TALVIN SINGH PRESENTS TABTEK The Medicine Bar Gibb Street The Custard Factory Birmingham, West Midlands B9 4AA Price: £15.00 + bf. (In advance) more at the door Time: 9pm - 3.00am Dress: Funky! No Rockports, Hood's, Caps and Sportwear Info:Ticket Hotline: 0208 460 6000 www.shaanti.co.uk

With a jaw-dropping line up of spectacular live acts and world famous DJs it can only be one thing. Get ready to rumble as Shaanti's May's line up is confirmed. One of the UK's most innovative and exciting club nights gears up to host another monster party this bank holiday as Indian drum'n'bass, electronica trailblazer and Mercury Music Prize Award winning Talvin Singh has confirmed an exclusive date at Shaanti on Friday 28 May 2004.

Armed with electrified tabla drums, impressive credentials in Indian classical music and mastery of electronica samplers and sequencers, Shaanti presents Talvin Singh. This will be Talvin's first appearance in the Midlands for 8 years and exclusively for Shaanti he'll be presenting TabTek - a spectacular audio and visual set that incorporates live tabla & digital electronica beats. Singh will also be sharing the spotlight alongside a diverse mix of names from the Brit-Asian music scene.

Alongside Talvin Singh, Scotland's premier producers Tigerstyle will be also headlining the night. This UK beats formation has earned much respect and musically their sound is reminiscent of hardcore trip-hop and two-step garage with their unique brand of scanty rhythms and desi sounds. Fresh from their tour in the States, Tigerstyle will perform their only exclusive Birmingham date at Shaanti.

If that wasn't enough other names confirmed so far include Taz from Stereo Nation who'll be performing live alongside resident DJ's Sonny Ji, Micky Evans, Donavan Love Parm Panesar, Shaolin and Manga from Galaxy - Number One for Dance and RnB, plus more guests to be announced throughout the month.

Manga, Founder of Shaanti says, "We're relentless in our pursuit to present the finest quality of talent. We're increasing the line up this year introducing an eclectic mix of sounds as well as the baddest names from the universal underground scene. With the huge success of our 5th birthday party in February, we're positive that Shaanti will be the most 'rocking night' to be hosted this bank-holiday."

With a super-whopping combo of live music and DJ's who'll be bringing an ass kicking mishmash of Eastern Grooves, Desi Beats, Drum and Bass, Electronica and dance music, punters will be spoilt for choice by over 13 mind-blowing artists and DJs plus a exclusive digital film festival this bank holiday.

TALVIN SINGH

Talvin Singh has used his classical tabla and percussion training along with his infatuation with electronic music to develop a fresh hybrid of Indian and drum 'n' bass. Singh was constructing tabla arrangements for the likes of Björk, Massive Attack, and the Future Sound of London. In 1995, Singh founded the Anokha club where artists of the rising Asian dance movement would intertwine and battle with Singh's rhythms. In 1996 he released a compilation of the collective work of the Anokha artists entitled Talvin Singh Presents Anokha: Soundz of the Asian Underground, and Singh's debut record OK, is his first solo fusion of Eastern and Western sounds.

TIGERSTYLE

Tigerstyle are one of a handful of the old desi guards who are pushing forward a fresher and original sound. On the current scene of Desi and hip-hop music, Tigerstyle made up of brothers Raj and Pops are the reigning kings of production. This UK beats formation has earned much respect and musically their sound is reminiscent of hardcore trip-hop and two-step garage with their unique brand of scanty rhythms and desi sounds. Musically as well as image-wise, Tigerstyle don't fit the mould of the average desi producers or artists.

TAZ FROM STEREO NATION

Tarsame Singh aka Taz, the artist formerly known as Johnny Zee, a British born Asian raised in Coventry UK established himself as a recording artist in 1989. With the release of his debut album 'Hit the Deck' he stormed the UK Asian pop charts for thirty-six weeks at No.1. The album went on to become one of the biggest selling Asian fusion releases to date. His music is best described as a hybrid of traditional Asian infused with western pop sensibility, infectious melodies and dynamic dance grooves.