Your Space Or Mine
Samrai drops debut album Work & Roti inspired by his heritage
Having produced music since the 2010s, played his part in one of Manchester’s most-loved club nights, DJ’d at countless parties, published a new-wave print magazine and taught the next generation of creatives, in the fleeting summer of 2023, Samrai has dropped something completely new. A debut album: Work & Roti.
Inspired by the work ethic of his grandfather, the wit of his mother and, above all, the migrant experience of growing up in the United Kingdom, the project harnesses South Asian drums, Dancehall rhythms and a collaborative spirit that can be found in Balraj Samrai’s work across all of the above.
Thanks to our Your Space Or Mine series, the name of the project will be up on billboards all over the city that was so important to its creation.
18.08.23
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