17.06.05 M.I.A. Fabric London, UK
18.06.05 M.I.A. Sonar Festival, Barcelona, Spain
23.06.05 M.I.A. The Waterfront, Norwich, UK
24.06.05 M.I.A. Glastonbury Festival, UK
25.06.05 M.I.A. Wireless festival, Hyde Park, UK
27.06.05 M.I.A. The Cockpit, Leeds, UK
28.06.05 M.I.A. The Musicbox, Manchester, UK
29.06.05 M.I.A. Nottingham Rescue Rooms
01.07.05 M.I.A. Wasserwerk Club, Zurich, SWI
02.07.05 M.I.A. Atomic Cafe, Munich, GER
03.07.05 M.I.A. Stadtgarten, Cologne, GER
05.07.05 M.I.A. Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway
07.07.05 M.I.A. KDW, Hamburg, GER
08.07.05 M.I.A. Campus Festival, Frankfurt, GER
09.07.05 M.I.A. 2BE, Berlin, GER
14.07.05 M.I.A. AB Box, Brussels, Belgium
15.07.05 M.I.A. 10 Days Of Festival, Gendt, BEL
16.07.05 M.I.A. 5 Days Of Festival, Milkyway, Amsterdam, HOL
07.08.05 M.I.A. Summerstage, New YorK, NY
13.08.05 M.I.A. Summersonic Festival, Japan
14.08.05 M.I.A. Summersonic Festival, Japan
21.10.05 M.I.A. The Tim Festival, Museum Of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22.10.05 M.I.A. The Tim Festival, Museum Of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23.10.05 M.I.A. The Tim Festival, Museum Of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jay Sean
Jay Sean is a 22 year old British-born Asian from Hounslow who left medical school in summer 2003 to pursue a music career. Growing up, Jay listened to a diverse range of artists from traditional Bollywood artists to R&B singers like Donnell Jones, Eric Benet, Boyz II Men and Musiq Soulchild.
Jay also developed a intense passion for hip hop, becoming more and more inspired by the lyrical skills of Notorious BIG, Fu-Shnickens (who he studied for a ‘fast rap’ technique), Treach from Naughty by Nature, Grand Puba and Mobb Deep, to name a few.
At 15, Jay became one half of hip-hop duo ‘Compulsive Disorder’, developing his double time rap skills while also working hard on his writing style. In his bedroom he began to amass cupboards full of A5 notepads full of lyrics and song compositions. His distinctive ‘British Wit’ paints an amusing picture of his life experiences so far.
Around Christmas 2002, Jay’s demo made it’s way to Rishi Rich’s studio and within days he was signed to 2Point9 and plans were made immediately to launch him to the world.
Rishi decided to include Jay in his debut Rishi Rich Project record – a project aimed to showcase up-and coming talent. Jay was signed to Relentless Records/Virgin Records in July 2003, the label responsible for hits such as Artful Dodger/Craig David – Rewind, Daniel Beddingfield – You gotta get thru this and Master of Ceremonies – Do you really like this. The critically acclaimed debut single “Dance with you (nachna tere naal)” featuring Juggy D reached number 12 in the UK charts in September 2003 and paved the way for Jay’s solo project released in early 2004.
R&B
Jay Sean - Stolen (2Club Mix)
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0WT8B9RIUKMAR2IC8ZF05MIO1I
Jay Sean - Turn me on
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1K909E9IS8JXN1Y2JE97PUANAX
M.I.A.
Maya Arulpragasam spent the early years of her life in a number of places. She moved from London, England, to her parents' native Sri Lanka at the age of six months, only to relocate to Madras, India. During a return stay in Sri Lanka, the civil war taking place within the country escalated to the point where Arulpragasam began to lose family members and friends. She didn't see her father -- a devout and active separatist as part of the Tamil rebellion, which has clashed with the Sinhalese majority -- often throughout these years, but her life stabilized once she and the rest of her family were able to make it back to London.
