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SHAANTI’S
CLUB TENT AT THE BIG CHILL 2008, 1 - 3 AUGUST |
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 Shaanti
will host The Big Chill’s Club Tent on Sunday 3rd August featuring
Nitin Sawhney (DJ Set), electronica band Asian Dub Foundation Soundsystem,
rapper UK Apache and The Kalyan feat. Gubsy (on Dhol and electric
Tabla) and Steve (Guitar) and Anila (Samplers & Mix) live. They’ll
be also joined by Shaanti’s front man Manga and resident DJ MSC.
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'MARJAVAN'
DJ-H & DJ-RAGS' HOT NEW TRACK IS RELEASED |
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 'Marjavan'
the hot new track by DJ H and DJ Rags is set to be a smash for summer
2008. ‘Mar Javan’ features the vocal talents of Punjabi
singer Pankaj Khanna and UK MC Jas Johal. ‘Mar Javan’ is
the next offering from the highly anticipated album ‘Reloaded’
which is released on 1st August 2008.
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SONU
NIIGAAM'S TRIBUTE TO MOHD. RAFI IN 'RAFI RESURRECTED' |
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 Bollywood
singer Sonu Niigaam is to perform Mohd. Rafi's greatest hits with
the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham, Manchester
& London between 15 - 20 July 2008. The late Mohammed. Rafi (1924-1980)
was one of India's most famous singers.
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DIASPORA
LONDON PRESENTS 'MUSIC VILLAGE', 12 - 13 JULY |
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 The
summer Music Village - Europe's longest-running festival of world
cultures - makes an eagerly anticipated return to London's Hyde Park
on 12th & 13th July 2008. 20 groups of London-based performers
are featured in two jam-packed days of music, dance and spoken word.
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SABRI
ENSEMBLE PERFORM TO 'SHIRAZ', THURSDAY 10 JULY 2008 |
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 The
1928 classic silent film 'Shiraz' has been given a new lease of life
as the renowned Sabri Ensemble create a specially commissioned score,
to be performed live at this year’s Lichfield Festival on 10
July. Set in the Mughal Empire during the 17th century, Shiraz tells
of the powerful romance which inspired the building of the Taj Mahal.
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SHEKIE
N SHAM '2 SIDES TO O.N.E COIN ' ALBUM LAUNCH, 5 JULY |
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 Birmingham's
most glamorous club night Funkshaan is to host a launch party for
Shekie n Sham's debut album ‘2 Sides 2 O.N.E Coin’ on Saturday
5th July 2008. Shekie and Sham are two guys from London, both are
songwriters, singers and dancers - one sings in Hindi the other in
English.
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MUSLIM
COUNTRY & WESTERN SINGER TO TOUR EUROPE |
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 Kareem
Salama, the first Muslim Country and Western sensation to storm America,
is due to begin his first European tour this July. Already a big hit
in the States, the American Embassy is touring Kareem to select cities
in Europe. Many consider Kareem somewhat unusual in the country music
scene, given his Islamic faith.
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CITY
OF LONDON FESTIVAL CELEBRATES INDIA, 20 JUNE - 10 JULY |
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 This
year's City of London Festival will take place from 20 June to 10
July 2008 and welcomes five Indian classical master artists. Sarod
player Amjad Ali Khan, soprano Patricia Rozario, vocalist Ajoy Chakrabarty,
flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and tabla player Zakir Hussain
will all perform.
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'MY
OWN WAY' BY JAY SEAN, OUT 12 MAY 2008 *BUY
IT HERE * |
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 'My
Own Way' is the second album by British R'n'B star Jay Sean. Mixing
slick R'n'B, hip- hop and desi beats, this album picks up where 2004's
debut 'Me Against Myself' left off. This is confident follow up and
includes the singles 'Ride It' and 'Maybe'. It was recorded in New
York and London, and uses the production talents of J-Remy and Duro.
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UK
ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008 |
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 March
6th saw the announcement of winners of the UK Asian Music Awards 2008.
With West End star Preeya Kalidas and B4U Music VJ Salil presenting,
the stage played host to an array of celebrity guest presenters such
as Grammy nominated Daniel Bedingfield, Panjabi singer Juggy D, UK
RnB group Fundamental 03 and director Gurinder Chadha.
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THE
BOLLYWOOD PROJECT BY JAGS KLIMAX, OUT 19 NOV |
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 Jags
Klimax, one of the top UK Bhangra DJs, is back with 'The Bollywood
Project' which contains 5 new tracks featuring Taz of Stereo Nation,
Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan and Kaka Bhaniawala. The video for the
track 'Habibi' has been produced by director Sumit Dutt. Redhotcurry
Rating:   !
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BAR
BOMBAY: CLASSIC & NEW INDIAN FLAVOURS *BUY
IT HERE * |
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 Now
officially known as Mumbai, Bombay is the commercial and entertainment
capital of India. On this expansive, best-of-compilation, some of
Bollywood's biggest musical are featured alongside classic Anglo-Asian
artists and some roundbreaking club and chill favourites.
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‘THE
PROJECT’ BY RISHI RICH, OUT 7 AUG 2006
*BUY
IT HERE * |
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 Rishi
Rich, the UK Asian producer who shot to fame through his fusion of
Asian and urban sounds, releases his debut album ‘The Project’
on 7 August 2006. ‘The Project’ has Rishi’s trademark
fusion of bhangra, traditional Indian music and urban beats dancehall
and reggaeton alongside lyrics in Punjabi.
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URBAN
ASIAN, OUT 31 JULY 2006 *BUY
IT HERE * |
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 'Urban
Asian' presents the contemporary sound of South Asian music as it
thumps out of the nightclubs of London. They have blended a raw mix
of traditional bhangra and Bollywood sounds with the beats of Western
hip hop, UK garage, house, even dancehall and reggaeton.
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'RISE'
BY ANOUSHKA SHANKAR, OUT 3 JUL 2006
*BUY
IT HERE *
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 'Rise'
is Anoushka Shankar's fourth album for Angel Records. Composed, produced
and arranged by Anoushka, she collaborated with a select crew of Eastern
and Western musicians wielding acoustic and electronic instruments,
often engaging in unexpected ways to create new sounds.
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ALONG
THE DUSTY ROAD BY NIRAJ CHAG *BUY
IT HERE * |
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 Three
years ago, Niraj started work on what he thought would be a pet project.
Now completed, 'Along the Dusty Road' is bigger than he ever imagined;
thirteen tracks in six languages, backed by specially commissioned
photography and video, it's his most personal work yet. 'Along the
Dusty Road' is released on 15 May 2006.
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'CULTURE
SHOCK' BY JINX, OUT 17 APRIL 2006 **
BEST BUY ** |
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 Jinx,
duo Dubz and Jogi, hail from Manchester and have been on the DJ circuit
for over 5 years. Their aim - to bring a fresh sound to the Asian
music scene. The sound - they describe as British Asian music, fused
with urban and the end product - their debut album Culture Shock,
out 17 April.
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