Press, release announcements, interviews and broadcasts from the Naya Beat archive.
A new Turbotito & Ragz remix featuring Pallavi Sharda. Listen to “Going Out Hoping To See You,” part of Naya Beat Select Remixes and Reworks 2.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Punjabi Disco takes sixth place in the Guardian’s selection of the ten best global albums of 2025.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Pitchfork awards Punjabi Disco Best New Reissue and an 8.4 rating. Bhanuj Kappal explores the Bhamra family’s homegrown experiments in Punjabi folk, disco and electronics—and the rediscovery of their long-lost album.
EXPLORE THE STORY
The Guardian names Punjabi Disco its Global Album of the Month, celebrating Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s pioneering sound.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Phil Cho traces the story of Punjabi Disco from Sikh weddings in East London to an adventurous 1982 recording. The feature explores how Mohinder Kaur Bhamra and her son Kuljit combined Punjabi folk traditions with synthesizers and drum machines, opening up new dancefloors for the British Asian community. With reflections from Kuljit and Naya Beat’s Raghav Mani, it follows the record’s rediscovery and the remarkable musical partnership behind it.
EXPLORE THE STORY
The story behind Punjabi Disco’s unlikely journey from a family recording project to a rediscovered British Asian dance classic. The Guardian revisits the people and circumstances behind the album’s original release.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Naya Beat Volume 2 lands at number ten in The Vinyl Factory’s 50 favourite records of 2024—the highest-ranked reissue on the list. Explore the full year-end selection.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Pitchfork gives Naya Beat Volume 2 an 8.0 rating. Read the review of our collection of South Asian dance and electronic music spanning 1988–1994.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Asha Puthli joins KCRW for a Live from HQ performance and interview. Watch the disco legend on stage and hear her reflect on her return to live performance.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Mixmag Asia explores Mr. Scruff’s remixes of “Ishkaan De Mamle” and the Bhangra House Xtc EP. The feature looks at Manjeet Kondal’s legacy and the meeting of bhangra, acid house and dub.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Asha Puthli sits down with Hindustan Times for a Wknd interview. A conversation with the jazz and disco icon behind the recordings revisited on Naya Beat’s remix releases.
EXPLORE THE STORY
The Los Angeles Times includes Maurice Fulton’s remix of “Space Talk” in its 100 best songs of 2023. Discover the track alongside the publication’s wider year-end selection.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Bandcamp Daily turns the spotlight on Asha Puthli and her singular voice. Read the feature on the artist whose recordings inspired Naya Beat’s Space Talk and Disco Mystic remix projects.
EXPLORE THE STORY
DJ Mag premieres Maurice Fulton’s take on Asha Puthli’s “Space Talk.” Listen to the remix and read the introduction to this meeting of a disco classic and a distinctive contemporary producer.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Bandcamp Daily explores how Pinky Ann Rihal brought new wave to South Asia. Discover the story behind the band and the music revisited on Naya Beat’s Tere Liye reissue.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Aquarium Drunkard traces the story of Pinky Ann Rihal and South Asian new wave. A deeper look into the musical world behind Tere Liye and its rediscovery.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Naya Beat Volume 1 tops The Vinyl Factory’s favourite reissue albums of 2021. Our debut compilation joins a year-end celebration of rediscovered recordings from around the world.
EXPLORE THE STORY
Join Naya Beat on dublab for a two-hour album release party. An extended guest session from the label’s early days, available to revisit in the station’s archive.
EXPLORE THE STORYAquarium Drunkard spotlights Naya Beat. Revisit this early feature from 2021, the year our first compilation introduced the label’s exploration of South Asian dance and electronic music.
EXPLORE THE STORYPublication dates could not be confirmed for these links.
KCRW places Disco Mystic at number one in its best reissues, remixes and compilations of 2023. Explore the selection celebrating new perspectives on recordings from the past.
EXPLORE THE STORYTurbotito and Ragz join 15 Questions for a conversation about South Asian music, past, present and future. Read the interview with the people behind Naya Beat.
EXPLORE THE STORYTurbotito and Ragz bring Naya Beat to Travis Holcombe’s FREAKS ONLY on KCRW. Listen back to the label’s exclusive guest mix through the station’s archive.
EXPLORE THE STORYFar Out Magazine follows the trail of Punjabi Disco. Explore its feature on the British Asian recording rediscovered and reissued by Naya Beat decades after its original release.
EXPLORE THE STORY