Vote Now! The MOMO Awards - bringing Muslim Talent Alive.

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Nominations have been announced –

for the MOMO Awards!

 

“MOMO is the Orchestra of Harmony bringing Muslim Talent alive”

Following the outstanding success of nominations received for the MOMO Awards. MOMO proudly presents the finalist shortlisted for the MOMO 2013 Awards.

A spectacular selection of artists chosen by the public going forward to become the possible winners of the prestigious MOMO Awards 2013.

The MOMO Awards hosted by GNAAcademy, is a new global prize that will reward and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Muslims in the Music and Media industry from the UK and across the Globe, proving to be a ground-breaking global innovation which will receive recognition worldwide.

The MOMO’s will be an orchestra of talent synchronised through Music and Media, celebrating achievements and successes at an exclusive Awards ceremony

MOMO Awards’s will announce the winners at the spectacular Awards Ceremony which will take place in November 2013.  The Final ceremony will be an extravagant and esteemed event; which will prove to be the first podium to bring recognition to Muslim Music and Media Artists.

This final stage of the Awards once again calls out to the public to decide

who they would like to see win the MOMO Awards.

 

Simply click on the link below the public can decide the future of artists from the 19 categories.

To vote & for further information on MOMO Awards visit: www.momoawards.co.uk

 

Play your part in creating History, bringing Muslim talent to the forefront. Join the thousands who have voted and decide the finalists

 

 

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Chelsea Football Club and Sporting Equals UK unveils four footballing champions

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 Chelsea Football Club and Sporting Equals UK

unveils four Asian footballing champions

 

Sporting Equals a UK wide equality charity that promotes more ethnic minority people into sport were proud to support this year's ground-breaking Asian Star initiative led by the Chelsea FC Foundation. http://www.sportingequals.org.uk/

Asian Star is the first scheme of its kind undertaken by a professional club and is designed to increase Asian participation at all levels of the game. It gives the opportunity for children to compete to win a season long placement within the Chelsea FC Foundation's Football Development Centre. The Asian Star initiative also aims to help address the under-representation of the Asian community in sport, by offering opportunities for the Asian community to find out about coaching and other ways to get involved in the national game.

Nearly 400 Asian youngsters gathered at the European Champion's training ground in Cobham, Surrey. Participants competed in under 9's to under  12 age groups and were judged on a series of matches and tests specifically designed and used by the Chelsea Academy to examine speed, skill and ability.

Arun Kang, Chief Executive Officer of Sporting Equals, said
“Sporting Equals are delighted to be working with Chelsea FC Foundation and supporting Asian Star 2013. There is currently an underrepresentation of Asian faces in football and Chelsea  understand the moral, social and commercial value of growing Asian talent in the UK. Chelsea has shown their commitment to finding players from Asian backgrounds, opening up their youth programmes to the whole community to increase participation at all levels of the game. Sporting Equals work across sport to promote ethnic diversity at all levels and this project can be replicated to help other sports engage untapped markets”

             

A pre event launch was set up by Sporting Equals in Southall, London which has a large Asian community, to support young players in preparation for the main event at Cobham.  The pre event also included an inspirational talk from Sporting Equals Ambassador and successful businessman, Peter Virdee. Peter Virdee said

"Chelsea has really changed the game by opening up their training ground to give the chance for the Asian community to demonstrate their skills. I am particularly supportive of Asian Star as it not only gives the opportunity for the successful applicants to win a yearlong contract but also raises awareness and encouragement for the community to get involved in football alongside one of the biggest clubs in the world."

Paran Gill, Muhaymin Hoque, Marco Randhawa and Musa Qureshi were crowned champions in the under 12 under 11 and under 9 categories respectively, whose prizes were presented by Sporting Equals Ambassadors Peter Virdee,  and Pakistani International Kash Siddiqi and previous Asian Star winner Sam Khan who now plays at the Birmingham City academy.