As a student, Arulpragasam became involved in the arts and published a monogram book of her paintings -- titled M.I.A. and heavily influenced by the Tamil rebellion. She later connected with Elastica, providing the photography and graphics for the group's second album, and she shot footage during their American tour. Elastica's support act, Peaches, introduced her to the Roland MC-505, a sequencer she became familiar with after returning home. Steve Mackey (Pulp) and Ross Orton became involved after hearing a demo; they made adjustments to "Galang," a song that was then pressed into 500 copies and released, under the name M.I.A., by the Showbiz label. It didn't take long for the song -- a bold, righteous amalgamation of hip-hop, electro, dancehall, grime, and baile funk -- to make an impact with DJs. She wound up signing a contract with XL, which re-released the single and, eventually, debut album Arular in 2005. Anticipation for the release was considerable, only heightened by the Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape she put together with DJ Diplo. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Dancehall, Elektro, Hip Hop
Veronica
Born in West London into an Asian family, Veronica discovered her voice at an early age and nurtured her musical passion by writing her own songs and performing. She hooked up with a production team to record a single and before long she was supporting the likes of Omar and Apache Indian.
Around this time, Harrow based producer Rishi Rich, was looking for a female vocalist to collaborate with. He invited Veronica to team up with him and they formed VR1, an outfit considered by many as being a major influence in Asian music culture. Recording over 5 albums, VR1 sold over 250 000 units worldwide, performed at various gigs supporting artists such as Foxy Brown and Hinda Hicks. In 1997 Veronica picked up two awards for best female singer at the Asian Pop Media Awards and Movie Awards.
Veronica's debut single 'Show me love', was serviced to the clubs in 2001 and quickly made a significant dent on the urban underground. As well as reaching pole position in almost every urban chart, it was also critically acclaimed everywhere from Smash Hits to Blues and Soul, who enthused that it was "A welcome respite from- and riposte to – the rut that US R 'n' B is currently digging for itself, and the best R 'n' B record ever made by anyone of Asian origin."The single 'Girls Gotta Have Fun' was released on August 6th 2001 on limited release. The video was shot in glamorous Las Vegas and received high rotation on numerous music channels and TV stations. Veronica has made appearances on mainstream TV such as, MTV 'The Lick', Kiss TV, Pop World, BBC 2 'Asian life' (documentary), Channel 5, Cable TV 'Where it's at', B4U, Sony TV, Channel East, Zee TV, Network East (BBC 2) and Fuji TV (Japan). During this time Veronica has also been the cover girl for the glossy magazine Snoop and has received press coverage from magazines to newspapers such as Smash Hits, Hip Hop Connection, India Times, Just 17, Asian woman, Eastern Eye, Hello mag to mention a few.
Veronica has also found time to write for other artists such as, Misteeq 'Roll On' charted at number 7 (UK national charts), Harvey from So Solid Crew, Abs, Ayesha, Jay Sean and Devoted. Appeared as the guest vocalist on the Ultimate Kaos remix single, 'Baby We're Dancing', featured and written on the Danny K remix 'Hurt So Bad', performed backing vocals on the De Nada 'Loving You Anyway' remix, performed 'No Other Guy' on Rishi Rich's debut album ‘Simply Rich’, and also featured on Turkish single ‘Yana Yana’by Hakan.
Veronica is a key asset to the 2Point9 Camp, and featured on the Bollywood soundtrack Hum Tum, ‘U & I’, along with Juggy D, produced by Rishi Rich.
Currently she is working on her solo album, which should be dropping spring 2005.
R&B, Pop
VERONICA feat. JUGGY D - Dil Lagia
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2V0OEZ79K2ALM0Q69WDPV8TOS7
Juggy D
Born and bred in Southall, Juggy has been performing since the age of 14 when he won a talent competition judged by Punjabi superstar Channi from Allap. Winning the competition inspired Juggy to pursue his dream to become a successful British-born Punjabi singer.
Juggy performed during frequent visits back to his parents’ native India during his late teens and began to establish himself as a genuine British-Born Asian vocal talent.
