Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music (2003)
Directed by Vivek Renjen Bald
Sub-Genres - Music History, Biography, Race & Ethnicity, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Sociology |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Shot on video and film over seven years, American filmmaker Vivek Bald's absorbing examination of the Asian Underground movement in English rock in the 90s combines interview and performance footage of all the key players-Talvin Singh, Fun-Da-Mental, Cornershop, Joi, and Asian Dub Foundation. Nearly every musician interviewed talks about experiencing anti-Asian racism while growing up. Bald shows how defensive identification with England's black population led them to embrace reggae and hip-hop
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activism, Asian [nationality], Britain, concert-footage, cultural-identity, electronica, hip-hop-music, India (subcontinent), innovation, interview, music-scene, musician, Pakistani [nationality], punk-rock, reggae-music, roots [origins], street-culture, struggle, underground [counterculture]