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The Asian Weddding Experience 2013

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THE ASIAN WEDDING EXPERIENCE 2013

 Sunday 9^th June 2013

 

 

 

The 2013 Asian Wedding Experience will take place at the prestigious Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel in the heart of Manchester City Centre, on Sunday 9th June 2013, from 11am – 6pm.  

The Asian Wedding Experience is a wedding show with a difference. The show brings together the region’s best and trusted suppliers to provide the modern Asian couple with ideas and inspiration for their wedding day.

The show has been designed with the Bride & Groom in mind, and the challenges they face when planning A Big Fat Asian Wedding giving value for money and a unique show experience. 
Monir Ali, of AYA MEDIA, co organiser says

 “The show has been running for a around 5 years now, and we always believed in providing the Bride & Groom, with the tools to face one of their biggest challenges in their lives to date, we hand picked the suppliers, so they can turn up and get inspired.  We also believe in free entry for all visitors, free reception drinks for all visitors and free food sampling”

Juel Khan, Simplicity Events, co organisers of the event, adds

 “We always look to improve on each show we undertake, and this year is no different. New for 2013 we have introduced the Couture Lounge & the Wedding Workshops,these are new elements and exclusive to the Asian Wedding Experience, as we feel that the show visitor wants more than just to browse, they also want to be inspired by our suppliers.” 

The Wedding Workshop – allows visitors to learn from and be inspired with ideas by experts in their field from flower arranging to planning tips and beyond. There will be one master class per hour.

The Couture Lounge - is a private vintage catwalk session designed to allow our fashion designers to showcase their work with out the fuss of a catwalk, harking back to the days of the spring fashions shows in the couture rooms of Paris.

The show partners for the Manchester Show include Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel, Special Events Manager, Erin Poland said of the show.

“We are extremely proud to be working with the Asian Wedding Experience, and excited to bring the show to our hotel, so that we can showcase our new look, to the Asian Wedding Market in Manchester. Asian weddings make up a large proportion of our weddings, from the smaller intimate Nikkahs to the big Hindu ceremonies with over 400 guests”.

 

 

 

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Do you love your Desi food? - final week to nominate Scottish Curry Awards 2013

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Final week for nominations -
 

Scottish Curry Awards 2013

There is not long left until the nomination process comes to a close for the 6^th annual Scottish Curry Awards, and the competition is looking fierce as ever.

The Scottish Curry Awards 2013 will be held on Monday the 10^th of June in Glasgow at the Thistle Hotel showcasing the best that Scotland has to offer.

 
The awards which have been consecutively running since 2008 have been a sizzling success, celebrating Scotland's favourite dish and awarding those dedicated curry lovin' folks involved in all aspects of the lucrative industry.

The public are encouraged to nominate their favourite curry restaurants and takeaways to help them be recognised as the best in the country.
 

The Categories this year are:

 

Curry Lover of the Year

Team of the Year

Chef of the Year

Takeaway of the Year

Restaurant of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

Curry King or Queen 2013

Best of Glasgow

Healthy Curry Provider

Maitre D’ of the Year

Best Restaurant Design

Best Marketing Campaign

  Yasmin Mahmood event organiser said

“We have received a fantastic response to the nominations so far. However we are still encouraging the public to vote for their favourite curry houses. The Awards not only value of all those who work tirelessly to provide us with the perfect dish but also means recognising those individuals who consume it with great passion.”

 

So whether it is a passionate chef, a fantastic restaurant or an individual who simply has great love for curry, get your votes in now!

 

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Chelsea FC - Asian Star Pre-Event an overwhelming success!

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CHELSEA ASIAN STAR PRE-EVENT

HOSTED BY SPORTING EQUALS WITH AMBASSADOR PETER VIRDEE

 
More than 100 children congregated at Three Bridges Primary School in the heart of Southall at the Chelsea Asian Star pre-event hosted by Sporting Equals, to prepare young players for the ASIAN STAR 2013 that will take place at Chelsea Football Club’s Cobham training ground on MONDAY 6^TH MAY.

Chelsea Foundation coaches joined coaches from Southall Sports Trust to put kids through their paces in a series of drills, similar to those which will be used in May at the Asian Star event. Asian Star offers successful applicants the chance to win a season-long placement on Chelsea Foundation's Football Development Centre.

