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Anokha Sound: How the Asian Underground became a voice for immigrant identity

by Charu Thakur | May 27, 2025

(May 27, 2025) On a cold night in London in the late 1990s, a group of young British Asians gathered inside an old warehouse near Brick Lane. The room was dimly lit, filled with the heavy beats of drum and bass. But this wasn’t your usual club night. In the middle of...