BOLLYWOOD
VJ TO CO-HOST UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008
(6 March 2008)
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 UKs 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
BEST
ACT
DCS
H Dhami
M.I.A
Silinder Pardesi
Sukshinder Shinda |
BEST
UNDERGROUND ACT
Fusing Naked Beats - DJ Asif
Joi
Shaanti Collective
Swami |
| |
|
BEST
FEMALE ACT
Alyssia
Gunjan
Hardkaur
Karen David
M.I.A
Rouge |
BEST
VIDEO
D-Boy - Nach Ke (Bhangra Bounce) Jay Sean - Ride
it
Sukshinder Shinda - Wanga
Surinder Rattan - Akh Largai
Silinder Pardesi - Hey Soniye |
| |
|
BEST
ALBUM
Jags Klimax - The Album
DCS - Desi Culture Shock
Sukshinder Shinda - Living The Dream
Surinder Rattan - The Lick 2
Swami - Equalize |
BEST
INTERNATIONAL ACT
Adnan Sami
Ali Zafar
Atif Aslam
Lehmber Hussainpuri
Outlandish |
| |
|
BEST
CLUB DJ
Cameo
Kayper
Jags klimax
Hanif
Vix |
BEST
PRODUCER
Jags Klimax
Rishi Rich
Sukshinder Shinda
Swami
Tigerstyle |
| |
|
BEST
NEWCOMER
Blitz Krieg
H Dhami
Imran Khan
Karen David
The Kalyan |
BEST
RADIO SHOW
Adil Ray - BBC Asian Network
Ameet Chana - BBC Asian Network
Neev - Kiss FM
Punjabi Hit Squad - BBC 1xtra
Suzi Mann - Sunrise Radio |
| |
|
BEST
URBAN ACT
Blitz Krieg
Hardkaur
Jay Sean
M.I.A
Sona Family |
BEST
WEBSITE
Desidesi.com
Desihits.com
Dholaholic.com
Nachnach.com
Simplybhangra.com |
UK
ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008 NOMINEES & LAUNCH PARTY PICS
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.
|