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Asian Underground
Asian Underground
is a term associated with various
British Asian
musicians (mostly
Indian
,
Pakistani
,
Bangladeshi
and
Sri Lankan
) who blend elements of
Western
underground
dance music
and the traditional
Asian music
of their home countries in
South Asia
. The first well-known mention was the
compilation album
Anokha - Soundz of the Asian Underground
released in
1997
and masterminded by
Talvin Singh
&
Sweety Kapoor
. It is not a strict musical genre
per se
, since the specific sounds can vary wildly (from
Cornershops
'
Bollywood
-influenced
Britpop
to
Panjabi MCs
'
bhangra
-influenced
jungle
). Most of these artists are the children or grandchildren of
immigrants
and have grown up in Western culture, but still have a strong Asian background through their families.
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