Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha, Norman Cook Mix (1998)

Apart from being a damn catchy tune, I find this song to be really interesting from a popular culture perspective on a few levels.

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I loved this song back in the day too.
Afraid to ask but, what is a brimful of asha?
- @perishthethought @Aesecakes
  its about a British South Asian binge listening to Bollywood soundtracks sung by Asha Bhosle..
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AshaBhosle
  
  https://youtu.be/lTgbq5vXJD8
  Oh! I have this track of hers on my phone!
  Aaja aaja main hyun pyar tera
  Love it.
Cornershop were among the vanguard of British Indian artists of the 1990s who added Asian influences to music genres in the UK along with legends like Talvin Singh and Nitin Sawhney. At the time, it was exciting to see this kind of cultural diffusion and experimentation enter the mainstream.
- @Mrkawfee
  @Aesecakes @vfrmedia
  And you can listen to them every week as they provided the theme music for the podcast "Oh God, What Now?" https://www.podmasters.co.uk/oh-god-what-now
- Yes, my thoughts exactly. I would also say that specifically, having the subject matter being a tribute Indian music/cinema, their name being a reference to cultural stereotypes and the mix of musical styles and influences (Indian, electronica, indie etc.)