True story:

I have learned that I can interrupt a panic attack as it ramps up, if I can remember to stop and turn on Bhangra.

Bhangra is a hard reset for my mood, every time. I have a whole emergency Bhangra playlist. https://twitter.com/cbcarts/status/1308491338522988544

I’ll drop a few favorites here, starting with this remix of Rihanna. I never thought Rude Boy could be improved, but I think RiRi would agree, this kills.

The best thing about Lungi Dance, for me (besides Shah Rukh Khan), is the danceability of the beat. Sometimes I just throw on my Ray-Ban aviators and stomp around on the ones and threes.

This one starts out with big fraternity step line vibes, and then just goes wildly different from there. I love it.

Some folks get this with KPop. For others, it’s Bluegrass. Just happens that, for me, Punjabi party bangers is a guaranteed mood lifter.

As OutKast taught us in this equally happy song, music makes the world go ‘round; where it goes, nobody knows.