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Rishi Rich is BACK! "Push It Up" is his 1st single from his new album "The Project" is a hip hop, reggaeton, r&b, bhangra mash up set to be the sound of the summer. Recorded in London and with additional reggaeton production vibes from the Luny Tunes camp from Puerto Rico (who bought the world Gasolina by Daddy Yankee plus loads more reggaeton SMASHES), the track features the original project crew of Jay Sean and Juggy D. The single is set for release on the 3rd of July taken from the album 'The Project' which will release on the 7th of August. To buy this album for only £7:99 click here now!
Mehi is an incredible vocalist born in Jalandher city, Punjab India. Raised in London England. From a young age Mehi has been regularly traveling back to India to develop his musical talents as well as keeping in touch with his roots. Classically trained on the tabla as well as being an accomplished singer, song writer, composer and producer, Mehi is a multi talented individual. People often forget that Mehi is only 21. The Nazar EP is a reflection of Mehi's musical influence and love for experimentation bringing new songs with new beats. Mehi is creating his own niche in the desi scene utilizing the best elements of live musicians as well as quality studio production. Mehi is signed to the independent label Glass i Records in London England. They combine in-house producers, production/recording facilities with in-house video producers and directors. Their mission is to push the boundaries of digital arts by using cutting edge technology and experimental production. They aim to put control back into the hands of truly creative artists, and create a platform for talent and energy. You can download the Nazar EP from: www.glassirecords.com. Plus mp3's of each track for just 89p each or get the CD for just £5.99. Watch out for the video of the track 'Charka' on the usual music channels real soon. To buy the EP click here now.
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Stereo Nations brand new album Juwani (Off The Hook) is set to drop in June. The collaborations on the new album are with the likes of: Jeremy Skaller (The Orange Factory), Desert Storm Records artiste Thara, Rob Base, Sumeet, Dr Zeus, DJ Swami, DJ Sanj, Jay Darby, Kenz, Bally Sagoo, Simon Nandra, Phat Kat, Sarvjeet Kaur, Irv Gotti's rapper (who is also featured on Ashaanti's next single) Paradox. On top of all these we have been promised one even more high profile guest appearance. Half of the album has been recorded in the States - NYC and the rest, here in the UK. Videos are being shot in New York, the deserts of Rajesthan, Spain, UK, and Punjab. The flavour and the sound of the album, unlike his previous stuff is very Urban and street, but still retaining his originality in his sound and what he is known for....which is catchy hook's and great melodies/songs. Also watch out for his acting career to take off this year.
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Khiza is back after his last album 'Game Over' with a fresh 16 track album 'Loyal To The Game' this time released under his own record label Khiza Records. The street date for this mega release is 16th June 06 which features the smash hits … Don't U Know, Khat Par Par Ke, Khari Pal Yara, Peace, Hot Like Fire and many more. Khiza introduces Suman who is a versatile singer, rapper, pianist and producer/composer. The album showcases 5 tracks from Suman which is only a taster of her unique talent. Catch her exotic video 'Don't U Know' which has been shown on all major channels. The album features the vocals of Ishers with some guest production courtesy of Hunterz themselves. Khiza's international message of peace, named accordingly as 'Peace' features 'Elephant Man' direct |
| from Jamaica with a simple yet heart warming message that peace is the only path in life, watch out for the massive video. From Jamaica to the diva of Pakistan 'Hadiqa Kiani' has for the very first time ventured in the RnB world with Khiza and developed a huge track called 'Mehr Ma.' Master Rakesh features on an up-tempto flovour with a Bhangra tone on a track called 'Yaad.' The album also features Gaurima, Ray, Sachin Gupta, Shayal, Shehzad Raza, Arnie, Gulam Sabir, Akbar, Pavan Pali, Spaz, Joginder, DJ AMS and DJ Shameless. To buy Loyal To The Game click here now. |
If you've forgotten or never experienced what an Indian summer is like, then let VIP Records help you to remember or imagine with our new album 'Surajmuki'. This album is by Bhagwantjit, a very talented singer from Glasgow. Originally from Ludhiana, Punjab, he has been working with Surinder Bachan, one of the world's biggest music producers. Bachan has produced more than 2,000 albums and has produced music for Surjit Bindrakhia, Babbu Maan and Gurdas Maan amongst others. 'Surajmukhi' is his UK production debut. This is a beautiful Punjabi geet album on a Bollywood scale, which will suit long hot summer. The Bollywood theme follows through to the video of the title track, Surajmuki. The video quality speaks for itself; it was shot on high quality film in Mumbai, India. It should even give Auntieji a wee sparkle in her eye for Bhagwantjit! To buy Surajmukhi's album click here now.
