Tere Liye

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With its synthetic drum machine rhythms and soaring synths, 1985’s Tere Liye is quintessentially 1980s, but it’s also unlike anything else from the time (or since). Born out of the union between Harry Rihal and Jati Sodhi, two Punjabi prog-rock musicians who’d just immigrated to London, with vocals from Harry Rihal’s wife Pinky (who wasn’t a professional singer), and Hamilton’s wife Anne Barrett (who didn’t speak hindi) Tere Liye (the only record by this lineup) captures the idiosyncratic sound of the 1980s multicultural London underground scene. Though none of their projects really quite took off, Harry and Jati were tireless in their experimentation and output and this Tere Liye reissue by Naya Beat gives a small glimpse into the immense impact they had on the South Asian music scene in the UK. 

Megan Iacobini de Fazio

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