Videos of a rendition of a Bollywood song by Baymurat (aka Jimmy) – an ethnic Uzbek from Tajikistan, a gastarbeiter in a town near Moscow, and a YouTube celebrity: one of the earlier versions is here [1], and the performance at Asian Dub Foundation's April 4 gig in St. Petersburg, Russia – here [2]. Roman Gruzov's profile of Baymurat/Jimmy (RUS) in Bolshoi Gorod is here [3].
Russia: Baymurat (aka Jimmy) Singing Bollywood Song
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Eastern & Central Europe, South Asia, Western Europe, India, Russia, Tajikistan, United Kingdom, Arts & Culture, Digital Activism, Ethnicity & Race, Labor, Migration & Immigration, Music, Technology