Response: Indie music is not the only genre that has erected racial barriers

It is rare to see a lineup that reflects the multi-ethnic origins of its musicThere is undoubtedly a segregation and veiled racism in the British indie music business dating back to punk's unwelcome interruption, which John Harris's excellent article did well to pinpoint (Morrissey's parochialism echoes the whole indie tribe, 9 September).Harris states: "Indie rock's bleached-out state dates from when punk started to harden into the musical orthodoxy of the new wave. Out went the black influenc...

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