You might know L-FRESH The LION from tracks like 1 in 100,000 or his Like A Version performance of Survive on triple j.
As a Sikh Punjabi-Australian artist, he’s built his career around questions of identity and culture and the melding of musical genres.
In the final instalment of our Punjabi music special, Aslan sits down with L-FRESH to talk about the Punjabi musicians who’ve influenced him.
Check out Aslan's Punjabi Music playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7FOjbBMbEQeucu3q7kZOx0
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Welcome L-Fresh
04:05 Sidhu Moosewala
09:05 Chamkila
10:35 Lives cut short
13:00 Personal influences
14:40 How Sidhu impacted L-Fresh
16:27 Where to start with Moosewala
18:09 Why does Punjabi music go viral
19:25: Aslan’s Punjabi Playlist
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
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