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Putting her spin on South Asian musical invasion

7 a.m. college radio show finding 'Desi' fans

Komal Trivedi takes a call during her Thursday morning radio show, 'Bricklane Beats,' mixing modern electronica beats with classical Indian rhythms, at Boston College's WZBC.
Komal Trivedi takes a call during her Thursday morning radio show, "Bricklane Beats," mixing modern electronica beats with classical Indian rhythms, at Boston College's WZBC. (Globe Staff Photo / George Rizer) Globe Staff Photo / George Rizer
By Elizabeth Ross
Globe Correspondent / August 12, 2007

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BRIGHTON -- Fueled by a cup of hot chai, Komal Trivedi is blasting out bhangra beats from a claustrophobic basement radio studio at Boston College. The disc jockey likes her music loud, so loud that the bass booming from the two large speakers above her head sounds as if it could burst her eardrums at any moment. (Full article: 1238 words)

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