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Hard Kaur

Hard Kaur

By Nazhat | July 22, 2010

DESIblitz zooms its SpotLight on Hard Kaur, the Bollywood artist known for her Hip Hop and Rap music influences on popular Bollywood tracks and songs of her own. She has stuck to her guns through many life challenges to achieve the success that has come her way in recent years, especially, her recognition by Bollywood. [...]

Categories: SpotLight
Tagged: birmingham, Bollywood, Bombay, D12, Desi, Desi Dance, Ek Glassy, exclusive, Handsworth, hard kaur, Hip Hop, indian, interview, move your body, Mumbai, photos, punjabi, rap, Saregama, shankar ehsaan loy, Sona Family, UK, video

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Usher and Dido next for AR Rahman

Usher and Dido next for AR Rahman

By Jas Sembhi | June 7, 2010

AR Rahman has announced that he will be collaborating with the likes of Usher and Dido in his next album after his next tour which takes place between 16th July and 25th July 2010. After working with greats like Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kylie Minogue, MIA, Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, and over 60 international [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: album, Amsterdam, ar rahman, birmingham, collaboration, dido, director, interscope records, jai ho, LG Arena, London, mozart of madras, music composer, next, O2, Paris, Slumdog Millionaire, tour, UK, usher, worknig with, Zurich

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Anoushka Shankar charms Birmingham

Anoushka Shankar charms Birmingham

By Indi | May 18, 2010

Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, hugely delighted audiences at the Birmingham Town Hall with her Sudakshini performance. She definitely showed elements of her father in her fingers as she played sitar accompanied by Tanmoy Bose (from Kolkata) on tabla, Pirashanna Thevarajah (from London) on mridangam, kanjira and ghatam; Ravichandra Kulur flute, [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: anoushka shankar, birmingham, birmingham town hall, concert, kanjira, mridangam, Pirashanna Thevarajah, ravi shankar, Ravichandra Kulur, sitar, tabla, Tanmoy Bose, THSH, tour, UK

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Harbhajan Mann show ~ free tickets

Harbhajan Mann show ~ free tickets

By Jas Sembhi | March 31, 2010

DESIblitz.com in association with One World Productions gives you the chance of winning free tickets to watch Harbhajan Mann on his Baisakhi Blast Tour of the UK. We have 20 tickets up for grabs for the Birmingham show on Saturday evening 3rd April 2010 at the Aston Arena. Harbhajan Mann is a leading Punjabi singer [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: artist, Baisakhi Blast, bhangra, birmingham, competition, free, Harbhajan Mann, leicester, London, punjabi, show, singer, Sunderland, tickets, tour, UK

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Mother India Concerts ~ free tickets

Mother India Concerts ~ free tickets

By Indi | March 30, 2010

Desiblitz have teamed up with the Town Hall & Symphony Hall Birmingham to offer two lucky readers the chance to each win a weekend ticket to three Mother India concerts in Birmingham on 9th, 10th and 11th April 2010! The weekend will see a range of world class musical masters taking audiences on a journey [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: Amaan Ali Khan, Arun Ghosh, Ayaan Ali Khan, birmingham, classical, concerts, DJ Tigerstyle, Faheem Mazar, free tickets, fusion, indian, Matthew Barley, Milun, Mother India, music, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Sanchita Pal, santoor, sarod, Soumik Datta, Symphony Hall, Town Hall, turntablist, UK

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Simply Rahat Concert ~ Free Tickets Competition

Simply Rahat Concert ~ Free Tickets Competition

By Baldev Sahota | March 10, 2010

DESIblitz in association with Saregama are proud to present a competition for you to win free tickets to Rahat Fateh Ali Khans forthcoming concert Simply Rahat. The tickets are for the Manchester concert on Friday 19 March 2010, at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born in 1974 in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: bbc asian network, birmingham, competition, concert, free, leicester, live, London, manchester, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Saregama, Sonia Deol, tickets

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Aktar Islam & Jabbar Khan of Lasan

Aktar Islam & Jabbar Khan of Lasan

By Indi | February 9, 2010

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 [...]

Categories: SpotLight
Tagged: Aktar Islam, awards, Best Local Indian Restaurant, Best Local Restaurant, birmingham, F word, Food, Gordon Ramsay, indian, interview, Jabbar Khan, lasan, Lasan Restaurant, restaurant, UK, win, winners

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'East is East' Theatrical at the REP

‘East is East’ Theatrical at the REP

By Indi | October 9, 2009

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 [...]

Categories: Arts & Culture
Tagged: Anjali Mohindra, Ayub Khan Din, birmingham, Chris Nayak, comedy, drama, East, East is East, George Khan, Khan. funny, live, pakistani, REP, stage, theatre, UK

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Miss Bollywood UK 2009

Miss Bollywood UK 2009

By Nazhat | September 24, 2009

The Miss Bollywood UK 2009 pageant held in Birmingham UK promised to be a platform for one individual with a dream of becoming a model and an actress in the very glitzy world of Bollywood. The night at the prestigious International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham was not just about showcasing a beauty parade, but [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: Almas, bbc asian network, beauty, beauty contest, birmingham, Blush, contest, Miss Bollywood, pageant, photography, Raj and Pablo, Reena Patel, Shine, UK, winner

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Navratri in Birmingham

Navratri in Birmingham

By Pamela Jabbar | September 23, 2009

Navratri is the Hindu festival celebrating triumph of good over evil. The term Navratri or Navaratri means nine nights – Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. Also known as Durga Puja, Navratri is a social congregation of the Hindu community, especially those from Gujurat and Bengal, who all get together to celebrate the nine [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: bengal, birmingham, british asian, celebration, community, dance, dandiya, dasera, durga puja, Festival, garba, gujarat, hindu, India, indian, navaratri, navratri, ramayana, ras, stick dance, UK, worship

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