| Further new releases from VIP include: The eagerly anticipated and long awaited album 'Repazent' is finally hitting the streets. The compilation features the likes of Kaka Bhainiawala, Jaswant Heera, Kulvinder Johal and Dippa Dosanjh. After their huge success with Word Is Born... you guessed it; Specialist 'N' Tru-Skool are back! 'Rumors' by 'P.J.D' will blow bhangra fans away. We can't say too much, but there will be some interesting stories about this one! K.S Bhamra is busy finishing off his new album; he is one of the Godfathers of UK Bhangra. A great singer and writer he has many albums to his name and written songs for many more. This album will take him to the top, where he belongs. Ashok Parvey's, has an amazing voice, his debut album is sure to make him a major force in Bhangra. To buy Repazent; click here now. |
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EnvyRoma still seem to be on the mainstream wagon, as they are also pushing Rouge into the American market. The girls have shot another video for 'Don't be Shy' and look stunning in the video. They have also enlisted the rapping talents of Juelz Santana. The video is currently playlisted MTV Base and Channel U amongst others. The single will be out on the 12th of June, and the B-side includes a remix (yes another one) by US producer's heatmakers. Zeus has also produced another track for them called 'Ladies.'
| The America's Most Wanted series continues with their fourth and last ever installment. The album will be released in the 1st week of June. The usual envy |
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suspects such as Sanj and Lil Sach are present. Other artists include some new names in the form of Kal M, Shayn, Kamla Punjabi, and Apna Swarn as well as more established artists such as Soni Pabla, Cheshire Cat and Binder Bajwa. The album seems to be primarily Lil Sach's work, as Sanj (or should I call him J-Nas) only seems to be on a couple of tracks. Maybe the reason for J-Nas's reduced input into AMW 4, was due to his excessive workload producing his album imaginatively titled 'Asian R&B.' 'Asian R&B' features input from garage heads DJ Luck and MC Neat and Hip Hop mixtape master DJ Clue. There are 14 tracks on the album, including the Sabrina sung 'I Can Feel It' and 'I'm So Into You.' It will be released in May through Envy Entertainment and Mona Records. For more info then check out www.j-nas.com. To buy AMW 4 click here now. |
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| With two hit singles Aaja Sajana & Funki Dholi, a successful EP and a number of show stopping gigs up and down the country in the space of the last 12 months, Ajay is now poised to release the album set to re-define the UK Asian music scene and beyond. Kasam Se, meaning 'I Swear', is an all hooks blazing album, which features the fantastic fusion of RnB rhythms, Bollywood melodies and rock guitar. Riding high from his successful EP released last year, Ajay's current project is a truly diverse production. Musically it transcends the popular genres of Bhangra, Bollywood and Urban/Soul, which makes it an album with huge potential in the World music market as well as dominating the expanding UK Asian music scene. The album features the smash hit singles Aaja Sajana and Funki Dholi as well as the new single - Kasam Se, which showcases Ajay's soulful guitar compositions. The singer-songwriter proves his worth by crafting an album full of original songs, each providing a refreshing twist to the different genres. Kicking off with a mix of sounds in 'Bhangra Chaat Masala', soulful swoons such as 'Baahon Main', and classically based instrumentals like 'Anth', this album offers something for everyone. All the songs are original compositions written by Ajay, with the majority of songs in the Hindi language and two tracks in English, which strengthen his versatility as an all-round performer. Production is care of The Jackal (Hypnotise Crew/Nite Jackal Productions); Niqi Brown (Misteeq, Damage) and Niraj Chag (Liberty X; Dum Dum Project), which ensures the masterful quality. The soulful new album will be hitting the shelves on 1st June 2006. For more info on Ajay be sure to check out www.ajayhq.com. To buy Kasam Se click here now. |
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| The name Desi Dark Child was formed from Ranjit Jassal`s back ground and experiences he had as a child growing up in the Bhangra music era. Ranjit Jassal was bought up in a strong family back ground of talented musician's. Desi Dark Child means the fusion between desi and the dark side of real Punjabi music as it our roots should never be forgotten. Desi Dark Child now has there own recording studio known as the Coffin they write and produce their own songs. Ranjit Jassal has had the honor working previously with PMC on the track called Challa from the album Legalized. Ranjit Jassal played the dholak |
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breaks for this track produced by Panjabi MC. As time has gone past Desi Dark Child has managed to land a major record deal that will boost there profile and name and music for the future. Desi Dark Child is very proud to be working with Nachural Records who have enough experience to guidance in the music game for Desi Dark Child to get establish the in the Bhangra and mainstream industry. Now time has come for the Darkness of real hardcore desi music, the awakening of the hard core dead desi flavors to be recreated as the new sound of Desi Dark Child's debut album called 'Curfew' and single Sleep Walking! The album 'Curfew' is due for release late July / early August. Be sure to check www.desidarkchild.com. To buy Curfew; click here now.