Sporting Equals Ambassador PETER VIRDEE said:

“It was an absolute delight to come down and watch kids from the South Asian community come out in force alongside their parents and partake in the pre-event. The kids showed great enthusiasm and I was impressed by some of the talents that I saw. Hopefully after today we will be able to drum up further support for Asian Star in May.”

Asians in Football Forum BUTCH FAZAL, also came down to the pre-event to show his support to the proactive Asian Star campaign.
Fazal added:

"It was a pleasure to attend the pre-event for Chelsea Asian Star 2013
and uplifting to not only see aspirational players but also to see
so many committed parents. There is a clear generational shift in
the attitude of South Asian parents and with their support
 I am confident the critical mass of quality players from our
community is only round the corner."

Speaking about the support of Sporting Equals for this year’s Asian Star event, Chief Executive Officer of Sporting Equals ARUN KANG commented: 'Sporting Equals are delighted to be working with Chelsea FC and supporting Asian Star 2013. Chelsea has shown their commitment to finding players from south Asian backgrounds by opening up their youth programmes to the whole community when scouting for new talent. Often young Asian talent gets missed and this is an exciting opportunity for us to address the underrepresentation of Asian faces in football.’

SIMON TAYLOR, Head of the Chelsea Foundation, added:
 "The event at Southall was a great day for everyone concerned. The kids had a fantastic time and their passion for the game was evident. There's clearly a talent within the Asian community, a talent we want to nurture by providing opportunities for Asian players to get into the game. We look forward to the main event on MONDAY 6 MAY and urge any player with a love of football to get involved."

 

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Blitz-I back with 'Girl Like That - Read about his journey!

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Blitz-I hits back with ‘Girl Like That’

After the phenomenal response from the debut single ‘Oh Meri Nina’.

2013 looks to be a huge year for Blitz-i, with the much-anticipated release of the debut album, ‘Breakout’.

His first single 'Oh Meri Nina’ brought huge interest not only nationally but also internationally, with the single reaching 8 on the iTunes world charts.  

It was quite a shock to him and the team that the single had done well especially since it was his first release, it looked like the hard work and dedication paid off. Blitz-i was greatly humbled by what he had achieved in such a short amount of time. This work ethic has seen Blitz-i and his assembled team set up the label ‘Superkick Records’. Enabling him to create a firm foundation upon which to build from. This foundation has allowed Blitz-i to continue perfecting the sound of the album ‘Breakout’. Before the album is released he put his skills back into test with a new single called ‘Girl Like That,’ which features a new talented artist known as Kami Kane. The single is available to download from iTunes.

  

"Firstly I’d like to thank everyone who supported me with the last single, especially my fans who have been instrumental in my achievements to date, I’d also like to thank all the media outlets, radio stations, TV stations, the team at ‘Superkick Records’ and everybody else that has supported me. Hopefully you guys will show the same love once again and I’ll continue bringing what I have to the scene. I thank you all gratefully and lets do this again." 

Bilitz-i

 

 Blitz-i The journey ... 

Blitz-i’s passion for music started at a very young age. During College listening to music that normal teens became accustomed too influenced him, however unlike normal college students his interest grew towards how the music comes together. Rapping and singing to songs by some of the greatest artists of that time his skills grew from a passion of listening to others into writing his own. After filling his college textbook with lyrics of his own he began searching of ways to turn this work into a body of work. At a time where social networks and digital consumption platforms weren’t as popular this process proved to be challenging. He spent 2 years looking for someone that could help get these tracks into a studio until it came to the point where his patience ran out. These aspirations seemed to be unreachable but giving up was not an option. This is when Blitz-i made a decision that enabled him to expand as an artist.

