Desi Sounds and Stories

2026-02-25

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Presenters: Anabel Provansal and Max Reinhardt Featuring the music and the voices of the borough’s Asian Diaspora Communities; their music and their stories about living in Wandsworth over the last 50 years; about the changes, developments and their evolving music scenes. Contributors include Natasha Kathi-Chandra (Tara Theatre); 80’s Punk band Alien Kulture; violinist Manoharan Ratheeshkumar; community singer Mudabbir Hussain Qureshi Azeemi; and Hafiz Wakass Rehman Saqibi, Imam of Taj Daar e Madina Masjid & Education Centre Tooting . Podcast Music Pla...

Presenters: Anabel Provansal and Max Reinhardt

Featuring the music and the voices of the borough’s Asian Diaspora Communities; their music and their stories about living in Wandsworth over the last 50 years; about the changes, developments and their evolving music scenes. Contributors include Natasha Kathi-Chandra (Tara Theatre); 80’s Punk band Alien Kulture; violinist Manoharan Ratheeshkumar; community singer Mudabbir Hussain Qureshi Azeemi; and Hafiz Wakass Rehman Saqibi, Imam of Taj Daar e Madina Masjid & Education Centre Tooting .

Podcast Music Playlist

Sarathy Korwar - A Day Is A Cycle Of Drum Beats (2025)

Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia Duo - Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia (Live in Krakow (2015)

Alien Kulture -Siege and Turmoil (1980)

Tara Theatre - Eena Meena Deeka (2013)

Tara Arts and zerOclassikal present Hamsadhwani (2018) Fautist Aravindhan Baheerathan & Ensemble

Sonia Noor ft. Asmaa Hamzaoui - River - La Ilaha Ila Lah Mashup Cover - Ibeyi (2025)

Good Ol' Vilayati - Sarathy Korwar (2019)

Asha Bhosle - Yeh Mera Dil Yaar Ka Diwana (from Don (1978 ))

Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar - Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jate Hain (from Sholay (1975))

Alien Kulture - Asian Youth (1979)

Alien Kulture - Roots, Rock, Ratskank (1978)