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Last
week I attended the UK Asian Music Awards 2008.
Amidst the chaos of a late-running programme,
wooden presenters, no-shows like Jags Klimax and
Adnan Sami (no visa probably) and z-listers giving
out the gongs....rose Heera, one of the original
bhangra bands, who won the lifetime achievement
award. More comfortable in Punjabi then English,
they brought the house down with an an off-the-cuff
song in their thank you speech....old style!
Even
though the
UK AMAs are now legendary for their foul-ups (its
part of their charm!), it was a great evening
celebrating the very real talent that exists within
the burgeoning Asian underground scene. So well
done to founder Abs Shaid for keeping the awards
going.
This
week, I've been to see 'A Prefect Ganesh' a new
play based on the 1993 novel by Pulitzer prize
nominee, Terence McNally. For all you theatre
buffs whose palette has been jaded with the masala
mix of Asian Theatre - try and catch 'A Perfect
Ganesh'.....the acting is outstanding.
Until
next time,
Lopa Patel (Editor - Redhotcurry.com)
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International
Indian Chef of The Year 2008
A Staffordshire chef, D.Vassaramo of 'Thornbury
Hall Rasoi, beat off stiff competition from seven other
expert cooks on 25 February to win the International Indian
Chef of the Year 2008 title and a £1000 prize. The
competition for both amateur and professional cooks was
founded by Tommy Miah to promote innovation in Indian
cuisine. 
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National
Vegetarian Week: 19-25 May 2008
The sixteenth National Vegetarian Week
takes place from 19-25 May 2008 and offers the ideal opportunity
to launch new products, vegetarian menus, meal deals and
to promote healthy eating. The week is an annual awareness-raising
campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the
benefits of a meat-free lifestyle.
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UK
Asian Music Awards 2008
March 6th saw the announcement of winners
of the UK Asian Music Awards 2008. With West End star
Preeya Kalidas and B4U Music VJ Salil presenting, the
stage played host to an array of celebrity guest presenters
such as Grammy nominated Daniel Bedingfield, Panjabi singer
Juggy D, UK RnB group Fundamental 03 and director Gurinder
Chadha.
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Darbar
South Asian Music Festival, 4 - 6 April 2008
The Darbar South Asian Music Festival 2008
(April 4th to 6th) includes established artists like the
multi-talented Pandit Nayan Ghosh on Tabla and Sitar,
Surbahar maestro Irshad Khan and Uday Bhawalkar representing
the ancient tradition of Dhrupad.
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'Zesty'
novel on Bhopal disaster takes Commonwealth regional award
Indian born writer Indra Sinha's novel
'Animal's People' has won the Commonwealth Writers Prize
for the best book in the Europe and Asia region. Sinha's
novel was praised by judge's chair Makarand Paranjape
for "its fiercely original, zesty style, coupled
with seriousness of theme and intent."
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Jeet
Aulakh & Swapan Bhandary Art Exhibition, 13 -19 March
2008
The M P Birla Millennium Art Gallery presents
an exhibition of paintings by Jeet Aulakh and Swapan Bhandary
from 13 - 19 March 2008. Jeet Aulakh, a Punjab-born poet
and painter paints both landscape and figurative work
while Swapan Bhandary from West Bengal deals with subjects
regarding man and woman's interaction with each other.
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IAAC
'Erasing Borders' exhibition, March 12 - 27, 2008
With Indian contemporary art at an all time high, the
Indian Diaspora artists in the U.S. have steadily gained
momentum and claimed their turf. The IAAC is gearing up
for its fifth annual exhibition entitled ‘Erasing
Borders 2008: Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of
the Diaspora’ featuring works by 40 artists, that
will tour the USA.
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'A
Perfect Ganesh': UK Tour 12 March - 13 April 2008
Phizzical Productions present ' A Prefect Ganesh' which
debuts on 12 March and tours until 13 April 2008. Written
by Terrence McNally, 'A Perfect Ganesh' is a comedy about
two suburban women who travel to India and discover the
unexpected.
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The
Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic: 16
May - 14 September 2008
iPak
- 10,000 songs, 10,000 images, 10,000 abuses
Sristhi
presents 'Playball', UK Tour 11 March - 12 April 2008
'Tongues
on Fire' celebrates 10th film festival
'Nowhere
to Belong', UK Tour 25 February - 20 June 2008
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