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The Asian Dub Foundation are known for their melting pot of musical sounds. This year marks 20 years of the band, and over the two decades they鈥檝e also raised a number of political issues through their music. From the 1990s to today, they鈥檝e sung about identity, racism, and earlier this year performed at an anti-fracking gig. But how have things changed when it comes to the world of music and its role in community activism today? In this extract Ruchi Tandon reports from the launch of an exhibition in Birmingham of iconic images of the band by photographer Coco Edwards, to mark 20 years of ADF.. *the photo with this audio clip is of photographer Coco Edwards and Dr Das from ADF and is taken by grimmywest photography. *The ADF exhibition is currently on display at The Drum Arts Centre in Birmingham which is hosting the photo exhibition that looks at 20 years of the Asian Dub Foundation. All photos by Coco Edwards. The exhibition is part of Shaanti鈥檚 Eastern Electronic Festival.
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