Tajik Jimmy
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Anchor Marco Werman introduces us to Tajik Jimmy. A migrant worker from Tajikistan who moves to Russia and sings male/female voices from Bollywood tunes. Tajik Jimmy has become a YouTube sensation.
A former stockroom clerk from the mountains of Tajikistan recently set off for the bright lights of Moscow after a video of him became an internet sensation.
He’s been dubbed Tajik Jimmy. And his claim to fame is singing and tapping out a popular disco-style Bollywood tune called Jimmy Jimmy Aaja. A guard at the store where Tajik Jimmy worked filmed him on his cell phone.
The guard sent the video to his brother in Moscow who posted it on You Tube. And well, you can guess the rest of the story….
The video became a smash hit. Tajik Jimmy has made the move from stockroom in Tajikistan to playing the Russian capital’s swanky nightclubs. That’s an unusual move considering anti-Tajik sentiment is strong in Russia.
But that hasn’t stopped Tajik Jimmy.
Word has it that he’s been offered a record deal.
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