In order for him to create his music he realised that investment was needed, this lead him to sell his only prized possession, which was his car. Upon selling his car he bought a piece of music software that he thought would help him take the next step. Blitz-i’s dedication for creating music becomes apparent here, despite not having a clue on how to use this piece of software he showed no signs of giving up. He sat in his bedroom for the next 3 years learning how to use each element, without a teacher or any help. The Internet wasn’t as powerful of a tool as it is today so books were the only option. Reading and figuring out how each piece is put together to make what is called a song wasn’t easy but being brought up knowing that sacrifices have to be made in order to achieve a goal gave him motivation.

After producing 40 odd songs in the bedroom he moved onto investing into a studio, which was located in a kitchen of an industrial unit. He produced a few songs but still didn’t think it was the right time as quality was an important factor. He continued the learning process and managed to set up another studio which was now located in the basement of a grocery store. Experimenting with his style he went onto vocally training himself. By this time the evolution of digital content and social media platforms such as MySpace and YouTube were becoming great tools. Gradually he began to believe his sound was coming together along with his vocals. Blitz-i moved onto setting another studio with a business partner and this is where he planned his biggest move yet, which is the upcoming album ‘Breakout’.

After releasing his first single in 2012 the response and interest grew from both the industry and fans alike. Knowing that fans play an important role for any artist his aim was to grow that base. His first single Oh Meri Nina’ played a huge role in achieving this objective. Introducing his original style in ‘Oh Meri Nina’ without knowing what people would think was a huge chance that he took. Blitz-i set up his own label and put together a dedicated team to take his first single to the masses. This was a great achievement for Blitz-i and his team but this is just the beginning. Signing other artists under the label that have the same dreams and desires that he once had, Blitz-i aims to grow his team because he believes that teamwork is what makes the dream work. He has promised himself not to forget the struggles he has endured on his journey and for that he will always want to support others to achieve their dreams.
Blitz-i hits back with the new single ‘Girl Like That’ featuring another young artist who is making his debut, known as Kami Kane. The single is an upbeat dance song which mixes east and west in a whole different way. A unique style with Punjabi and English vocals, it’s something he believes has not been done before. He has shot the video to this song, which is available to download on iTunes.

"I can’t stress how important fans are to supporting not only me but all artists by buying the music, I hope you guys will support my new single and buy legally from iTunes so we can bring you more. Keep following as we’re working on big projects coming soon. Love to all"  Blitz-i

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The British Indian Awards 2013

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Celebrating the Inaugural British Indian Awards 2013

****Nominations are now open****

Oceanic Consulting are delighted to announce the first ever British Indian Awards presented by business advisory and accountancy firm, BDO LLP.  The prestigious event will be held on the 17^th of May at the St. Johns Hotel in Birmingham.

The Awards will be an evening of recognition, rewarding the continuing strength of the British Indian community, recognising those who thrive, evolve and capture the multicultural spirit of Great Britain.

Many people of Indian heritage have set up their own businesses, achieved a lifetime goal at a relatively young age or even made a difference to the British community.

Nominations are now open for the Awards and we are encouraging the public to vote to help these individuals, groups or businesses in gaining recognition for their success and contribution.

The British Indian Awards have partnered with the award-winning accountancy firm BDO, the largest global accountancy organisation aimed at the mid-market, operating in 138 countries and employing nearly 55,000 people worldwide.


Arbinder Chatwal, Head of India Advisory Services, BDO LLP commented:

“There aren’t enough opportunities to celebrate Indian talent at this level in the UK in such a mainstream way. This is a great way to promote the achievements of the Indian community and the British Indian Awards provide this platform better than any other. We at BDO are keen to celebrate the success of the British Asian community, and are proud to sponsor the awards.”

 

The 17 Nomination Categories Are...

Indians in the Community

Sports Achievement

Young Achiever

Best in Medical

Best in Accountancy & Finance

Best in Legal

Best in Science & Engineering

Best in Civil Service & Armed Forces

Best in Education

Best in Media

Best in Creative Industries & Technology

Business of the Year

Businessman of the Year

Businesswoman of the Year

Entrepreneur of the Year

Outstanding Achievement Award

Financial Director of the Year

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Delighted to announce we are Official Media Partners of this great event

recognising Indian Achievements!