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Sukshinder Shinda

Sukshinder Shinda

By Indi | September 1, 2009

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 [...]

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Tagged: artist, bhangra, Desi, Dhol, dholak, director, folk, hit, inteview, music, music producer, punjabi, shinda, singer, sukshinder shinda, tabla, UK, video

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World 501 Dholi's Break Record

World 501 Dholi’s Break Record

By Indi | June 3, 2009

Gurcharan  Mall aka The King of Dhol has drummed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records  under the World 501 Dholi’s banner. A total of 632 Dhol players from all backgrounds smashed the previous world record by simultaneously playing the Dhol  for for 12 minutes and 42 seconds on, Saturday 2nd May 2009. [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian, Music & Dance
Tagged: 501, 501 dholis, bhangra, birmingham, Centenary Square, Dhol, Dhol Blasters, dholis, drum, drummers, features, female, Guinness World Records, Gurcharan Mall, kids, male, Mall, photo, photos, pictures, UK, video, world 501 dholis, world record

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Malkit Singh MBE

Malkit Singh MBE

By Jas Sembhi | October 9, 2008

DESIblitz brings its SpotLight onto the Bhangra legend who has been in the UK Bhangra music industry for over two decades – Malkit Singh. From arriving in the 1980′s in the UK as a Punjabi singer to being the first ever Bhangra artist to receive a prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of the British [...]

Categories: SpotLight
Tagged: artist, awards, bhangra, Bhangra music, birmingham, British, Desi, Dhol, features, folk, gold medal, golden star, Husseinpur, India, indian, interview, Malkit Singh, MBE, Punjab, punjabi, singer, tumbi, UK, video

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MSN Desi Emoticons #1

MSN Desi Emoticons #1

By DESIblitzer | August 10, 2008

Do you use Windows MSN Live Messenger chat or forum sites and would like to have some cool emoticons that are DESI to the max? Well, you have found the right place! DESIblitz struggled to find a really good set of DESI emoticons on the web. So, DESIBlitz is proud to present the first unique [...]

Categories: Desi Emoticons, Downloads
Tagged: bhangra, Bollywood, chat, Desi, desi emoticons, Dhol, download, emoticons, emotions, features, free, fun, funny, hindu, indian, MSN, muslim, pakistani, pooja, punjabi, punjabi emoticon, sikh, smiley, smilies, UK, Windows Live Messenger

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Asian Bridal Fayre bowls a hit!

Asian Bridal Fayre bowls a hit!

By Nazhat | May 21, 2008

The prestigious Pavilion Suite of the Edgbaston Cricket ground in Birmingham (UK), was where the Asian Bridal Fayre was held on 5th May 2008. The event had the innings to demonstrate the variety and magic of British Asian weddings and their culture. DESIblitz went along to see what was on show at this gathering of [...]

Categories: Fashion
Tagged: Asian Bridal Fayre, asian wedding, Bridal, bride, Central News, clothes, Desi, Dhol, dholi, Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Fashion, indian, indian wedding, ITV, marriage, pakistani, sameena ali khan, UK, weddings

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Midland Dhol Players play hard!

Midland Dhol Players play hard!

By Madhu | May 10, 2008

Enthusiastic, energetic and full of unplugged dhol power best describes the group of dhol players calling themselves the Midland Dhol Players. Based in Birmingham (UK), this team of talented players know what it feels like to play hard! Playing the dhol, an instrument that dates back to the 15th century once used in war, and [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian, Music & Dance
Tagged: asian, Asian Bridal Fair, british asian, Desi, Dhol, dholis, indian, Midland Dhol Players, Molineux, pakistani, punjabi, weddings, Wolverhampton

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