Released on the 18th of this month, Daddy G's (of Massive attack fame) "DJ kicks" may hold a certain familiarity for those of us who know what happens when a crime lord pimp tries to brainwash out of work actors into taking the rap. The track "Musst Musst" is a remix of a track from the album of the same name by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani who returned qawwali (sufi devotional music) to the world. In the spirit of the subcontinent, the man was terrifyingly prolific, having recorded over 150 albums and performed in 40 countries worldwide. His fame in India, however, is of particular note - I quote here from Frontline, "India's national magazine":
"IN India, Nusrat's greatest triumph was the effortless ease with which he spanned the world of the disco-going teenager and the traditional qawwali connoisseur. Ironically, his first great hit in India was "smuggled" across the border - the plagiarised version of his smash hit "Dam mast kalandar mast, mast" in the Hindi potboiler Mohra. The original became the chartbuster "Tu cheez badi hai mast, mast"."
"Musst, musst" is, of course, the same track. The things you learn browsing in Fopp.
All together now: "Two cheese and potato pasties, pasties..."
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