Having heard his vocals, Rishi Rich asked Juggy to collaborate on the track “Nahin Jeenah” on Rishi’s debut album “Simply Rich”. The track was No 1 in the Bhangra charts for 6 weeks.
In 2003, Juggy became part of the Rishi Rich Project – a music movement set up to showcase up-and-coming artists. The critically acclaimed debut single “Dance with you (nachna tere naal)” featuring Jay Sean was released on Virgin Records in Sept 2003.
Since signing to 2Point9, Juggy has also featured on a number of commercial cross-over singles including:
• Craig David - Rise and Fall (rishi rich desi kulcha remix)
• Craig David - Spanish (rishi rich desi kulcha remix)
• Ricky Martin – Juramento (remix)
• Brittney Spears – Me against the music (rishi rich remix)
• Mary J Blige – Love at 1st sight (rishi rich desi kulcha remix)
• Lamya – black mona lisa (tigerstyle remix)
Juggy D released his 1st solo album 'Juggy D' in August 2004, and set new records, being the first artist to have a fully-fledged panjabi album in the UK album charts.
Currently Juggy D is working on his second album, as well featuring on the albums of other 2Point9 artists.
R&B
Juggy D ft Jay Sean - Meri Jaan
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1T3X7V3U6KKEQ1CNSEZK42WCCV
Juggy D - Dil Di Rani
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0TLPL9D8YGR9G06TMH7I0DZOQ2
Asian Dub Foundation
Asian Dub Foundation formed in 1993 as an outgrowth of the documentary Identical Beat, a film shot at London's Farringdon Community Music House, the site of a series of summer workshops designed to teach Asian children the essentials of music technology. In charge of the workshops were tutor Aniruddha Das and youth worker John Pandit, also a noted DJ; with one of their students, a 15-year-old Bengali rapper named Deedar Zaman, they soon formed a sound system which they called the Asian Dub Foundation. After each adopted an alias -- bassist/tabla player Das became Dr. Das, Pandit became Pandit G, and Zaman became Master D -- they gradually evolved into a working band with the 1994 addition of former Higher Intelligence Agency guitarist Steve Chandra Savale, an innovative performer known for tuning his strings to one note like a sitar, turning up the distortion unit and playing his instrument with a knife, earning him the knickname "Chandrasonic." Emerging in the midst of considerable anti-Asian violence throughout Britain, the Foundation's early demos landed them a contract with Nation Records, and they recorded their debut EP Conscious in 1994.
Channeling influences ranging from punk to ambient music to Bengali folk songs, Asian Dub Foundation quickly gained a strong fanbase not only among clubgoers but also among the anti-fascist movement, who applauded the group's vocal stand against racism. After earning a reputation as stand-out live performers, the band -- which now included dancer Bubble-E and second DJ Sun-J -- won widespread acclaim for the 1995 single "Rebel Warrior." Their first full-length effort, Facts and Fictions, followed later that same year, and in 1998 Asian Dub Foundation returned with Rafi's Revenge. Community Music appeared in mid-2000. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Hip Hop
Asian Dub Foundation - Flyover
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3SG54U73RITLV1E71KNSX5XS0Y
Rishi Rich
Rishi was born and brought up in London, learning to play classical Indian instruments as a young child. A job as a runner in a recording studio followed at the age of 11, and at just 14 Rishi hooked up with a friend and signed his first record deal under the production moniker ‘2 Kool’.
At the age of 15 Rishi Rich released his 1st single ‘Bombay Jungle” followed by the smash album “Love 2 Love” which well and truly launched him into the spotlight. He went on to produce a number of albums at regular intervals over the next few years.
While working in traditional Asian music, of which influences could be heard on his first five album releases, he was keen to further develop his skills and start producing a variety of beats and sounds. Rishi wanted to find a way to incorporate his love for R&B, hip-hop, ragga and garage music into his traditional bhangra sound. With his unique musical influences, he toured all over India with high profile artists such as Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurti playing to audiences of hundreds of thousands.
