Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

radio 1 has just added a bhangra tune to their playlist for the first time. it's "mudian to bach ke" - which, translated, is "beware of the boys" - by panjabi mc. and it's utterly fabulous, the kind of record my world music crossover dreams are made of. it prominently features a south asian stringed instrument (maybe a gamelan? if you know, please tell me) along with some hindi (?) rapping and the bassline from the fucking knight rider theme. paul, in case you're curious, you bet your ass this'll show up on your mix cd. talk about pop musik, talk about some seriously future shit.