boy chana

Artist, Writer, and Father in Birmingham, UK

boy chana

Artist, Writer, and Father in Birmingham, UK

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Photographer, writer and DJ Boy Chana is one of British Bhangra's most
enduring and entertaining characters; one of the few to take a camera to
every pub, club, gig and daytimer in the late eighties up to the 2000's. Boy Chana unknowingly, built up a catalogue of images and posters over twenty-five years, his archive is intimate and the unpretentious images bear witness to the Bhangra explosion. One of the first to document the stories and personalities behind the new sound, he became closely associated with its rise.

  • Work
    • West Midlands Police
  • Education
    • Handsworth