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South Asian Music at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

To help mark 60 years of Asian broadcasting at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, DJ Bobby Friction shares his love and knowledge of South Asian music with a journey back through the archives.

To help mark 60 years of Asian broadcasting at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, DJ Bobby Friction shares his love and knowledge of South Asian music with a journey back through the archives that celebrates some of the genre’s most important, enduring and spectacular acts from across the decades.

With artists ranging from Lata Mangeshkar, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ravi Shankar right through to Asian Dub Foundation, Naughty Boy and Apache Indian, Bobby’s selection highlights the vast range of musical styles and sounds, as well as the unbridled joy that feels built into so many of the performances that he’s personally selected.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Oct 2025 00:50

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Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Bobby Friction
Series Producer Simon Goretzki
Producer Carlton Evans

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