Back in the UK, Rishi worked with a number of Asian artists including Jassi Sidu, Apache Indian, Taz (Stereo Nation), Bally Jagpal, B21, Veronica, Sonu Nigham, Premi, Don Dee, Mentor, Saagar Malik, PDM and Amar. He co-produced no less than 10 Asian music albums before working on his first solo album ‘Simply Rich’, which debuted at No 1 in the Asian pop charts in October 2002 and remained in the top 5 for over six months. With ‘Simply Rich’, Rishi was able to fully showcase his creative talent for fusing urban music and bhangra. The lead single from the album, “Nahin Jeena”, featured ragga MC Don D and up-and-coming vocalist Juggy D, who was later to join the 2Point9 stable.
In the meantime, Rishi had started to work with a number of cross-over artists. He produced the Top 10 hit “Roll On” for Mis Teeq and also produced their track “This is how we do it” for the Ali G Soundtrack. In addition, he wrote and produced four tracks for the Top 10 Mis Teeq album “Eye Candy”, including the title track.
He has worked with artists as diverse as Brittney Spears, Ricky Martin, Liberty X, Craig David, Mary J Blige, Westlife, Javine and UK rappers Fallacy and Estelle.
In January 2003, Rishi Rich signed to 2Point9 management and within months formed the Rishi Rich Project, whose objective was to showcase up-and-coming talent.
Through The Project, R&B singer and rapper Jay Sean was discovered and thrown into the limelight. The critically acclaimed debut Rishi Rich Project record “Dance With You (Nachna Tere Naal)” was released by Virgin Records in September 2003 and reached number 12 in the UK charts.
Rishi also produced a track for the first ever release from the Yash Raj music label, which featured in the film 'Hum Tum', earning him global recognition, as well a new international fan base.
R&B,Hip Hop
Rishi Rich - Shake Ass
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0XOL4ZJDI6DEO10N1J9VDQSEOP
Raghav
With so many accolades it would be hard to include all here, the young Raghav began his musical training at the tender age of five, studying Indian classical music with Guru Nishi Kant Bali. By the time he was six he was performing in notable shows in Canada.
Raghav soon went on to receive offers of scholarships from many music schools across America and seized the chance to study with world-renowned vocal coach Seth Riggs in Los Angeles. Seth's other students include Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and Julio Iglesias!
Whilst in L.A, the multi-talented and tri-lingual (Hindi, French, English) Raghav established himself as a prolific songwriter by winning an award for top original song in 1998 as voted by the National Songwriters Association Of America. Raghav then came to England to study at Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and has commuted between Calgary and the UK ever since.
Raghav's unique voice and exceptional songwriting skills have caught the attention of top producers all over the world. This has led to a recent collaboration with Grammy award winning reggae duo 'Sly and Robbie' (No Doubt, Bob Marley, Simply Red, The Rolling Stones). He has also worked with producers such as 'Sunship' (Craig David) and 'Mushtaq' (Mis-teeq, Damage, Beverley Knight, Terry Hall).
