Tjinder Singh is the lead singer, songwriter and producer of the band described by The Times as a ‘British institution’, Cornershop. Tjinder has been releasing music since 1993, and incorporates a wide range of genres in his songwriting including 60’s guitars, hip hop, Punjabi folk, and funk. The band have collaborated with a diverse range of artists including beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Noel Gallagher and Otis Clay and have been championed by the likes of John Peel, Jarvis Cocker and David Byrne. In the live arena they have toured extensively in mainland Europe and the US with the likes of Beck and Oasis. They are best known for their 1997 song Brimful of Asha, which was remixed by Fatboy Slim and subsequently re-released, reaching No 1 in the UK charts in 1998. Cornershop’s new album Cornershop and the Double O Groove Of features Bubbley Kaur’s Punjabi vocals throughout and was released on 14th March.
RETROSPECTIVEcornershop
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Well I always liked Denmark for its way of living and its people, but Brittany in France also seems to have the most friendly and welcoming of denizens and it’s a bit warmer than London – but not too hot. I sometimes wonder if I’m an Indian at all.
What do you collect? Records, second-hand books, turntables and headphones.
Do you have a 20th century hero or idol? William Morris of the Arts and Craft Movement – a solid leftwinger, thinker and do-er.
Photo: Marie Remy
What is your favourite film of all time? The Party starring Peter Sellers and Claudine Longet.
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