The Punjabi wave topping charts in South Asia and Canada

The Punjabi Wave is a style of music blending South Asian sounds and languages with hip-hop beats. And some of the biggest artists in the genre have roots in the Indian state of Punjab, but live and produce their music in Canada. Anita Elash reports from Toronto.

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