Post by Baja on Nov 14, 2004 11:08:43 GMT
On Saturday Nov 6th, punjab2000 were invited down to a special Diwali Dinner and Dance organised by the, Multicultural Arts & Disability Association (MAA), in partnership with the, Artist Management for Asian Singers & Entertainers (AMASE).
This was held at the Country and Leisure club in Ruislip, London.
Check out my review of the event on the night on behalf of the gigteam here at punjab2000.co.uk… ;D
Arriving at the venue for about 9.20pm, and almost walking into some ones wedding reception that was on at the same time in another room
I managed to eventually find where to go…<br>
The venue itself was quite informal and set up well for such an event with around 500 people, made of youngsters out to have a good time with their friends and families alike.
The doors had opened at 7pm, so by the time I found a table, I’d already missed the starters
The atmosphere was buzzin’ full of people who were clearly in the swing of things on the dancefloor to some heavy bhangra tunes being played out by, ‘Prestige Roadshow’ who all looked like little Santa Singhs with their red t-shirts on!!…hoye hoye hoye !!
After my 1st pint of diet coke, Raghav, made a grand entrance into the hall with his sidekick Frankey Maxx. They were fantastic, especially with the few kids that managed to get through the security and whom they really took time out to acknowledge, especially those less fortunate than ourselves.
He personally thanked the organisers for inviting him and without taking to much time, got all the peeps in the place, mainly at this point consisting of excited girls between the ages of between 3-30
, dancing to his chart breaking tunes including, So Confused, Lets Work It Out, Ain’t Nobody and Can’t Get Enough.
Before departing, he performed one of his personal favourites from his debut album, ‘Storyteller’ with a track entitled ‘Teri Baton Mein’ and said that this song was especially, “about loving each other”
For all the Punjabis in the place, as always, he showed his lyrical ability by freestyling a few short lines of ‘Teri Rab Ne Banati Jori’ from the film Suhaag (Now I’m showing my age!)
After about a million photo sessions with the ‘fans’, he finally escaped bruised and battered by looking very tired as he told me he had just come from an appearance and performance in Leeds…obviously he ‘Can’t Get Enough’!
The party then re-started again with the sounds of Prestige playing out tunes past and present, rocking on the bhangra scene from Sanj (or J.Nas !), B21, and Dr Zeus….
Mentor Collective were the next act of the night who were…I’m still trying to work it out…. a young version of Metz and Trix who gave the youngsters what they were into and all the auntie-jis and uncles looking confused but bopping their desi heads to the beat….
At this point, I managed to grab a quick chat with the ‘Xtreme' dancers who are a set of youngsters from the ages of 18 upwards, that perform freestyle dance routines ranging from Bollywood to Bhangra…you can listen to them talking to me openly about what they do, the background behind it and a lot more by clicking on the following link: (to follow soon)
They are currently under the management of Chaz (AMASE) who is pushing artistes of this genre to the forefront alongside other clients on her books including the Punjabi singing sensation J.Deep (DJ Sanj – Pure Hip Hop 3) and Harvey Sahota….
During this period, J.Deep and Jas performed on stage with an abundance of desi lyrics that kept the crowd going and notching up a gear for everyone on changing the lightbulbs…!!
‘Xtreme’ dancers were the 4th act of the night who performed a Bollywood dance sequence in their own unique style which was both vibrant and enjoyable to watch…definitely some fresh faces to watch out for under Chaz’s management.
Whilst the main food was being served, Prestige Roadshow were back in force with their Santa sacks and Red xmasy costumes playing out those desi breaks and beats…<br>
Meanwhile, I grabbed the opportunity to have a chat with J.Deep who is currently also under the management of AMASE and is working on a new album coming out very soon.
From the homelands of Punjab, he is very much an artiste in line with his roots and ‘Virsa’
We spoke openly about his musical influences, his place in the UK Bhangra market and views on the future for himself both as a singer and the industry as whole. To check out the full interview, click on the following: (to follow soon)
Back in the event, a duo who call themselves the G + T boyz who performed to the crowd playing the drums and dhol over the track ’Pretty Woman’ from Kal Ho Na
Ho…interesting !!
Straight up we were treated to the new breed of the Asian, ‘So Solid Crew’ ;D….. no, not RDB, but ‘Hypnotize’. They were all introduced onto the stage one by one as if they were graduating and were quite exhilarating for the youngsters to shake their booties too whilst the elders seemed a little confused In all fairness, they are trying and seem to be aiming and doing well with the young 16 –21 year old market.
Afterabout my 5th diet coke of the night, the true culture of Punjab was displayed to us by the magnificent performance of the 'Vasda Punjab'.
They were Bhangra and Gidha dancers in full traditional costumes who showed us traditional dance routines against the twist of modern desi bhangra tunes setting the standard in the market....pure class !
Straight after the 'crew', Harvey Sahota, an artist in his own right since his move away from the 'Punjabi X' banner, performed to an energetic crowd in his own style, with the phat track entitled 'Kuri Punjaban' that reminds you of, Surjit (Harveys cousin) from The Sahotas.
He even managed to grab the attention of 3 lovely ladys to join him with some dancing on the stage.....joo naughty boy joo
Watch out things from this youngster to come in the near future....
Last but no mains least B21 – Bhota and Bally Jagpal – performed to an immensely now more than packed before dancefloor…dropping some heavy bhangra anthems from their work to date including ‘Darshan’, ‘Jawani’ and ‘Aja Sohniya’.
