The Liberated Punkawallahs
from Liberated Punkawallahs (Out-takes and unreleased songs) by The Kathmandu Killers
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Note:There is a story that the word 'punk' apparently derived from colonial India where white bosses would use boys to 'fan' them during the heat. These boys were called 'punkawallahs' – 'punka' means 'fan' in our part of the world.The punkawallahs were also sexually abused by these white slave drivers. The word then travelled West + used against young kids who were street prostitutes or living on the edge. It was then reclaimed years later by similar kids as an identity arising from the filth, saying a big fuck you to society + its horrible abusive system. Neo-colonialism continues to this day with people from the West trying to divide with intellect, money, small power, + privilege even in our small scenes.
lyrics
This is the history, the etymology of slavery and liberty!
Little boys with big big fans, Cooling off the sweat of the big, white man!
They eyed their bodies from their seats
Bored colonialists like dogs on heat
Saying “चुप लागेर तेरो पंखा हप्का! (chuppalagera punkha hapka); चुप लागेर तेरो चाक हल्ला! (chuppalagera tero chak halla!)”
[shut up + shake that fan; shut up + shake your ass]
Punk is the word they used to define
The delinquent youth who refused to stay in line
Fanning the flames of discontent
Punk spread across the continents
Sell your body! Sell your roots! The kids on the street! The destitutes!
Reclaim the word! Reclaim the truth! The punkawallah was a prostitute!
The liberated punkawallahs!
Little boys with big big fans, Cooling off the sweat of the big, white man!
They eyed their bodies from their seats
Bored colonialists like dogs on heat
Saying “चुप लागेर तेरो पंखा हप्का! (chuppalagera punkha hapka); चुप लागेर तेरो चाक हल्ला! (chuppalagera tero chak halla!)”
[shut up + shake that fan; shut up + shake your ass]
Punk is the word they used to define
The delinquent youth who refused to stay in line
Fanning the flames of discontent
Punk spread across the continents
Sell your body! Sell your roots! The kids on the street! The destitutes!
Reclaim the word! Reclaim the truth! The punkawallah was a prostitute!
The liberated punkawallahs!
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from Liberated Punkawallahs (Out-takes and unreleased songs),
released January 28, 2021
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Ris Records was established in 2016 to archive Nepali artists / bands.
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Infoshop Nepal funds regular activities for Nepali women in the outdoors.
The label is currently run by three individuals based out of Kathmandu & Pokhara, Nepal, and Cardiff, Wales.
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