Soho Road to Warwick Uni!

From Soho Road to the Punjab at the Warwick University

Fifty Years of Bhangra Music, Culture and Style
Warwick Arts Centre 11th May to 06th June 2010

Soho Road to the Punjab is a rolling
project which collects the memories and
memorabilia of the story of UK Bhangra.
The project team have produced this tour-
ing exhibition, a website, an archive and a
book. This exhibition explores, explains
Kally, Kash Sahota and Sheni Ravi
Smith. Each Champion researched a re-
gion of the UK. The Bhangra Champion
for the West Midlands is DJ Boychana.
Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham

and celebrates the development of British is the foundry of UK Bhangra, where the

Asian Music into a world class export.
The theme behind the show is "Chak
de Phattey!" a Punjabi expression mean-
ing "Lift the floor boards" This is a phrase
found in every music culture - "Rock the
house" or "Kick out the jams". This is an
exhibition about fun, dancing and good
times, with plenty of floorboards.
Five UK Bhangra Champions, respec-
ted and connected individuals - each with
their own successful careers in British
Asian music - worked as project advoc-
ates. They collected stories and artefacts
from musicians, promoters, DJs, aficion-
ados and their families. Our Bhangra
Champions are: San-J Sanj, Boy Chana,
nostalgic tunes of homesick Punjabi mi-
grant workers became the confident an-
thems of the first generation of British Asi-
an youth. Home-grown Bhangra bands
became Super groups with rock star-style
stage shows. Local promoters and entre-
preneurs spread the scene across the
country and beyond. Local DJs and
Bhangramuffins blended in Black beats
from the Handsworth Sound Systems and
Blues Clubs.
Warwick Arts Centre brings you “Soho
Road to the Punjab” to coincide with per-
formances of Rifco's “Britain's Got
Bhangra” . Now you can be an expert in
British Bhangra before the curtain rises!

Enjoy the Exhibition! Chak de Phattey!

www.sohoroadtothepunjab.org
Exhibition enquiries - ammo@punch-records.co.uk