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Engagement and participation in traditional and contemporary South Asian music and dance in the UK

The bhangra fuelled world of daytimers and its glorious 21st century revival >> South Asian Arts The bhangra fuelled world of daytimers and its glorious 21st century revival Picture this if you will, in the shadows of afternoon light, thousands of British Asian youths camouflaged in the mundane colours of school uniforms would successfully evade the watchful eyes of parents. But backpacks that seemed to be bursting to the seams with all the fixings for a dutiful day at the library were stuffed instead with flamboyant shirts, trendy trainers, and startling bright makeup palettes. After all, thi

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