The Cambridge student weaves Daft Punk-esque house, anthemic breakbeats and moody hip-hop on his remarkably self-assured debut mixtape
On dancefloors across the UK, South Asians are having a moment. Thanks to the growing popularity of grassroots organisations such as Daytimers and Dialled In, a new generation of DJs including Yung Singh, Gracie T and DJ Priya are making names for themselves by blending the music of their heritage with high-energy genres such as garage, jungle and house.
The latest in this nascent lineage is Anish Kumar. A student at Cambridge University, Kumar has been spending his time between classes learning how to interpolate niche soulful vocals into emotive floor fillers. His debut self-released single, 2021’s Little Miss Dynamite, featuring a sample of Brenda Lee’s 1964 song Is It True pitched up into a summery house banger, earned a spin on one of DJ Annie Mac’s final Radio 1 shows. Kumar followed this success with 2022’s EPs Postcards and Bollywood Super Hits!, the latter putting a club-ready spin on Hindi film tracks and receiving co-signs from arena DJs Four Tet and Bonobo.
A Mixtape by Anish Kumar, available to pre-order, is out via Awal on 25 August
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