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  1. The Best of British

    • Bobby Friction
    • 3 Nov 06, 02:09 PM

    From the late sixties when Sergeant Pepper fought for cultural space with Ravi Shankar, to the UK Bhangra explosion of the 80’s to Talvin Singh 's Mercury Music Prize victory in the 90’s, our nation's relationship with ‘Asian’ music has always been a one night stand; its cultural importance relegated to a quick fumble under the sheets, not full lights-on-scream-out-loud passion.

    Brit-Asian music has until now either been made up of homegrown Asian-specific scenes like Bhangra, or electronic bands and artists who were defined as the ‘Asian Underground’. Even mavericks like Cornershop or Bally Sagoo were still on the fringes. There were no radio shows, reviews in the National Press or a sense that Brit-Asian music was anywhere near our other cultural output.

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    That, people, has changed forever. There are now a multitude of scenes, bands, artists and creators who all have some sort of link with Brit-Asian identity (if there is such a thing anymore), but who are so much more than the sum of their parts. Artists like Riz MC & Fun-Da-Mental, with their raps about being British Muslims in a post 9/11 world, or urban warriors with a silky touch like The Rishi Rich Project all have one thing in common. They set out to make British music first and foremost – not specifically Brit-Asian music. Nitin Sawhney is perhaps the best example of this paradigm, with a back catalogue as multi-genred as it is British. Even acts with a definitive sub-continental sound like Tigerstyle & Niraj Chag (both part of the 成人论坛 Electric Proms Season) still could only have emerged from Britain and not the mammoth industry that is Bollywood.

    The complaint about not seeing Brit-Asian music as part of the UK’s cultural output is slowly dying as the amount of bands expands – and as major cultural monoliths start to turn an interested ear to what they have to say. The 成人论坛 was first out of the stalls with the Sony Award winning “Bobby Friction & Nihal” show in Oct 2002. That show is now engrained in a schedule populated by legends respected the world over. When you think about Hip Hop, hopefully you think about Westwood, and Fabio & Grooverider when it comes to D&B. Hopefully, Radio 1 listeners the world over now think the same about Brit-Asian music when they hear the phrase “Bobby Friction & Nihal”. Radio 1 is a battle cruiser in heavily populated waters with the job of trying to keep everyone happy all of the time, and it does for the most part as well as being respected worldwide.

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    Which leaves the 成人论坛’s smaller specialist digital stations to do the real fun stuff. The 成人论坛 Asian Network went through a mini musical revolution a couple of months back which has created a station sound more unique, and in my eyes more innovative, than any other in Britain. Shows like Electro East showcase the leftfield electronic sounds coming out of the UK from producers of all races, colours and backgrounds. Tune in any night and you could hear a screaming sitar, drum and bass track that could have been made by anyone from a white kid in Devon to an Asian producer from Bradford. Even the issue of colour has to move aside in the face of powerful British music. The same applies to the eclectic chill of Pathaan’s Musical Rickshaw or the cutting edge UK Hip Hop of ‘Mic Check’.

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    My show ‘Friction’ showcases much of this exciting new music. Since May I've had the pleasure of introducing acts like the ‘MDK Cartel’ who make Asian Grime, and ‘Semephor’ who sounds like The Aphex Twin at a Punjabi wedding. We also get a chance to scream about bands under the radar in our weekly ‘Future Friction’ feature where we search high and low for the the names of tomorrow. We as a station are also joining the 成人论坛 musical establishment by putting on our own Electric Proms night with live performances from Tigerstyle (Brit Bhangra), Niraj Chag with Bombay Dub Orchestra (Brit-Asian Electronica) and Aziz (Brit-Asian Guitar Blues).

    The Asian Music scene in Britain has changed beyond recognition in the last couple of years and now has a multiplicity of sounds, styles and beliefs. It is also no longer a music defined by the race of its main protagonists, but something everyone has some ownership over. Its official – we’ve arrived – albeit in a complicated, glorious multi-platformed way – and it’s the Best of British.

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    Since I first started hearing 成人论坛 Asian Network in 1997, British Asian Music and 成人论坛 Asian Network has indeed changed for the better. It is also the best part of British Music thanks to people like Bobby Friction and Nihal.

    British Asian Music has undergone a revolution similar to the Latin Music Scene in the 1960's [The Latin Scene I can remember since I was a child in the 1960's].

    I would like to say that the British Asian Music and 成人论坛 Asian Network is one of my extended family in Great Britain.

    成人论坛 Asian Network has been my constant companion in good times and bad. I also listen to Friction and DJ Kayper when I arrive from work at 5:00PM Miami Time. Keep up the good work and cheers from Miami Florida.

    Roberto

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    Right now, I'm listening to The Hype with DJ Kayper. The Music and Program is like Friction, out of this world. Cheers to You and DJ Kayper and everyone at 成人论坛 Asian Network from Miami Florida.

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    hi dude.
    just to say,

    just buzzin after seeing jalporte at derby revolution last week. man he's wicked!. glad to see he's in lecis on sat. the girls at derby uni think he's hot!

    dee& co
    derby uni

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    • At 03:11 PM on 14 Dec 2006,
    • Andy Moyer wrote:

    Indeed. Even as a white listner, i've been thrown into the Asian Revolution. Some of the material that Asian Artists are putting out now is storming. The 成人论坛 has done such a good job of bringing it to the forefront. For example i heard the "post 911 blues" track through you guys and now its on rotation on the MP3 player. Would that have been the case a few years ago? I think not. Its been the same with tracks from Nuphlo, Jalporte, Foriegn Beggars and so forth too. Its kind of a shame that you have to be called ASAIN NETWORK cause you reach to so many people across the board like myself.

    Just keep up the good work i guess.
    Andy

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    Thanks to Oprah, Obama camp claims biggest crowd yet

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    I would like to say that the British Asian Music and 成人论坛 Asian Network is one of my extended family in Great Britain.

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