Asian Underground

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Asian underground is a term associated with various

jungle
).

History

In the 1980s, performances of folk music evolved into the

Mercury Music Prize for his album OK in 1999.[5]

Asian underground music initially had only little influence on

Kya Kool Hai Hum and Hum Tum. Since then, Asian underground music has exerted some influence on mainstream Indian pop
music.

Asian underground music has also influenced mainstream American

M.I.A. and Jay Sean have gone on to achieve mainstream success in the North American music industry, where they produced mainstream songs such as "Paper Planes" and "Down" that have charted highly on (and in the latter case, topped) the Billboard Hot 100.[10]

Primary instruments

Asian underground uses many traditional and relatively new instruments. Its primary ones are sitar and tabla, and almost all artists use an electronic or acoustic drum kit and/or synthesizer. Some groups like Tabla Beat Science use an electric bass. Various other instruments, including the dholak, sarangi, and bansuri are also sometimes used. Vocals can be found as an instrument of emotional expression on many Asian underground recordings.[11]

Notable labels

Notable compilations

  • Anokha - Soundz of the Asian Underground
  • Eastern Uprising - Music from the Asian Underground, compiled by Earthtribe, released on Sony/Higherground
  • Indian Electronica volume 001, compiled by Qasim Virjee a.k.a. Abdul Smooth

See also

  • World fusion music

References

  1. TheGuardian.com. 11 January 2019. Archived
    from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  2. ^ Patil, Adwait (6 April 2017). "A Look Back as the Asian Underground Turns 20". NPR. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  3. ^ Bakrania, Falu (2013). Bhangra and Asian underground South Asian Music and the Politics of Belonging in Britain (1st ed.). Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. ^ "A Look Back as the Asian Underground Turns 20". Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  5. Independent.co.uk. 7 September 1999. Archived
    from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. S2CID 145697948. Archived
    from the original on 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. TheGuardian.com. 2 December 2015. Archived
    from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  8. ^ "Jay-Z thrilled by the Indian response to his song". Zee News. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  9. ^ "Need for Speed: Underground (Video Game 2003)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  10. ^ "M.I.A. | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  11. ^ https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/5163/14.%20AESTHETIC%20FUSIONS%20Chapter%204.doc%3F.pdf?sequence=14&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 2020-09-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

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