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Published: 18 December 2006

Asian Flava Top Ten December 2006

by DJ Guru

1. Maula - DJ Reme Mix (Promo)
2. Woh Lamhe - Dr Zeus Hip Hop Mix
3. Punjabi MC - Mundian to Bachke (Tocadisco Mix)
4. Aneela - Jaande (Remix)
5. Arash - Tike Tike Kardi (Remix)
6. Rahe Rahe - (Rishi Rich Mix)
7. Nitin Sawhney - Rainfall (Bugz Dirty Bruk Down Mix)
8. Fanna - (Hargun's Dirty Hooker Slap Remix)
9. Tetris - Pink Elephant
10. Sonik Gurus - Mo' Bhangra Blues (Instrumental)

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Published: 04 December 2006

Dance Attack it was ….what a night of shiny dancing happy people! Local Desi promoters “Dhols & Sitars Productions” deliberately made a limit on the number of people to come to this party and did not want to pack it up just so that their guests could have the comfort of dancing and being served the daru (liquor) they required to stomp on the dance floor. As usual the crowd was anticipating and hungry for another slammin night , Great job guys !

The party started of with DJ Raz kicking it off with some great riddims and tunes to be getting the party started and he “fo sho” grooved his way till 1:30am starting with easy chill out Desi tunes building his way into some R&B (English & Desi) then crankin it up with some hip hop and finally pumping it up with some classic remixes in time for the man of the night .

1:30am - DJ Reme took the crowd by surprise by using his new technology of mixing, using only his lap top to do the tricks of the trade. He not only made sure they got a Dance Attack, but was himself bouncing off to his live uplifting mixes.

Not did he only mix, but he also made sure the crowd was with him and pumped it up by MC’ing on the mike through out the night….totally Mumbai style! DJ Reme even went as far as putting MCG under the spot light to do a bit free styling during his set & even decided to carry on till the club closes just cause the Hong Kong Desi crowd was such a great rocking crowd! Even DJ VJ, who was suppose to play the last set was indeed happy to let him take over as its not very often you get such talent to perform live, using such technology and playing such exclusive sets, especially in the Hong Kong Desi Scene.

A blessing in disguise for these local talented DJ’s. Over all, a 10 out of 10 again to Dhols & Sitars Production. Thanks to Sunny Lakhu for sponsoring this event . Also a very special thanks to DJ REME for making it such a wonderful night of “DANCE ATTACK” .

Stay tuned for Dhols & Sitars Productions next event “FREAKS OF THE DESI SCENE” featuring a hand full of “Hong Kong Desi” DJ’s right here at “Asian Flava” on www.hkclubbing.com

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Published: 23 November 2006

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Published: 22 November 2006

If you could Jay, please attempt to describe yourself in just 5 words.

With a slight grin on his face…

J: As an artist, I have a different persona which people are more interested to get to know about.  However in my day to day to life, it’s different.  I don’t have to do things like this!  That persona still brings out my character and who I am.  So I would say I’m “fun-loving”, “easy-going”, and “ambitious”.

And a bit about your background growing up?

J: I’m born and raised in England, from an Indian family.  Even though I was brought up in Southall, which is known as the Little India of England, I used to go to a private school where it was majority non-Asians.  And because of that, I was able to interact and communicate with people who weren’t exactly like me, and I think that’s important for me working in the music industry.  My friends are from all walks of life, and that keeps me open minded.

Who or what in the music field inspired you to simply do what you do?

J: I fell in love in with Hip Hop when I was quite young, and started listening to guys like Tribe  Called Quest and NBN (Naughty by Nature), and that inspired me to write lyrics.  So when I was about 12 or 13 years old, I was writing my own lyrics.  It got me into rhyming and writing what I think. 

When you’re out of the studio and not performing all over the world, what does Jay Sean do to keep himself busy, whilst being “fun-loving”, “easy-going” and “ambitious”?

J : I love films, I’m truly a film geek. It’s definitely about the psychological thrillers for me!  I enjoy keeping fit and going to the gym.  I love my family and my friends, and try and spend as much time as I can with them.  It’s the people who you’ve grown up with who really stick with you. 

You gave us a few words describing yourself.  Can you give us 5 of your personal favourite tunes?

J : Oh.. oh!  Don’t know how I’m going to answer that! 

Okay then.  How about just 3?  (Being an Indian too, I’m sure he’ll go for the bargain!)

Alright then!  Off the top of my head, Stevie Wonder’s Ribbons in the Sky, Boyz II Men’s Water Runs and Naughty By Nature’s Hip Hop Hooray.

How would you define your musical style? 

J : It’s basically RnB and Hip Hop.  That’s the best way I can define it.  It’s all in English, rapped in English, but there is that thread of Indian / ethnic sounds.  And I think it’s that sound that gave it a chance to resonate to so many kids throughout the Middle East and Asia. 

Did you see yourself getting into this particular genre?  It is after all a new sub-culture of music which you are a key play a key role in.

J : I don’t like breaking music down to such specific genres.  My background has always been Hip Hop and RnB, and I feel like I’ve stuck with that.  The only thing Asian about it is me.  If you think on the contrary, you could then say that Eminem is white Hip Hop!  It all comes down to being part of that niche. 

Would you consider yourself as a global or niche artist?

Again, defining music too specifically doesn’t work for me.  My approach is a global one, and I write music for whoever wants to listen to it. 

About your gig in Hong Kong…

I loved it!  The gig was amazing!  It was energetic and exciting.  One of the good things was that there was no fighting!  Unlike in England, when you get a lot Asians together.  But this was nice, the crowd was great and chilled out.  I really liked it.

A few thoughts on your trip to Hong Kong…

The people here seem to be quite passive.  There’s no aggression, they’re really friendly.  The shopping’s great out here too!

Jay Sean rocked over 300 ecstatic Hong Kong fans on Diwali Day.  On behalf of everyone who came to see and support you, we welcome you back to Hong Kong any time to show us more of your love and language of music.

Interview by Arun R.