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Desi Hits South Side, Galatta, Anokhi Magazine

August 19, 2010by Ashanti OMkar 2 Comments

What a beautifully blessed few months it’s been – I’m trying to update things as they come, mainly to share where my work is features, as it is a common […]

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Celebrating my musical home, @bbcsounds today on floor 8 of #newbroadcastinghouse #london with many members of the team who reflected an amazing year gone by. Kudos @bbcasiannetwork @bbc1xtra @bbcradio1 ๐Ÿ“ป๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽง #ootd
Just a part of #everydaylife โค๏ธ at the @bbcsounds @bbcasiannetwork studios ๐ŸŽถ Great to meet the wonderful @coldplay frontman #ChrisMartin who is a really nice bloke! Loving #sunrise ๐ŸŒ„ & #sunset ๐ŸŒ… the two halves of their beautiful new double album, the band's 8th, each of which has been number 1 in the UK! ๐Ÿ“€๐ŸŽง #coldplay #band #uk . . ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ“ฒ @middlemanuk
Some cracking guests on my @bbcasiannetwork #radioshow on @bbcsounds in the UK & #linkinbio abroad ๐Ÿ“ป๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽง Thanks @musicsanthosh ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ @banitasandhu @s_mithushan @midenaike @jeroneb_pillai ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง @rianjalimusic @kalysay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ for coming to our state of the art #London studios at New Broadcasting House @regentstreetw1 @oxfordstreetw1 & sharing your tremendous talent and stories. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ #moretocome #lovewhatyoudo #dowhatyoulove #music #film #puretalent
The last decade has allowed me to explore my biggest passions of #music ๐ŸŽถ #film ๐ŸŽฌ #food ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ #travel ๐Ÿš despite also being incredibly tough, due to my battle with #endometriosis & 2 tough surgeries. Looking back at 2009 and 2019 & @bennydayalofficial who I've been #blessed to have musical & foodie chats with, then and now. ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ“ฒ @akinaworan #London @taj51bg #Chennai @itcgrandchola โค๏ธ
A cute band of musical baby #Ganeshas ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ๐Ÿ› #sundayspirituality #spiritualsunday #blessings #removerofobstacles #Ganesha #musicalganesha #BalGanesh
Bathed in #lights at @theyardscoventgarden @coventgardenldn after watching the brilliant @abeautifuldaymovie ๐ŸŽฌ starring @tomhanks yesterday evening. ๐ŸŒƒ๐Ÿ’ก #londonislit #christmasisnear #awardsseason #filmsgalore #lovewhatyoudo #dowhatyoulove #selfie @huaweimobileuk
Pure talent in my @bbcasiannetwork studio. #NewYork #songstress @rianjalimusic who often collaborates with @arrahman - gives us a glimpse of her superlative vocal talent with an original song of hers, and is on my #radioshow this Sunday on the @bbcsounds app ๐ŸŽถ or via this #linkinbio to share her story with @kalysay & of getting discovered by #ARR & moving on the spur, to #Chennai & moving back to her home in the USA to make more #music ๐Ÿ“ป #noautotune #puretalent #musicmoments ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ฒ @middlemanuk
A major #throwbackthursday #memory to #Maiduguri #Nigeria #Africa where I grew up in my formative years. My Mum always ran nursery schools, & I'd gone with Dad to fetch her after school, in this lovely image that Dad clicked, with her Co Teacher & some of the cute kids. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ #nostalgia #fondmemories #throwback #spotme #minime
Very excited to discover the #newopening @paradisesoho which brings some really popping #SriLankan flavours to #Piccadilly #London ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฏ Totally loved my light and crispy curry leaf #appam aka #hopper with #polsambol & my #mocktail that blends coconut water laced gently with banana and papaya. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿน The decor & ethos behind it is what Dom Fernando the owner terms as tropical brutalism, from Sri Lanka to Soho. โค๏ธ
Time for #quidditch ๐Ÿ˜† A little @harrypotterfilm moment from a recent visit to @warnerbrosuk โค๏ธ #harrypotter #books #films #broomstick #firebolt โšก #unseen2019 #images
