CBC British Columbia<p>What makes Surrey, B.C., a 'global epicentre' for South Asian music?<br>When the 2025 Juno Award nominations were announced last month, there was a clear theme: South Asian music and artists are rising up across Canada, and particularly in B.C. <br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Surrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surrey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-south-asian-music-1.7496529?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/surrey-south-asian-music-1.7496529?cmp=rss</span></a></p>