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Penn Masala is the world's first Hindi a cappella group, formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn Masala’s music has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures that represent the group’s membership. The group was featured in the soundtrack of American Desi, and has released six full-length albums: "Awaaz", "11 PM", "Soundcheck", "The Brown Album", "Pehchaan", "On Detours", and the compilation album "Out of Stock"". Penn Masala was formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania, who wanted to represent their South Asian culture and music on campus through a cappella. Among other, more long-standing a cappella groups on campus, Penn Masala stood out as the only a cappella group in the world that sang Hindi music. This defining characteristic of the group brought it immediate attention as members fused Hindi and English tunes in original song formats. Soon, the group began to bill itself as "The world's first and premier Hindi a cappella group". In just four years since its inception, Penn Masala had gained close to 20 members. By 2002, the group had released its first two CDs: Awaaz (Hindi for sound) was released in 1999, and 11 PM...
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