Musician. Born in Bradford. His father was a Bangladeshi immigrant who ran a traditional tape shop in London’s East End. Haroon and his younger brother Farook, started the Joi Bangla Sound System in the mid-eighties, playing local youth clubs around the Brick Lane area of London. Died of a suspected heart attack after going to hospital for a check-up.
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Haroon Shamsher
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