From its humble origins within a community-based education project, the
electronica group Asian Dub Foundation has grown into a loose collective of
musicians with a worldwide following appearing at major festivals such as
Glastonbury. The band, capable of playing in a variety of dance-friendly styles,
was the brainchild of Aniruddha Das who ran an education workshop where he was
assisted by John Pandit. The group’s first album was 1995’s Facts and Fictions
displayed their knack for mixing hip-hop and various world beats. 2000’s
Community Music earned Pandit an MBE in 2002, an hon...