Series name | Keda Pop Series |
Description | This colour cassette sleeve is for the album ‘Freedom’, by pop duo Aasha. Aasha comprised of Raj Dhanda and Pablo Sat-Bhambra, who were the first artists to release an album under the Keda Records Pop series. The album was released in 1996 and is a fusion of Punjabi and British pop-dance music and is produced by Kuljit Bhamra. |
Date of Creation / Publication | 1996 |
Creator | Dhanda, Raj |
Associated Person/ Organisation | Bhamra, Kuljit; Keda Records |
Location | London |
Collection and Reference Number | Kuljit Bhamra Collection (GB 2661 KB) |
Catalogue Number | KB/KEDA/POP/3 |
Copyright | The Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable |
Access to originals | The originals are located with Kuljit Bhamra. |
Series notes | The Keda Pop Series launched with pop duo 'Aasha', and endeavoured to create a mainstream pop music sound for young British Asians. By signing local artists such as Kavita Singh, Asha Jassal, Beat 4 Beat and DJ Raj, Keda Records blended UK pop rhythms with strong elements of Asian and other Eastern musical traditions to reach out to a multicultural audience. The digital items in this grouping feature a range of CD and cassette covers from artists signed under the Keda Pop Series of Keda Records. |
Collection notes | The digitised material in the Kuljit Bhamra Collection includes material related to Kuljit Bhamra as a solo artist as well as to his record company, Keda Records. The items include posters, flyers, documents, cassette and CD sleeves, photographs, performance programmes and musical scores. |