'8 Ten' the new 3 track heartbreaking enhanced video single from Nita Jackal Records is dedicated purely to the victims of the South Asian Earthquake. 100% of all the proceeds raised from the sales of the single has been pledged to the 'The British Red Cross' in aide of the victims of yet another catastrophic disaster. Now is the time to show you care, about the helpless poor children that have been stripped of their homes and families, and suffered one of the harshest winters which they will have experienced in such state. The dedicated music single has been prepared purely to give some support and raise hope to all the children and victims suffering from pain in this forsaken area. Working alongside London's Hypnotize crew, Adil Hashmi and The Jackal. The need was their to produce a track dedicated to this catastrophic tragedy. The single fuses the English and Urdu languages as one, helping understand and placing mass appeal to people and nations from all over the world from every genre to understand the scale of the tragedy offering 3 mixes from the Original Urban Slow Jam to House to a World Beat Mix. The finalized track features artists Shy, SIB, Skitz MC and Adil Hashmi on vocals, with Leo and Indy working side by side with The Jackal and the special guest production courtesy of Minesh Parakh (Red Note Remix). The single was released on the 2nd of June 2006. |
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Pal D aka Palvinder Singh Dhupar: Born and bred in Leeds, UK. The roots behind Pal D's musical knowledge can be put down to his training in Kirtan and Tabla. From the age of 7 it was clear that there was a musical talent waiting to be unleased. Limitless Records are proud to unleash that talent on one of the finest debut albums in the UK Bhangra industry for many years. Standard Procedure is an album which features 9 tracks by: Surinder Shinda, Bhinda Aujla, Mangi Mahal, Japjit Kaur, Sunny Nijjar and Mani K. At the age of only 21, Pal D is set to make his mark on the Bhangra market as one of the leading up-coming music producers. Pal D has previously featured on the following compilation albums: Danger 2, Heavy and The Usual Yardies and is due to feature on the forthcoming |
| 2 Much Glassy this June! His debut album 'Standard Procedure' is due out on the 5th of June and for more information go to www.pal-d.com. |
Three years ago, Niraj started work on what he thought would be a pet project. Now completed, Along the Dusty Road is bigger than he ever imagined. Thirteen tracks in six languages, backed by specially commissioned photography and videos; it's his most personal work yet. In the end, Along the Dusty Road is just too difficult to define simply, or pin down to a particular scene. It has tracks which rely on complex classical ideas, while Niraj himself comes from a very different musical background: and just listening to an offering where oriental sounds are layered on top of an Indian-influenced beat, more gut-feel alchemy than textbook chemistry. It's the contradictions that make Road more wholesome, more authentic to real life than any album that's been out for a while. So… it's not simple. It's a process, as much as an end result. It's not about isolation (and it is). It's a big world, in a small space. And it sounds damn good… for more info, please visit www.NirajChag.com. Along the Dusty Road is out now on Reverb Records.