R&B
Raghav - Angel Eyes
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=23O3SUYK8XFPP1WGGIW8BPA271
Raghav - Baby I'm Amazed
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32SVE1D2PSHQG0ULQCPEX1EO26
Raghav - Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2XTIAFDWP6Y1325XV9Z2R3I3GW
Raghav - Angel Eyes (Feat. Jucxi Frankey Maxx)
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2IJVANJAD4FJO0SL5XLW1U4ZQS
Ravi Shankar
As the best known Indian musician, Shankar has helped expand the traditionally closed repertoire of North Indian Classical music. Under the guidance of guru Allauddin Khan, father of Ali Akbar Khan, Shankar forged a split from the more traditional styles of the equally important playing school led by Vilayat Khan. Shankar's initial innovation was a buzzier tone and flashier playing techniques that clashed with the sitar's historically more serious, solemn tone, drawing criticism from more conservative musicians. Collaborations with Western Artists such as Yehudi Menuhin and The Beatles further opened the music's boundaries, paving the way for more experimental outings by artists including Zakir Hussain and Trilok Gurtu. Though his sound became synonymous with psychedelia in the '60s, Shankar did not enjoy the role of "trip" leader. Indeed, it takes a very clear mind and vigorous practice to reach the level of technical mastery and spiritual power that Shankar has achieved. Traditional,Instrumental
Ravi Shankar - Punjabi Folk Song
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3BNJPFYHOE4AD1ZXXGZBJR7KWF
Ravi Shankar Zakir Hussain - Tabla Sitar
http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=34KT0VO4ZOA020CI3L8R2U4Q2A
Ravi Shankar And Philip Glass - Channels And Winds
http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3JTBZVSSE77NO1286XRCO5HKH7
Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding - Feels like Rain
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1BIDYEWGCIGFR1EKDZASHVNACR
Monsoon Wedding - Rabba Rabba (feat. Sukhwinder Singh)http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3R29FCR24XSG63NJ6G29HGQDDK
Monsoon Wedding - Bally Sagoo - Aaja Nachle(1)
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=37OZ19HQSZKFI3SWRA0VO8E1H1
Bride and Prejudice
Bride and Prejudice - Lo Shaadi Aayi
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=09LC45XKXACQ12Y3ETRJRK7M46
Bride And Prejudice - Take Me To Love
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3IQM2681WUNXM3FWC9E92CBUU7
Bride And Prejudice - Rishi Rich feat. Sonu Nigam Juggy D - Balle Balle
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UM21VD0BWEY3SDJRIGIKPBWB
Bride and Prejudice - Payal Bajake (Goa Groove)
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0KZPCLSHGVNTP1T4ABQVCS4G97
Bend it like Beckham
04. B21 - Darshan
http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=301PDOC5EKBYH2PGCTSZ8MPJG0
09. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Tere Bin Nahin Lagda Dil
http://s3.youshareit.com/files/816d80d0601e4732399e55b09ded141b.html
10. Bally Sagoo - Noorie
http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3H96DL16DZ4Z83K6JJRNZPXYIG
12. Do Your Thing - Basement Jaxx
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0AIFZK2ZOYSJS0QZDMDJEO4DGH
17. Hans Raj Hans - Punjabiyan Di Shaan
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3KQ99JFGXB4681ZLS1XSIRINFP
18. Gunjan - Kinna Sohna
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2IPN14O5W9Y90138ZAXEC9FYCR
21. Bina Mistry - Hot Hot Hot
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1Y3R0MQCZVQY62N6C4ITR05B3X
22. Bally Sagoo - Hai Raba!
http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2X2TIWWHSMA7Z2MOQLCPPFXTMH
//gurinder chadha//´s 2002 european movie hit //bend it like beckham// is one of the funniest comedies about multicultural societies ever. the movie has been a huge hit especially in the uk, where a major south asian community lives and was also released across europe and gained lots of popularity.
//infernal affairs// is one one of the best chinese movies i´ve ever seen, which is also being recorgnized around the world especially in the US. the movie was a major box office hit not only in hong kong but also around the world and was released as a dvd even in several european countries and received great critiquest. it´s an cops-and-robbers thriller starring HK superstars like //tony leung chiu-wai//, who plays the role of //yan//, a police mole in the triads for the past ten years. Meanwhile, he has a mirror opposite on the other side://andy lau// is //ming//,a rising cop who's secretly a triad mole and has been feeding information to //sam//eric tsang//, a ruthless triad kingpin who //yan// currently works for. //sam's// archenemy is organized crime and triad bureau inspector //wong//anthony wong//, who's //yan//'s only link to the police force. on a routine drug bust, both sides discover the presence of a mole within their ranks, and both sides charge their respective undercover with finding the offending party. However, Ming's exact loyalties are not entirely clear, which may mean problems for both //sam and inspector //wong//.....
