Plaque

Saifullah Zaman

Erection date: 15/6/2017

Inscription

Saifullah 'Sam' Zaman, aka State of Bengal, DJ/music artist, 1965 - 2015, pioneer of British-Asian Underground Movement, lived and recorded here.
Award by BBC Asian Network
BBC Music Day
British Plaque Trust

Site: Saifullah Zaman (1 memorial)

E6, Waterloo Road, 18

While plotting this pin we noticed that Waterloo Road is one of 6 roughly parallel roads between Green Street and Katherine Street, all beginning with 'W' - surely not a coincidence.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Disc jockey and music producer. Known as 'Sam' or by his stage and group's na...

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