This is the real deal ๐Ÿ’ฏ Recent @unibirmingham graduates @s_mithushan & @midenaike are masters at fusing #rhythm ๐Ÿฅ Hear about their journey via @bbcsounds or via my #linkinbio on my @bbcasiannetwork #radioshow ๐Ÿ“ป๐ŸŽถ A #video glimpse here, shot by @middlemanuk ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ฒ #BritishTamil #BritishNigerian #puretalent
Ti's the season, as they say... Love this unique #Santa #Ganesha by @karthik12 ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽ„ #mondaymotivation #christmasiscoming #illustration #digitalart
Happy #birthday to the legend that is #sivamani @asivamanidrums_official ๐ŸŽ‚โค๏ธwith a #flashback photo to 2 decades ago in #knightsbridge #london - on the day he took me to meet the icon, @arrahman who was working with @bharatbala on the #ekamsatyam @michaeljackson project, at the time. I'm often asked to share the story behind this day, & it involved #food ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ #film ๐ŸŽฌ #music ๐ŸŽถ - my passions, and happened while I was working for @oracle ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป - long before my transition to media. #blackandwhite
A #video glimpse of the talented @shrutzhaasan who gave a beautiful & emotional set at @640east tonight, as the cover girl of @beastmag_london with her band, @tinakeyboards & @zosia_music ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽป This song includes some #Tamil lyrics, & has a powerful impact on the audience. Her #London tour continues with ticketed ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ gigs. Visit her #linkinbio for more! #londonlife #musicalmoments
A little #backstage #greenroom impromptu #noautotune #Carnatic #music ๐ŸŽถ jam after yesterday's amazing @dhruvarts #LIAF concert at @kingsplacelondon with the #carnaticabrothers singing, & #rrprathap @prathapramachandra.r doing his masterful #konnakol #vocalbeats ๐ŸŽง #soundon ๐Ÿ”Š #puretalent . . Catch the cousin brothers giving a lecture demonstration this Saturday in #Redbridge . . Visit www.liaf.co.uk for more on this uniquely curated festival, celebrating edition 8 this year, especially as there is a lot of British Asian homegrown talent being showcased too. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป
A #redroom moment with the talented #musician & #actress @shrutzhaasan ahead of her #london gigs, with her fabulous all girl band. Her #tour begins today, at @thetroubadour ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ–ค Check her #linkinbio for ticketing links. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป #shrutihaasan #shrutzinlondon
Inspired by @deepthigovindarajan - some #blackandwhite โšซโšช images like this one from @loveliff where the excellent #Rhooba #film #actor #Shobashakthi came to #London for the festival ๐ŸŽฌ This #Jaffna born actor has enthralled audiences in films like #Dheepan ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท where he showcased his #Tamil #refugee roots so aptly as the titular character, directed by the legend, #jacquesaudiard - it won the #palmedor at @festivaldecannes in 2015. The film made just short of $5 Million in the worldwide box office!
All aboard the @louboutinworld #๐Ÿ‘  express at @claridgeshotel with their 2019 #ChristmasTree #๐ŸŽ„ & #festive #train โค๏ธ๐Ÿš‚ created by the legend himself. Wonderful to experience this with 2 of my favourite diaspora #Carnatic #classical musicians, #London based @the_flute_guy & #Toronto based @saibruntha_s ๐ŸŽถ
Some #mondaymotivation - to remind me of how #music elevates me. This was a decade ago with the brilliant #British #Iranian musician @samiyusuf in #Fez #Morocco at the #sacredmusic #festival - he recently released the blissful song #lightuponlight ๐ŸŽถ with @arrahman ๐Ÿ“ท @akinaworan #mondaymemories #musicmoments #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo
Catch the fabulous @musicsanthosh on my @bbcasiannetwork @bbcsounds radio show from 9pm UK time #tonight ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ The show will be available to listen to, for the next 4 weeks. ๐Ÿ“ป๐ŸŽถ #linkinbio ๐ŸŽผ #endi #ennakuloruvan #noautotune #musicmoments ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ฒ @middlemanuk #video

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