8 - Introducing: Umer Qureshi

Hey y'all! On this episode we talk to one of the contributors Umer Qureshi, one of the current captains of First Class Bhangra. Our discussion with Umer focuses: -Switching from Steel City Bhangra to First Class Bhangra -Taking over FCB -His bizarre pre-performance routine and stamina -FCB’s rivals Featured Mix - On Fire feat Amar Sandhu by Dr. Srimix https://www.facebook.com/DrSrimix/ [0:00] On Fire feat. Amar Sandhu by Dr. Srimix [1:05] How Umer got started with Bhangra [3:15] Switching from a collegiate team, Steel City Bhangra to First Class Bhangra [4:50] Handling the transition from Sid and Ram to the current crop of captains [6:57] Umer talks about captaining his first comp at Buckeye Mela 2017 and dealing with the pressure of captaining such a decorated team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MZNQahIlBE [13:24] How FCB’s intense team culture developed [18:40] Umer talks about his pre-performance routine [21:45] Watch Umer (Ferozi) at the end segment talking to Tejas https://youtu.be/AWPjDYxBKC8?t=8m17s and then at the end during the chicken offs https://youtu.be/AWPjDYxBKC8?t=8m52s [22:42] The photo of Umer screaming at the end of Big10 Bhangra [23:46] FCBs rival for the upcoming year Umer’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/umer.qureshi.16 Umer’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/umerqureshi96/ If you liked this podcast be sure to rate and review on iTunes (bit.ly/TheBhangraPod) and subscribe so that you get the next episode automatically downloaded to your phone as soon as it hits the feed! iTunes: bit.ly/TheBhangraPod Soundcloud: bit.ly/TheBhangraPodSoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/TheBhangraPodStitcher Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBPodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/TheBhangraPod Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebhangrapod/