Cornershop

It may have taken Cornershop a few years to perfect its innovative hybrid of Indian music, British indie rock, and contemporary dance, but with the release of a third full-length album, When I Was Born For The 7th Time, the racially integrated group's multi-cultural fusions made band instant critics' darlings. Taking their name from a common stereotype of Indians in England -- that they all own small, corner grocery shops -- Cornershop was formed by singer/songwriter, guitarist, and dholki player Tjinder Singh and guitarist, keyboardist, and tamboura player Ben Ayres after the 1991 breakup of a previous group, General Havoc. The remainder of their initial lineup featured Singh's brother Avtar on guitar and former Dandelion Adventure drummer David Chambers. Following the group's first gig in Harlow, they signed with the small indie label WIIIJA.