From Pakistani heritage, Parvez grew up listening to reggae and soundsysytems before founding an indie rock back called Unison.Unison were short lived and Parvez returned with his new reggae band Aduwa. In 1994 he built his own home studio and recording under the name Dub Factory. They released the critically acclaimed 12″ The World Nowadays… Read More »Dub Factory
From Pakistani heritage, Parvez grew up listening to reggae and soundsysytems before founding an indie rock back called Unison.Unison were short lived and Parvez returned with his new reggae band Aduwa. In 1994 he built his own home studio and recording under the name Dub Factory. They released the critically acclaimed 12″ The World Nowadays… Read More »Parvez
The Wide Boys were originally self managed, and then they were managed by Pete King (Fearless Productions) for a while, and went onto do some recording for Simon Cowell (then of EMI I believe) under the name “The Last Detail”. The band played a mixture of Reggae and Rock, and the driving force was Simon… Read More »Wide Boys
I’m pleased to announce that Made in Birmingham: Reggae Punk Bhangra is now available to watch online. Directed by Deborah Aston, herself a punk from the days of The Mermaid, Barrel Organ and Powerhouse, and made by swish films for the Birmingham Music Archive, Made in Birmingham tells the story of the evolution of the… Read More »Made in Birmingham: Reggae Punk Bhangra