Asian TV Channel B4U Music has teamed up with the UK Asian Music Awards for this year's ceremony to be held at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 6th March 2008. B4U Music VJ Salil Acharya will be flying in from Mumbai for the show that will be hosted by 'Bombay Dreams' star Preeya Kalidas. The organisers promise performances by some of the UK’s finest Asian musical talent and international artists including North American hip hop artists Blitzkrieg, Roachkilla and Kidd Skilly with Surinder Rattan, D-Boy featuring Swiss and V Dubl E, Dutch singer Imran Khan and RnB sensation Jay Sean.

Other performers include singer-songwriter Karen David, Punjabi singer Lehmber Hussainpuri, Punjabi Hit Squad featuring Alyssia, girl group Serese, the Shaanti Collective with The Kalyan, Sona Family, Bollywood producers Trickbaby and Rishi Rich will be closing the show with a special performance with Veronica, Mumzy and H Dhami.

NOMINEES - UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008

UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008 NOMINEES & LAUNCH PARTY PICS

	UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008 NOMINEES & LAUNCH PARTY
	Click for larger image Alyssia	Click for larger image Karen David
	Click for larger image H Dhami	Click for larger image Rishi Rich
	Click for larger image Jay Sean	Click for larger image Imran Khan
	Click for larger image Blitzkrieg	Click for larger image Lehmber
	Click for larger image L-R: Metz, Silinder, Rishi Rich & Trix	Click for larger image Manga & Sharnita of Shaanti
	Click for larger image Actor Kulvinder Ghir	Click for larger image Sonnarele
	Click for larger image Trickbaby	Click for larger image L-R: Rishi Rich with H Dhami

ABOUT THE UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS

The UK AMAs concept was started six years ago by Abs Shaid, CEO and founder of the UK Asian Music Awards in the form of 'The Asian DJ and Music Awards' which were held at the Aquarium nightclub in London in 2002. This proved a massive success on the UK Asian scene and quickly grew in size and recognition on the underground Asian market to become the UK Asian Music Awards.

Visit www.theukama.com to vote.

ABOUT PREEYA KALIDAS

Preeya Kalidas is a British actress and musical theatre performer. Priya has starred in a number of films and television shows; including 'East is East', 'The Bill', 'My Family', 'Bodies' and 'Casualty'. In 2002, she appeared as Monica in Gurinder Chadha's film 'Bend It Like Beckham' before being cast in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced Bollywood-style musical written by Indian movie composer A.R. Rahman, Meera Syal and Don Black, 'Bombay Dreams', in which she played the female lead. Currently, Priya is the female lead in a West End revival of Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.

ABOUT SALIL ACHARYA

Salil Acharya is an Indian film and TV actor, model and is also a VJ on B4U music. Salil has starred in a number Indian soaps including 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' and 'Yeh Meri Life Hai' He made his Bollywood film debut in the 2007 film 'Awarapan'. Salil host Just Request, Star Stop, First Cut and B4U Special on B4U Music.

To book tickets for the UK Asian Music Awards 2008 visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk or call the ticket hotline on 0871 663 2500.