Dhol
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 [...]
World 501 Dholi’s Break Record
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.
Gurcharan [...]
Malkit Singh MBE
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 [...]
MSN Desi Emoticons #1
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 set [...]
Asian Bridal Fayre bowls a hit!
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 exhibitors [...]
Midland Dhol Players play hard!
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 then [...]