Jay Sean - Eyes On You - Online Video

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Eyes On You - Out 21st June

Check out the Punjab2000 Exclusive Video of
Jay Seans - Eyes on You

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Catch Jay Sean interview on CD:UK this Sat at 11.30 & next Sat 26th for Eyes On You performance with the Rishi Rich Project!
See "Eyes On You" video on The Box Selection #599

Available on:

CD1: 1. Radio Mix / 2. Me Against Myself
Enhanced CD: 1. Radio Mix / 2. Video Edit / 3. Rishi's Rich Club Mix / 4. Drew's Soul Mix / 5. Dance With You (Laxman Remix) / Includes Eyes On You CD Rom Video
12": A1. Rishi's Rich Club Mix / A2. Radio Mix / B1. Rishi Rich Bouncement Remix / B2. Me Against Myself

To get the official EYES ON YOU ringtones, text JSEAN 10380 MAKE MODEL to 80880 (eg. If you have a Nokia 3510, text JSEAN 10380 NOKIA 3510).
N.B. Mono (Chorus) Poly (Intro). Cost £3.00. Sent text/GPRS downloads are charged at your normal operator rate. Customer care line: 0870 240 0263 See www.jaysean.com for detailed Terms & Conditions

Select the video on Channel U Selection # 860, B4U Selection #326, Zee Music Selection # 209 or vote for it in the Base Chart at www.mtvbase.co.uk

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See Jay Sean & The Rishi Rich Project with their live band at 2 exclusive gigs:

Monday 21st June - ULU, Malet Street, London
Tickets: £8. Available from www.jaysean.com / www.aloud.com / Kiss 100 - 0870 998 8888 / ULU - 020 7664 2000
Doors: 7.30pm
14 yrs and over

Tuesday 22nd June - The Glee Club, Hurst Street, Birmingham
Tickets: £8. Available from www.jaysean.com / www.glee.co.uk / The Glee Club - 0870 241 5093
Doors: 7.30pm
Over 18's only

In Association with Kiss 100 Punjab2000 and BBC Asian Network

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Jay Sean feat. Rishi Rich Project at Six with ‘Eyes On You’. on UK top 40

www.nme.com/news/108973.htm

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More reports on chart progress for Jay Sean
www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/music/484

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/chartnews/040628_chart.shtml

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Bhangra, baby boomers and bridging the gap

By Arvind Salwan


THE Sixties were a period of cultural upheaval in Britain and just as the baby boomer generation look back on the decade through rose-tinted glasses so do many of Scotland’s ageing generation of Asians who emigrated to Scotland at that time. It’s just that the hues of rose are a little different.

My parents’ generation chose to bypass the parties and free love but, 40 years on, Asian culture is woven into Scottish society as deftly as a Paisley pattern on a pair of flares. They were bold in taking the big step to emigrate to Scotland - which many genuinely believed was a land of opportunity. What they did not foresee was that this would be the start of a chapter that would conclude with a dilution of their culture; something which only now older Asians have begun to accept.

Researching my radio series, Life Begins at 40, this was just one of the conundrums that intrigued me about this generation of Asians, or Asian Scots, who came to Scotland in the Fifties and Sixties. My parents came here in 1963 and, although I know what is important to them, I don’t know why these things are important. In fact, I don’t actually know much about them or this ‘lost generation’ they represent - a first generation of migrants that is now ageing and, like any other group at this stage in life, starting to reflect on their life in Scotland.

Looking back, it is striking how much the cultural landscape has changed. I cannot believe that in their younger days, they actually laughed at programmes such as The Black and White Minstrel Show, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, On the Buses, and Til Death Do Us Part. What’s ironic is that they were laughing at the comedy, not realising that it was often at their expense. It seems absurd to think that these programmes were prime-time viewing at the same time that there was a proactive drive to attract economic migrants to Britain.

Yet speaking to Asian Scots of my parents’ age, it became apparent to me just how pivotal this humble generation has been in subtly shaping Scotland and its cultural map. The kaleidoscope of influences encompass cuisine, fashion, music, events, politics and the business and health sectors. Imagine life without Indian food, or silk, cotton, or, historically, jute. Imagine this week’s Top 10 music charts without Rishi Rich and Jay Sean, and other acts such as Norah Jones (daughter of the renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar), Cornershop and the influences of Bhangra and Bollywood on mainstream music. This summer’s runaway blockbuster promises to be the Bride and Prejudice - a contemporary story about mixed relationships - and I reckon the rebellious Austin would have approved of this fusion in today’s society.

Arts and culture have always helped break down and transcend barriers. As far back as 1976, The Scottish Academy of Asian Arts, previously the Asian Artistes Association, was set up to widen appreciation of Asian culture and build bridges between migrant and host communities. Try imagining Scotland without the Glasgow Mela or the Edinburgh Mela, Scotland’s equivalents to the Notting Hill Carnival. There is now even an Executive campaign, entitled One Scotland Many Cultures, celebrating multi-cultural Scotland.

During the course of researching Life Begins at 40, I was pleasantly surprised at the diversity of ways in which Asian and Scottish culture had fused. From curryoke restaurants that mix curry and karaokes to a registered Sikh tartan that uses colours sacred to Sikhs, it seems there is no end to the potential for cultures and traditions to mix.

While making this series, I originally thought we could contemporise the issue by linking to the experience of asylum seekers in Scotland today. I quickly realised that the experiences of these new Scots was in many ways different from those of Asian Scots.

However, one thing is certain, just as the integration of this Asian generation was driven by a two-way cultural exchange, I can already see that these new Scots are forging their own links with a vibrant multi-cultural Scotland.

It’s the responsibility of my generation to keep this spirit of cross-cultural fertilisation alive, not for the sake of Asian Scots but for the benefit of a truly multi-cultural Scotland. We heard recently that Scotland’s people are their biggest asset. Ours is a true, living and authentic multi-culture; one that much of the emergent international community can - and want to - learn from.

Life Begins at 40, BBC Radio Scotland, 5.05pm, July 11 and 18, repeated, 7.30pm on July 15 and 22

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