JoSH
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	Bhangra, Indian/Pakistani fusion
Years active	2000 – present
Label(s)	Universal Music Group
Website	PlanetJosh.com
Members
q, Rup
Former members
Rik Magon, Shazi Hussain

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While largely unknown in their home country of Canada, JoSH is extremely popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan. Their second album, Kabhi, as well as its title track, remained in both Indian and MTV World Top 20 lists for 26 weeks from October 2004 to January 2005. Additionally, JoSH was awarded MTV India's 2004 "Immie" award for Best New Non-Film Artist. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

JoSH has also been involved with numerous multi-cultural initiatives, such as appearing on stage at Toronto's Yonge & Dundas Square as headliners of the 'desiFest' May 2007 South Asian Canadian music festival founded by youth entrepreneur Sathish Bala. At the event, JoSH was introduced by special guest Sitara Hewitt, star of the hit Canadian TV comedy sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie".

JoSH is primarily comprised of:

• q (Qurram Hussain): vocals, compositions, lyrics, guitar, keyboard, drum programming, webmaster, graphics

• Rup (Rupinder Magon): vocals, compositions, lyrics, percussion, tabla, dhol, nalak

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Discography

• 2001 - Main Hoon Tanha
• 2004 - Kabhi
• 2006 - Mausam

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See also

• Qurram Hussain

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External links

• Official Homepage
• Montreal Gazette article
• BBC Radio Interview
• Indian Express Interview
• Dawn Newspaper Interview
• Mag4U Interview
• KalPoint Interview
• DesiTunes Interview
• DesiClub Interview