Goldkartz is a Malaysian

Music of Malaysia

Music of Malaysia is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Malaysia. A great variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Iban, Dayak, Kadazandusun, Eurasians and other...

 music duo consisting of two Sikh

Sikh

A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...

 brothers - Manjit Singh Gill and Sukhjit Singh Gill. They make Punjabi-inspired

Music of Punjab

Punjab is a region in the South Asia, divided into two parts Western Punjab and Eastern Punjab . Punjabi music has a diverse style of music, ranging from Folk and Sufi to Classical, notably the Patiala gharana-Sufi Music :...

 dance music

Dance music

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. They have been called "the first serious attempt by a Southeast Asian bhangra recording act to cross over to foreign markets".

History

Goldkartz's first album, Loaded, was released in 2008 and received success in Malaysia. In 2010, they began working on their second album 24 Karaatz. Rosmah Mansor

Rosmah Mansor

Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor is the current wife of the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak.-Early life:Rosmah Mansor was brought up in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. She had secondary education in Tunku Kurshiah College , Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. She was touted to have...

, the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, helped in the release of their second album 24 Karaatz.
24 Karaatz was released in 2011 in Malaysia and in the USA, the UK, Europe, Canada and India.

Reception

They have received critical acclaim for their music. Goldkartz's first album Loaded was the first Bhangra album to be recorded and made completely in Malaysia and received that distinction in the Malaysian Book of Records

Malaysian Book of Records

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