Impact of the British Bangladeshi musicians of London: a brief look at the popular musical styles of postcolonial migrant peoples

This article focuses on the British Bangladeshi professional musicians of London, whether or not their music has any sort of impact on the local music industry. To be more specific, I investigated whether their compositions, lyrics and music genres have had any influence on the musical scenario of London, and has their brand of music been modified due to exposure to the local industry and surrounding environment. Five professional British Bangladeshi musicians based in London were interviewed and their responses serve as the primary data for this research. A brief summary of the globally popular and influential genres of music (namely reggae, hip hop, rai and bhangra), which originated from the diasporic postcolonial migrants, are presented in this article. The results of my investigation are analyzed in accordance to the musical discourse relating to these genres and their diasporic pioneers.