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Inside ‘daytimers,’ which were crucial in the '80s and '90s for young Asians to come together and express themselves.

music / Pop Why Daytime Raves Were So Important For Asian Club Culture In the ‘80s and ‘90s, British ‘daytimers’ were crucial for young Asians to come together and express themselves. By Kieran Yates January 10, 2017 Share --> Tweet --> BBC Back in 1988, south Asian focused TV channel BBC Network East ran a report on “daytime raves,” exploring the subterranean world of young British Asians taking over clubs. Footage from behind the doors of sweaty, bass-filled venues showed young men and women dancing together with abandon to then-popular bhangra songs from U.K. Asian artists like Bally Jagpal

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