Check out these marvelous photos from the ‘Soho Road to the Punjab‘ exhibit of UK bhangra history (thanks, Lucky). A physical art gallery exhibit was on display this past summer in London:

The original:

Meera Syal and Rita Wolf put out an album as Saffron:

Skipping school for daytime bhangra:

An entire generation ruined their hair:

Some bands wore African fashion cut like hospital scrubs:

It’s more than a little odd to see vital farmer’s music sanctified behind sealed cases. At least Glassy Junction mounts its tumbis and dhols openly on its walls:

iPod auntie:

See the entire online exhibit.