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South Asian Popular Music
- Subgenres
- 6
- Starting recordings
- 21
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet South Asian Popular Music
South Asian Popular Music is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand South Asian Popular Music is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Shakti, Anakhi and Panjabi MC.
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Its place in the genre family
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United Kingdom · South Asian Popular Music
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Joy1994 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab 02Get Down and Sruti2003 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab 03Karuna2023 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab 04Mundian to Bach Ke (Moonbootica mix)Bhangra · bhangraOpen in new tab 05La Veh Dholia1993 · Bhangra · bhangraOpen in new tab 06La Veh Dholia (instrumental)1993 · Bhangra · bhangraOpen in new tab 07La danse du bonheur1994 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab 08Happiness Is Being Together1994 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab 09Face to Face1994 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab 10Isis1994 · Carnatic FusionOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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