Heer

Heer is German for "army". Generally, its use as "army" is not restricted to any particular country, so "das britische Heer" would mean "the British army".However, more specifically it can refer to:*An army of Germany:...

" written by Waris Shah

Waris Shah

Waris Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, renowned for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is best-known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Heer is considered one of the quintessential works of classical Punjabi literature...

, sung using the traditional folk tune. The album also includes an English song "Goddess" written and composed by Lerche.

Here is the track list:-

1. Gori
2. Mela
3. Koka
4. Nacha Lai
5. Passport
6. Mallomalli
7. Heer (Waris Shah)
8. Classic Remix
9. Goddess

The tracks Passport and Gori were played on the BBC Asian Network

BBC Asian Network

BBC Asian Network is a British radio station serving those originating from and around the Indian subcontinent. The music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds. The station has production centres in Birmingham, Leicester and London...

on 27 June 2010 in a programme co-hosted by Lerche herself.