Indi
The \”home\” Exhibition
The \”home\” is a group exhibition looking into how, when set in a comparable context with artists from South Asia, British artists of South Asian descent view their own origin and literal physical sense of location, alongside more figurative investigations and manifestations of the self and identity, locality and vicinity, foreign and foreignness, home and [...]
Asian MPs must Repay Expenses
British MPs have been ordered to repay £1.1m of inappropriate expenses claims back to the taxpayer. Sir Thomas Legg’s commission has now ruled that MPs must repay amounts from their second home expenses claims.
Sir Thomas Legg’s report into MPs’ spending over five years, concluded that there was a “culture of deference” which resulted in MPs’ [...]
CJ, Jasz Gill & Kamal Raja Interview
Chevy known as ‘CJ’, Jasz Gill and Kamal Raja are making fantastic musical impact with their debut single, ‘Like A Star.’ The young trio from Holland show that Desi music is alive and kicking in mainland Europe too! Collectively known as CJK, they come under the banner of ‘CJ Records‘ which was established 2005.
Chevy is [...]
Aktar Islam & Jabbar Khan of Lasan
The DESIblitz SpotLight zooms on Aktar Islam and Jabbar Khan of Lasan Restaurant from Birmingham in the UK, the winners of the Gordon Ramsay’s F Word final on Channel 4 television. Lasan is the first Indian restaurant in the UK to be selected as the ‘Best Local Restaurant’ by Ramsay.
Head Chef Aktar Islam together with [...]
Lasan victory on The F Word
Lasan restaurant from Birmingham won the final and Indian Restaurants category on Gordon Ramsay’s F Word television show on Channel 4. They won the show’s final against chef team from The Pheasant, who serve traditional British food. Prior to the final, they won the semi-final against Santa Maria (South American cuisine) and Sweet Mandarin (Chinese [...]
‘East is East’ Theatrical at the REP
The adaptation of ‘East is East’ on stage at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (REP) is highly commended for its presentation and acting of the play written by Ayub-Khan Din.
Directed by Iqbal Khan and featuring the actors Archie Lal (George Khan), Belinda Lang (Ella Khan), Chris Nayak (Abdul Khan), Darren Kuppan (Tariq Khan), Tom Reed (Maneer [...]
Sukshinder Shinda
DESIblitz shines it SpotLight on Sukshinder Shinda, the very successful Bhangra artist and music producer from the UK.
Born as Sukshinder Shinda Singh Bhullar, he grew up in Handsworth, Birmingham, UK. His Family migrated From Punjab, District Hoshiarpur, Village Dhamai. Music runs in his family. His father was a kaveshari singer (folk dhadi singer who [...]
Unforgettable Imran Khan
Imran Khan the unique Bhangra artist from Holland releases an album not to be forgotten, aptly named, ‘Unforgettable.’ With a strong mix of House and Euro-Dance music, Imran’s sound is different and not the usual traditional mix of tumbi, dhols, dhads and sarangis. This makes his sound stick out from mass of conveyor belt music [...]
Shahin Badar
DESIblitz shines it’s SpotLight on the award winning British Asian Singer/Songwriter Shahin Badar. She is a unique artist who is well known for her musical collaborations on the international music scene, especially in the Electronica, Breakbeat, Dance, Trance and Asian fusion genres.
Born in Colchester in England to Muslim parents from India, Shahin spent 12 years [...]
Amir Khan wins World Boxing Title
Amir Khan became world champion in a victorious match winning unanimously on points. He won the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight title beating Ukraine’s Andreas Kotelnik at the MEN Arena in Manchester UK, on 18th July 2009.
The British born fighter has showed his fitness and strength in a 12 round fight. He outclassed title holder [...]