Desi Sounds and Stories

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)

Manoharan Ratheeshkumar - Sinnakannan Azhaikkiran (2024)

Manoharan Ratheeshkumar - Panivizhum Malarvanam (2024)

Anirudh Ravichander (vocs.) & Vinay Sridhar (whistle) - Jawan Title Track Movie: Jawan (2023)

Mudabbir Hussain Qureshi Azeemi - Kaash Ye Duaa Meri Live (2016/2025)

Sabri Brothers - Tajdar-e-Haram (1976)

Sabri Brothers - Ya Sahib-UL-Jamal (1977)

The New Pardesi Music Machine - Pump Up the Bhangra (1988)

Alaap - Bhabiye Ni Bhabiye (1982)

Mohinder Kaur Bhamra - Disco Wich Aa (Remastered version 2025/original version 1982) Lyrics: Mohinder Kaur Bhamra; Music Kuljit Bhamra

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan remixed by Bally Sagoo - Kinna Sohna (1991)

Nitin Sawhney - Streets (1996)

Nitin Sawhney - Movement - Variation II ft. Ayanna Witter-Johnson (2021)

Anoushka Shankar - Boat To Nowhere (Live on KEXP) (2023)