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Desi Central 6 (Comedy Night) @ Glee Club Birmingham on 1st April 2012
Desi Central 6 (Comedy Night) @ Glee Club Birmingham on 1st April 2012

DC6 IS ALMOST HERE!

Desi Central are set to bring you the best April Fool jokes in town with another comedy lineup ready to have you splitting your sides all night.  The show will take place at Glee Club Birmingham on Sunday 1st April.
Due to popular demand we welcome back host Patrick Monahan who had everyone hooked at th e last show with his hilarious storytelling and audience interaction. ‘Best Newcomer’ Patrick is joined by Romesh Ranganathan who is fast developing a reputation for being a consistently brilliant new act on the comedy circuit. Next on the agenda is the truth and poignancy of Jonathan Atherton who flies in from Asia especially for this show.
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HRH The Prince of Wales Salutes Impact of The British Asian Trust at Windsor Castle Dinner
HRH The Prince of Wales Salutes Impact of The British Asian Trust at Windsor Castle Dinner

HRH The Prince of Wales Salutes Impact of The British Asian Trust at Windsor Castle Dinner

Five years after HRH The Prince of Wales launched The British Asian Trust at Windsor Castle, supporters celebrated its inspiring progress at dinner there on 13 February.

HRH The Prince of Wales praised the efforts of donors, partners and celebrities for their role in helping the Trust to transform the lives of more than 350,000 poor people across South Asia through education, health and livelihood initiatives.

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Ash King Wins Stardust Bollywood Award – MUMBAI
Ash King Wins Stardust Bollywood Award – MUMBAI

ASH KING WINS STARDUST BOLLYWOOD AWARD!

British Asian singer, songwriter, Ash King was awarded a prestigious Bollywood prize in Mumbai tonight (10th February) at the annual Stardust Awards. King won the “Best New Male Singing Sensation” Award at the star studded event. The evening saw him rubbing shoulders with some of the world’s biggest Indian film stars including the legendary Rekha, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu plus many more. Ash beat off tough competition from the likes of Ali Zafar, Kamal Khan and Shahid Mallya, all of whom featured in the same category.

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Japan ‘Runs Like Hell’ for Tara Priya!
Japan ‘Runs Like Hell’ for Tara Priya!

Japan ‘Runs Like Hell’ for Tara Priya!

Tara Priya continues her quest for global domination as her new single ‘Run Like Hell’ rockets through the iTunes R&B charts in Japan going straight in at No 22 and now sitting pretty at the No 6 position within just three days of a special iTunes pre-release. No mean feat as she overtakes Chris Brown, Usher, LMFAO, Ne-Yo and Keri Hilson!

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LEBARA MOBILE UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS LAUNCHES TALENT SEARCH FOR ACT TO PERFORM AT 10THANNIVERSARY EVENT
LEBARA MOBILE UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS LAUNCHES TALENT SEARCH FOR ACT TO PERFORM AT 10THANNIVERSARY EVENT

LEBARA MOBILE UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS LAUNCHES TALENT SEARCH

Lebara Mobile UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMA) are launching a new talent search to find an unsigned act to perform live at this year’s 10th anniversary event.One lucky winner, chosen by the UK AMA Unsigned judging panel, will win the once in a lifetime prize of performing in front of thousands of Asian music fans at Wembley Arena. The event will now take place on Thursday 25th October 2012 to allow this incredible competition to happen.

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Lycamobile Brand Ambassador and Cricket Legend Farokh Engineer Sees Skills Training Score Against Poverty in Chennai Slums
Lycamobile Brand Ambassador and Cricket Legend Farokh Engineer Sees Skills Training Score Against Poverty in Chennai Slums

Lycamobile Brand Ambassador and Cricket Legend Farokh Engineer Sees Skills Training Score Against Poverty in Chennai Slums

Legendary cricket batsman and wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer saw first-hand how young people in the slums of Chennai, India are transforming their lives through skills training sponsored by Lycamobile, the largest global provider of international mobile calls.

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A. Kahn Design introduces the red Evoque
A. Kahn Design introduces the red Evoque

Afzal Kahn received much acclaim for fashioning his firstRange Rover Evoque in December.And the latest edition of the Kahn Evoque does not disappoint.

With over 90 percent of Evoque buyers are set to be ‘newcomers’ to the product, and younger, more urban and a great deal more female than traditional customers – hence this vehicle has already been snapped up by glamour model Katie Price’s protégé – Amy Willerton.

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Fusion Awards 2012 Call for Nominations
Fusion Awards 2012 Call for Nominations

The North West’s biggest community awards event will take place in May this year.

From those working in a voluntary capacity and charities to those reaching new heights in their chosen career, the Fusion Awards wants to reward their endeavours.
The event aims to improve community relations by providing a platform to celebrate the positive contribution made by individuals and organizations in the community.They are open to all regardless of culture, background or religion, and are sponsored by Asian Image.

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Its FREE! Get your content onto www.blowupbhangra.com now!
Its FREE! Get your content onto www.blowupbhangra.com now!

Its FREE! Get your content onto www.blowupbhangra.com now!

Update launching soon!

We are almost at the finishing point so to speak as we have built the site and are currently testing and tweaking some of the features. I would like to thank all the contributors to this project and as we are about to go live! BlowUpBhangra.com will serve a diverse audience it is aimed at the 16-34 age category and its focus is to encourage and collaborate with emerging and existing artists. We are offering this platform, with no fees, no charges and we expect it to remain that way indefinitely.

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