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Grannie doesn't skip a bhangra beat - once the music of Punjabi peasants, bhangra has been transformed into popular music embraced by Indian youth Sudhanva Deshpande [*] A lighthearted look at how elite youth "dig" their roots through expatriate relations The hi-fl is playing Bruce Springsteen, ......(Continue Reading) Guide OPENS FEB. 29 SHUTTER TO THINK Diane Arbus didn't avert her gaze, so the iconic portraits, never-before-seen photos, and contact sheets that fill ......(Continue Reading)Monsoon Wedding: raining on tradition - Film As Text IN MONSOON WEDDING (2001), director Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala 1998, Salaam Bombay! 1991) successfully entertains us with an over-the-top Indian wedding. She also presents some serious issues th...(Continue Reading)ROCK & POP: Between two cultures Made In Britain, a play by one of the best young British-Asian playwrights, Parv Bancil, is about a young British-Asian musician, Bally Bangra, who ......(Continue Reading)Real life rock - 13 best songs of 1996 A list of the 13 best songs of 1996 is presented. The top five recordings were the Beatles' 'Tomorrow Never Knows,' 'Midwest' by Spring Heel Jack, Pere ......(Continue Reading)
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