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    Dee from PHS
    Soundclash

    19 Nov 07
    Dee from the Punjabi Hit Squad looks at whether classifications such as Desi Bests or Asian R’n’B are a good thing necessary to help get the music.

    When we talk about music we don’t say white Drum n Bass or black Grime yet when the beats are made by British Asians their race is generally mentioned. In this Asian Network Report, Dee from the Punjabi Hit Squad looks at whether classifications - such as Desi Bests or Asian R’n’B - are a good thing necessary to help get the music out there, or if they actually stop the music progressing. We’ll also be discovering why so few Asian artists have reached the top 40 and why there seems to be a clash with the rest of the urban scene. Is it down to the DJ’s and producers themselves or is the music industry to blame?

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      Victoria, Birmingham
      Its interesting listening to Jay Sean's comment about Bangra incorporated into popular tracks. Timbaland may well incorporate these sounds into his tracks, but he doesn't stamp an ethnic agenda across the music. When he produces unsuccessful tracks, he doesn't pin it on the fact that he's black either.

      Roberto: Miami Florida
      The reason few Asian Artists have reached the top 40 is that those who write up the top 40 do not know what great music is. I love all British Asian Music.

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