The rising tensions within Punjabi-Canadian hip-hop
Sikh hip-hop academic Sara Grewal explains the political fallout that has been unfolding over this past year
Earlier this year, Punjabi-Canadian hip-hop artist Shubh faced backlash after posting a distorted map of India to his Instagram story in an effort to show support for people living through a blackout in Punjab.
Today on Commotion, Sikh hip-hop academic Sara Grewal joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss the political fallout of Shubh's post and how that, along with the ongoing tensions between Canada and India's respective governments, is shaping the precarious way Punjabi-Canadian musicians are forced to navigate the global music economy.
You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Sara Grewal produced by Ty Callender.