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Critic and journalist for 20 years, writing on art, music, film. Contact: [email protected] Support my work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/geetadayal

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On Saturday, October 17th, we are partnering with @insheepsclothinghifi, @dublab, and @zizou_losangeles to present a night of Punjabi Disco featuring a Q&A and LIVE ELECTRONIC TABLA with Kuljit Bhamra MBE. A South Asian musical legend, pioneer of UK bhangra, multi instrumentalist and formidable tabla technician, this is Kuljit’s very first time in Los Angeles. The event is FREE, but space is limited. RSVP required for the Q&A only. Link in bio.

Forty years ago, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra and her son Kuljit made history on an early drum machine and the first Roland synthesiser by fusing electronic music, disco, funk, and traditional folk music into ‘Punjabi Disco’. The first-ever British Asian electronic dance album and a lost holy grail, the record was rediscovered and reissued last year to widespread acclaim (Pitchfork’s Best New Reissue 8.4/10, the Guardian’s Best Global Albums, DJ Mag’s Top Albums, and more).

Music historian Geeta Dayal kicks the night off in conversation with Kuljit Bhamra, Piya Malik (Say She She), and Naya Beat’s Filip Nikolic and Raghav Mani on the album’s origins and revival, followed by a dance party with live electronic tabla and DJ sets from Dino Soccio, Thomaas Banks, and Turbotito & Ragz.

A prolific composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Kuljit Bhamra is a foundational architect of UK bhangra. Over a trailblazing career spanning 2,000+ tracks, his immense contributions to British Asian music earned him an MBE from Queen Elizabeth.

Punjabi Disco merch and vinyl will be available.

Don’t sleep! 🪩

🎨 by Radha Vishnubhotla
📸 by Gulab Chaggar

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for such a special night at the @airlinerbar bar for our ‘Invisible Listening’ event in LA last night.

Thank you to @jeffronamuzik @johnvon @rickcox9, and @geetadayal for a fascinating panel discussion. Thanks also to @photay and @ceellliiiia for DJing.

A huge thank you to @boo__lean and all the team at @dublab for all the time and effort they put in to making this happen.

Don’t forget there are further listening sessions starting next week across Europe and Asia.

Music Is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three) is out October 2nd

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Join us in a weeks time to celebrate the release of Music Is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three) on September 19th at The Airliner in partnership with @dublab.

The event includes a full album playback of Music Is Invisible, a panel discussion between with Jon’s close collaborators John von Seggern, Rick Cox, and Jeff Rona in conversation with Geeta Dayal, and DJ sets from Photay and Celia Hollander.

RSVP via the link in our bio.

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On September 19! Join us in commemorating the final, posthumous installment of Jon Hassell’s Pentimento trilogy, presented with Ndeya Records.

📍The Airliner
⏰8P-1A PST
🔗Free with RSVP [link in bio]

The event includes a full album playback of Music Is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three), followed by a panel discussion between Hassell’s close collaborators —John von Seggern @johnvon, Rick Cox, & Jeff Rona @jeffronamuzikm alongside Geeta Dayal @geetadayal— and DJ sets by @photay and Celia Hollander @ceellliiiia.

TUNE IN 10A-12P pst to dublab.com 📡 To start the day, we’ll be airing a re-run of a special episode of ‘Celsius Drop’ featuring Jon Hassell in conversation with dublab co-founder @dubfrosty sharing music that defined his sonic worldview.

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“Punjabi Disco was bold for both its sonic innovation and its progressive ideals. For Mohinder, now eighty-nine, its renewed popularity—it has already sold out, with more copies on the way—should be a source of great pride. Its rediscovery reminds us that great music often happens in the margins, many years ahead of its time.”

Thank you to @4columnsmag and the incomparable @geetadayal for this wonderful and in-depth review of ‘Punjabi Disco’.

Check out our bio for the full article! ❤️‍🔥

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Cover feature: ArtReview Summer 2025 is out now
- featuring Raven Chacon, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Nolan Oswald Dennis; columns on trans rights and protests in Poland; exhibition and book reviews; and more. Get your copy at the link in bio.
Does the ‘concept of silence change when it is framed in a political context?’ asks writer Geeta Dayal of cover artist Raven Chacon’s work. “There is, of course, a silence. People are being silenced all the time,” says Chacon, taking John Cage’s iconic ‘silent’ 4’33” (1952) as a jumping off point for further explorations of silence - and lack thereof, and what these can signify. Through sound pieces and performances, the artist brings forth new ideas and ways of listening that foreground people whose voices have been suppressed. ‘To listen to Raven Chacon is to hear America not as it is mythologised, but the reality of what it is, writes Dayal. Interview by @geetadayal photo by @bowenarico taken at @sydneyoperahouse . Jacket by @earlymajority

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“Listening now to this treasure trove of music, I wonder how my life would have been remapped if I had gotten to hear it in the 1990s. Naya Beat Volume 2 is more than just a collection of old songs; it’s an excavation of a lost chapter in the history of a dynamic global diaspora. This kaleidoscopic array of sounds offers a look back at what was, and what could have been.”

What a wonderful review. Thank you @geetadayal and @4columnsmag for the evocative and personal reflections on ‘Naya Beat Volume 2: South Asian Dance And Electronic Music 1988-1994’. The world needs more high quality long-form art criticism like this.

Check out our bio for the full article! ❤️‍🔥

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In this week’s NewMusicBox #tbt, @geetadayal ponders what music journalism will look like in the future in her 2022 article “In Defense of Analog Criticism.” Will the role of the music critic become obsolete?

This article was part of NewMusicBox’s “Out of the Box” series, which aimed to spark important discussions within our community and elevate journalistic voices from across the country in honor of New Music USA’s tenth anniversary.

Read Geeta Dayal's "In Defense of Analog Criticism" on NewMusicBox through the link in our bio.

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In Philly this weekend?

Join me and the SoundType crew at @asianartsphilly as we welcome multi-instrumentalist @75dollarbill Che Chen and Music Journalist/Critic @geetadayal for a weekend of expansive music and conversation.

Concert: Friday @ 8pm EDT ($20/ticket)
Seminar: Saturday @ 4PM EDT (PWYC)

#ASIANARTSINITIATIVE #asianamericanmusic #aapiartists #asianamericanartist #aapiartist

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BEST PARTY EVER! with my favorite Los Angeles people at @booksoup followed by libations at the @rainbowroomnyc. Everyone should have @joypress101 interview them!!!

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