A new documentary from BBC Scotland explores the life of a legend of Edinburgh’s Bhangra music scene.
The Bhangra Boss: The Story of DJ VIPs finds Ravi Sagoo celebrating the 50 year history of Bhangra music in Scotland from the early days of pioneers Bombay Talkie, fronted by Sanjay Majhu and Charan Gill, who laid the foundations for a Scottish scene that, in the 2000s, became the focus of the UK scene thanks in a large part to influence of Edinburgh based label VIP Records led by the charismatic DJ VIPs.
In the documentary Kumar’s family and team of DJs, including Kunal, Pushkal and Shiv as well as producers Tigerstyle and Truskool, remember the King of Scottish Bhangra as the man who put Scotland front and centre of the UK Bhangra scene while reflecting how he changed the Bhangra industry from his Edinburgh base.
Kumar died in January 2019 having been responsible for launching the career of some of the UK’s top Asian artists.
The Bhangra Boss – The Story of DJ Vips, was first broadcast on Monday July 26 on BBC Scotland. Catch up now via BBC iPlayer.