This was an event that was well appreciated by each and everyone with a mixture of great food and entertainment for all ages. Being a charity event made it all worthwhile which was clearly shown by the support of the artists performing…
Well done to both AMASE and MAA for hosting an event on this scale with a mixture of well known and upcoming talent from the world of UK Asian music and dance…
Check out photos from the night
Peace…<br>
Baja ;D
This was held at the Country and Leisure club in Ruislip, London.
Check out my review of the event on the night on behalf of the gigteam here at punjab2000.co.uk… ;D
Arriving at the venue for about 9.20pm, and almost walking into some ones wedding reception that was on at the same time in another room
I managed to eventually find where to go…<br>The venue itself was quite informal and set up well for such an event with around 500 people, made of youngsters out to have a good time with their friends and families alike.
The doors had opened at 7pm, so by the time I found a table, I’d already missed the starters
The atmosphere was buzzin’ full of people who were clearly in the swing of things on the dancefloor to some heavy bhangra tunes being played out by, ‘Prestige Roadshow’ who all looked like little Santa Singhs with their red t-shirts on!!…hoye hoye hoye !!
After my 1st pint of diet coke, Raghav, made a grand entrance into the hall with his sidekick Frankey Maxx. They were fantastic, especially with the few kids that managed to get through the security and whom they really took time out to acknowledge, especially those less fortunate than ourselves.
He personally thanked the organisers for inviting him and without taking to much time, got all the peeps in the place, mainly at this point consisting of excited girls between the ages of between 3-30
, dancing to his chart breaking tunes including, So Confused, Lets Work It Out, Ain’t Nobody and Can’t Get Enough.Before departing, he performed one of his personal favourites from his debut album, ‘Storyteller’ with a track entitled ‘Teri Baton Mein’ and said that this song was especially, “about loving each other”
For all the Punjabis in the place, as always, he showed his lyrical ability by freestyling a few short lines of ‘Teri Rab Ne Banati Jori’ from the film Suhaag (Now I’m showing my age!) After about a million photo sessions with the ‘fans’, he finally escaped bruised and battered by looking very tired as he told me he had just come from an appearance and performance in Leeds…obviously he ‘Can’t Get Enough’!
The party then re-started again with the sounds of Prestige playing out tunes past and present, rocking on the bhangra scene from Sanj (or J.Nas !), B21, and Dr Zeus….
Mentor Collective were the next act of the night who were…I’m still trying to work it out
…. a young version of Metz and Trix who gave the youngsters what they were into and all the auntie-jis and uncles looking confused but bopping their desi heads to the beat….At this point, I managed to grab a quick chat with the ‘Xtreme' dancers who are a set of youngsters from the ages of 18 upwards, that perform freestyle dance routines ranging from Bollywood to Bhangra…you can listen to them talking to me openly about what they do, the background behind it and a lot more by clicking on the following link: (to follow soon)
They are currently under the management of Chaz (AMASE) who is pushing artistes of this genre to the forefront alongside other clients on her books including the Punjabi singing sensation J.Deep (DJ Sanj – Pure Hip Hop 3) and Harvey Sahota….
During this period, J.Deep and Jas performed on stage with an abundance of desi lyrics that kept the crowd going and notching up a gear for everyone on changing the lightbulbs…!!
‘Xtreme’ dancers were the 4th act of the night who performed a Bollywood dance sequence in their own unique style which was both vibrant and enjoyable to watch…definitely some fresh faces to watch out for under Chaz’s management.
Whilst the main food was being served, Prestige Roadshow were back in force with their Santa sacks and Red xmasy costumes playing out those desi breaks and beats…<br>
Meanwhile, I grabbed the opportunity to have a chat with J.Deep who is currently also under the management of AMASE and is working on a new album coming out very soon.
From the homelands of Punjab, he is very much an artiste in line with his roots and ‘Virsa’
We spoke openly about his musical influences, his place in the UK Bhangra market and views on the future for himself both as a singer and the industry as whole. To check out the full interview, click on the following: (to follow soon)
Back in the event, a duo who call themselves the G + T boyz who performed to the crowd playing the drums and dhol over the track ’Pretty Woman’ from Kal Ho Na
Ho…interesting !!Straight up we were treated to the new breed of the Asian, ‘So Solid Crew’ ;D….. no, not RDB, but ‘Hypnotize’. They were all introduced onto the stage one by one as if they were graduating and were quite exhilarating for the youngsters to shake their booties too whilst the elders seemed a little confused
In all fairness, they are trying and seem to be aiming and doing well with the young 16 –21 year old market.Afterabout my 5th diet coke of the night, the true culture of Punjab was displayed to us by the magnificent performance of the 'Vasda Punjab'.
They were Bhangra and Gidha dancers in full traditional costumes who showed us traditional dance routines against the twist of modern desi bhangra tunes setting the standard in the market....pure class !
Straight after the 'crew', Harvey Sahota, an artist in his own right since his move away from the 'Punjabi X' banner, performed to an energetic crowd in his own style, with the phat track entitled 'Kuri Punjaban' that reminds you of, Surjit (Harveys cousin) from The Sahotas.
He even managed to grab the attention of 3 lovely ladys to join him with some dancing on the stage.....joo naughty boy joo
Watch out things from this youngster to come in the near future....
Last but no mains least B21 – Bhota and Bally Jagpal – performed to an immensely now more than packed before dancefloor…dropping some heavy bhangra anthems from their work to date including ‘Darshan’, ‘Jawani’ and ‘Aja Sohniya’.
This was an event that was well appreciated by each and everyone with a mixture of great food and entertainment for all ages. Being a charity event made it all worthwhile which was clearly shown by the support of the artists performing…
Well done to both AMASE and MAA for hosting an event on this scale with a mixture of well known and upcoming talent from the world of UK Asian music and dance…
Check out photos from the night
Peace…<br>
Baja ;D
