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Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign
A special scroll launched to raise the awareness of Hepatitis C amongst ethnic communities is part of the national NHS campaign to encourage the public to be more aware of the threat of the infection.
The scroll was launched in 2009 with support from many ethnic celebrities, media people and public to raise awareness of [...]
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 [...]
India rank 1st in Test Cricket
India smashed its way to 1st rank in Test Cricket against South Africa at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata, India, on Thursday 18th February 2010. India beat South Africa by an innings and 58 runs on the fifth day of the last test match.
The Eden Gardens is India’s biggest cricket stadium, and one of [...]
CJ Records debut ‘Like a Star’
CJ Records, the label, exists since 2005. Chevy the producer known as ‘CJ’ is an ambitious individual who has been musically active since young age, producing, recording and remixing music of Punjabi, Urban, Reggaeton, House, Techno genres. The record label originally created by his father, Kamaljeet Singh, expanded gradually and CJ’s confidence in making music, gave [...]
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra Marry
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra finally tied the knot on 22nd November 2009 at a delightful but simple marriage ceremony held in Khandala, India. A farmhouse location owned by Shilpa Shetty’s business partner Kiran Bawa.
One of the most talked about weddings between Bollywood star and Celebrity Big Brother winner, Shilpa Shetty, and British Asian millionaire, [...]
Jay Sean No. 1 in USA Charts
Jay Sean has made history by becoming the first ever Brit-Asian artist to hit the number one spot on The Billboard Hot 100, on The Billboard Hot Airplay Chart and on the the US Top 40. The urban singer from the UK has made it to number one with his song ‘Down’ featuring Lil Wayne. [...]
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 [...]
Punjabi Comedy by Matribhoomi Theatre
The UK’s Matribhoomi Theatre Company have made a name for themselves by performing unique and very funny plays in Punjabi. The husband and wife team of Jatinder Singh and Gurdip Kaur Chaudhary have written, directed and produced over five plays in Punjabi and Hindi.
Notably, their Punjabi plays are written with every-day authentic and mother-tongue based [...]
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 [...]