| Moviebox have a few releases lined up for this summer. The next release set to drop mid-June is the debut album of 'Shubra' who is best known for providing the vocals for Stereo Nations smash hit track 'Galan Gooriyan.' The album which is called 'Chori Chori Akhiyan' features the guest vocals of Stereo Nation whose is returning the favour for previous collabos and the album also features production by Kami K and J-Skillz. Harbhajan Talwar's new album 'Pasand' will drop soon after this; click here to buy. It features production by Tarli Digital, Simon Nandhra, DJ Vix, Aman Hayer and Illegal |
| Demo. The other release they got lined for the summer; check www.hstalwar.com for more info, will be the severely delayed one in the form of 'Collaborations' which they have shot 3 videos for. The line up looks massive: the legendary Gurdas Mann and Abrar Ul Haq as well as Jazzy B, AS Kang, Meshi of XLNC, Manjeet Papu and Mohan Nimanna. No official word on whose collaborating with whom but it looks like Jazzy B and Sukshinder Shinda will be together on a tune called 'Oh Kuri Labdi.' Another much rumored collabo is Gurdas Mann with Abrar Ul Haq. Shinda is also working with Kalikwest on a tune entitled Shoulder Surf. Click here to buy Collaboration CD/DVD. |
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UntouchablesUK have been working on Manak-E's next release Darr. The album has 11 tracks, and amazingly Lembher manages to make his way onto this one as well! He sings the boliyan with Manak-E. The video for 'Yeah Yeah', a very upbeat number has been doing the rounds on the music channels, and is the first track on the album. Darr also has input by Aman Hayer, Sangra Vibes and Kam Frantic. It is all set for release in the 1st week of June. Click here to buy Darr.
| Asif and Martti, the dynamic duo who represent Fusing Naked Beats are back with their second album 'Outer Perspective' released on their label Just Play Records. It has a unique electronic landscape which blends many diverse elements into one cohesive and unifying experience. From eastern electronica to uplifting global house and Arabic and Indian beats fused with hip-hop, D&B rhythms and funky dance baselines. Outer Perspective embraces the drumbeat of London yet seeks to harmonize the mystical sophistication of Arabia and Asia to fuse a musical heartbeat which is firmly rooted in the here and now of London's alternative club scene. The album features many specialguest artists including Greek R&B singer Ms Kat, legendary Pakistani singer |
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Najma Akhtar, Sonia Mehta and the dark conscious lyrics of Swami Baracus. The album also features Rowdy Brown a.k.a Nihal from Radio 1 on the track 'Fusing Faces' and German M.C Sulal Kool who features on the Asiatic remix track. Outer Perspective also reveals some provocative lyrics from Asif himself on tracks such as 'Saladins Empire' and 'Path of Pilgrims.' Outer Perspective, which is out on the 16th of June, is an album which pushes the boundaries of the mainstream music scene and provides you with an alternative idea of the contemporary Asian sound. It takes you to the next level of the universal dance scene and grabs you with its frantic, dirty spun-out beats. Keep it locked to www.fusingnakedbeats.co.uk for more info. Click here to buy Outer Perspective. |
JINX, duo Dubz and Jogi, have released their debut album Culture Shock. It was released on the independent Asian Flavaz label, has a little something for everyone with bhangra bangers, R&B anthems, Bollywood vibes and Pakistani Indian Pop, whilst at the same time featuring some new vocalists including Sohail Salamat and Bila Sahota. The variety on the album is a result of their musical influences which range from Oasis to Mary J Blige and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The first track to be taken off the album, Akhiyan Udeek Diyan, is jinx version of the famous original by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan track. To check our extensive album review; click here now. For more info on the northern based duo check out their website at www.jinxculture.com. To buy Culture Shock click here now.
| Juttla's album 'Bass, Kicks, Snares, Spits' features some heavy remixes as well as stunning self-produced tracks. From cutting edge rappers to Hip-Hop legends, this CD is something you need in your life!!!! This CD is already receiving attention in big circles with support and plays on BBC Radio One, BBC 1Xtra, BBC Asian Network, Galaxy FM, as well as Wreckonize & Rass Kass 'Business As Usual' (JUTTLA Remix Feat Jai Boo) being featured on the mixed CD on the current (200th) issue of HHC. Juttla's interview in HHC drops on Monday, with loads more action to come to! For more info check out his website at www.juttla.com. The album is Out Now on Wolftown Recordings. |
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Lastly, as many of you may know, we were saddened with the loss of Kulwinder Dhillon a couple of months ago. He died at the young age of 32, and we can be certain that we have been robbed of a great singing talent. Most of you will know him from his hit album with Aman Hayer 'Changes', which included the anthem 'Kalli Kithe Mil' However, he was also responsible for the huge hit in the des - 'Kacheriyanch Mela Lagde'. Akhara, his final album, has been released in India, and it looks like a best of effort. Look out for it coming to these shores in the future.
That's all for this month. Rakesh will be back next month giving all the juicy gossip on what's hot! |
