South Asian dance and electronic music rarities handpicked, remastered, and occasionally remixed. Featuring a lovingly curated selection of future classics from an overlooked era of South Asian House, street Soul, and Downtempo originally released between 1988 and 1994. Naya Beat Records is proud to present “Naya Beat Volume 2: South Asian Dance And Electronic Music 1988-1994”, the second instalment of their critically acclaimed series focused on uncovering South Asian sounds from the subcontinent and diaspora. While Volume 1 explored early 80s Balearic, Synthpop, and Disco, Volume 2 uncovers lost or forgotten future classics from later in the decade. The release spotlights a unique era in the late 80s and early 90s when fertile cross-cultural collaboration abounded in diasporic communities in cities like London and New York and when South Asian music was infused with Acid House, New Beat, and Dub.

There is a true wealth of sounds here, making this double album a truly treasure trove of never-before-reissued and previously impossible-to-find holy grails.

Often “too Asian for mainstream success in the West, and too Western for success in Asia,” the pioneering music from this time was frequently released to short-lived success or relative obscurity. Naya Beat founders Filip Nikolic (aka Turbotito) and Raghav Mani (aka Ragz) have spent the last four years endlessly hunting through dusty records, obscure cassettes, and unreleased studio tapes to deliver a reference release for contemporary collectors, tastemakers, and bold selectors looking for fresh sounds.

Featuring an incredible gatefold package with Naya Beat’s trademark stunning artwork and exhaustive liner notes, the 2LP release has been cut to vinyl for the discerning DJ and listener by Grammy-nominated Frank Merritt from The Carvery, London.

This is Naya Beat’s seventh release in a series of reissues, remixes, and compilations dedicated to uncovering electronic and dance music from the subcontinent and South Asian diaspora.

Premiered here, “O My Baby” by Fantasy Nite Club is a dance-floor filler with its delicious funky gait triggered by beautiful and melodic vocals topping an OMG-bassline, groovy synth and guitar riffs, and naughty percussive elements.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label.

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