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Taj Aulakh

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London-based producer Taj Aulakh blends Panjabi folklore with late ’80s/early ’90s East Coast hip-hop, crafting a raw, culturally rooted boom bap sound. Influenced by legends like <a href="spotify:artist:3BeQqzKdlARoOd6y30kCO2" data-name="Pete Rock">Pete Rock</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:01nVIuD8YZsnFH6x6Cc9rX" data-name="Large Professor">Large Professor</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2VX0o9LDIVmKIgpnwdJpOJ" data-name="Erick Sermon">Erick Sermon</a>, he bridges his first-generation Panjabi heritage with the rhythmic weight and sampling tradition of the Golden Era.

Taj has consistently broken boundaries, taking his sound global through high-profile collaborations. From a debut with the legendary <a href="spotify:artist:4sAweKU7CjDZ1bUEb6VF6a" data-name="Naseebo Lal">Naseebo Lal</a> and prolific work with <a href="spotify:artist:182srEbrmnlFxcwkqZ0NR6" data-name="Raf Saperra">Raf Saperra</a>, to producing for Griselda heavyweights <a href="spotify:artist:67gqUXxHedeUGDTxwBzdjS" data-name="Conway the Machine">Conway the Machine</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5Matrg5du62bXwer29cU5T" data-name="Benny The Butcher">Benny The Butcher</a>. Taj also produced on the soundtrack for <a href="spotify:artist:5R8TntIOEwJcu4NnhGi8KW" data-name="Riz Ahmed">Riz Ahmed</a> ‘s BAIT cementing him as a lead architect merging the grit of boom bap with his cultural roots.

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