![]() ![]() The remainder of their initial lineup featured Singh's brother Avtar on guitar and former Dandelion Adventure drummer David Chambers. Taking their name from a common stereotype of Indians in England - that they all own small, corner grocery shops - Cornershop were formed by singer/songwriter, guitarist, and dholki player Tjinder Singh and guitarist, keyboardist, and tambura player Ben Ayres after the 1991 breakup of a previous group, General Havoc. ![]() After "Asha" hit, they took a detour into disco with their Clinton side project, then sporadically returned with albums that served as reminders of their skills at blending cultures (Cornershop & the Double-O Groove Of) and experimenting with disparate sounds (Urban Turban.) By the time of 2020's England Is a Garden, Cornershop had become a finely honed rock & roll band with a powerful political message. Rex-style boogie, and whatever else they felt like adding to their melting pot. Cornershop started off as punky, gleefully amateurish rabble rousers, then built a sound of from there that incorporated Bollywood soundtracks, hip-hop, T. It may have taken Cornershop a few years to perfect their innovative hybrid of Indian music, British indie rock, and off-kilter danceable pop, but with the release of 1997's When I Was Born for the 7th Time, and the hit single "Brimful of Ashan" the group's multi-cultural fusions broke through. ![]()
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