Ammar Kalia
Writer and Global Music Critic at The Guardian
Debut novel, A PERSON IS A PRAYER out now. Global Music Critic @guardian and writer. Contact: [email protected] Agent: @serenadams
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia
In the early 1970s, a newly independent Zambia was forging a sound of its own. Young bands such as the Peace and Ngozi Family mixed distorted guitars with bluesy riffs, falsetto vocals and Fela Kuti-influenced Afrobeat rhythms to produce a genre they labelled Zamrock. At the forefront of this scene was singer Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda’s Witch (We Intend to Cause Havoc).
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3 weeks ago |
msn.com | Ammar Kalia
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia
On its release in 1995, Bollywood blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ to its fans) spawned a new genre of Hindi film. A star-crossed romance about London-dwelling young adults Raj and Simran, the three-hour epic explored the lives of a new generation of diaspora Indians born abroad and navigating changing family values. Thirty years on and DDLJ has become one of the highest grossing Bollywood movies of all time, still screening at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai.
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1 month ago |
hyphenonline.com | Ammar Kalia
On a scorching Saturday in May, close to 100 people are packed into a cosy room in Brighton community venue The Rose Hill. Sitting cross-legged on Persian rugs and sipping drinks, the crowd ranges from a six-month-old baby to couples in their 70s, each listening intently to the sounds of South Asian classical music being performed only a few feet away.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
From LondonRecommended if you like Nikki Nair, Anz, AhadadreamUp next Debut EP Jellyfish out 6 JulyOn her NTS Radio show, London DJ Debbie Ijaduola, AKA debbiesthuglife, is liable to throw everything from 2000s dancefloor-fillers such as Basement Jaxx’s Oh My Gosh and Kelis’s Acapella with apocalyptic dubstep bass, trap lyricism, Jersey Club beats and Britney Spears. It’s a high-octane, unpredictable mix, only unified by the fact that when Debbie is on the decks, the energy is up.
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