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*BREAKDOWN*

Sundays 12-2pm UK Time

JASSI SIDHU *WORLD ALBUM EXCLUSIVE*

Jassi Sidhu joins Markie Mark in the studio on Sunday 4th December and drops world-exclusives from Jassi's new album 'No Strings Attached' plus New-Skool tunes from Bikram Singh, Gurdas Mann and Dezour + Old-Skool from Premi, Heera and The Sahotas.

Jassi Sidhu

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THE MAINSTREAM DREAM?

Tune in this Monday to hear Asian Network's first music documentary - Markie Mark takes a look at British-Asian music and the mainstream..

British Asian musicians have attempted numerous times to break into the Top 40, but Bhangra bands like DCS and The Sahotas failed to make any impact with their singles. Progressive producers Bally Sagoo and Panjabi MC broke into the charts but their success was never repeated. Now as Zeus and Rishi Rich attempt to make their dreams of mainstream recognition a reality, Markie Mark asks why wide scale acceptance of Desi beats is still as elusive as ever.

Markie speaks to those that have both attempted or tasted that success, plus to those who decide who we read about in pop magazines and hear on the charts to see what Asian artists can do to help themselves. Will Bhangra ever hit the charts again?

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