Also this is just a textual slap to Sunny who always says he listens to my show when we meet but who obviously hasn’s since last august!!! (grrrrrr)

Also check the Asian Network site for her performance on last weeks BBC2 programme Desi DNA & The Asian Network….x

BTW – in 1987 me and my friend in Hounslow came up with a theory that a higher than average percentage of Asian’s liked Prince compared to other Racial Groups. Doyaknowwhadimean?

Am kind of stressed and getting very emotional because I am saying goodbye to people, and for some reason, it’s harder this time around than when I was leaving for Italy. I think because mentally, Nepal feels further away from the US.

Smooches, people. Thanks for the wishes!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_mRktR-68

When do you fly out to Nepal? Or are you there already?

Here we go.

I ‘need’ Preview. I bloody love it. It is the thing that stops me from being an obvious stupid asshole on here.

Oh noes, you say. I always knew that anyway!

But the point was that I could disguise it better!

OK, who noticed the difference?

It is also what keeps us that like to use HTML, accurate.

I have absolutely hated using HTML when it didn’t work.

So, whoever sorted it, I love you, in a friendly, but not too friendly, sort of a way.

Or if there’s an affordable* hotel near the airport? Again, I’ve come across pricey ones…

*By “affordable,” I mean something around $20 or $30. I know, I know, you can stop laughing now. It’s probably impossible to get a sleeping facility for that price in Hong Kong…

Popular demand wins, I guess.

“Desi – that’s one of the stupidest videos I’ve seen in a long time. Anyone who makes a video like that with random girls girls standing around a jeep to make it look cool needs to be shot.”

You’re just jealous!!

I love the sitar, specially when its mixed with western music. I know classical music (European and Indian) is not everyone’s cup of tea, but you will find this fusion nothing short of amazing.

Videos here.

Personally I love the first track more. The second song is also very good albeit in a more traditional style.

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This singer & vid has been doing the rounds recently — Alyssia feat. Punjabi Hit Squad. I think they’re all Brits.

Video here.

Her voice sounds really familiar, I’m sure she’s sung on other Hindi or (especially) Punjabi tracks during the last year or two. Nice soft voice anyway, easy on the ears, and the video’s done well too in a polished, bling fab-life kinda way.

I don’t know if anyone else has posted this before but given some PP regulars’ Prince fixations I thought it’d be funny to post it here:

Heh. You’re right Anas, that is pretty funny. Someone’s doing a pretty good impression of him (incidentally his “normal” speaking voice isn’t like that, but he does occasionally speak in that manner in some of his songs).

I wouldn’t be surprised if that was actually the real Prince; people who are really familiar with his songs and have seen him play live will be aware that he has a good sense of humour and this is exactly the kind of wacky thing he would do.

Thanks for that anyway Anas, great stuff.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/69e48beb35

BTW, Sunny are you ever bringing back the preview function?

And a modern reworking of it complete with bud-bud accent.