Yasmine is a Can-Indian beauty from ‘Can-eda!’ (like our parents say). She started singing at the tender age of 4, growing up with the sounds of Diana Ross, the phenomenal Stevie Wonder, Alison Krauss and soon influenced by the world beats of Nitin Sawhney. Yasmine discovered that people would listen to her sing and so she thought of taking to the next level. Aren’t we lucky! To her, music is how she expresses her emotions…whether it is love, pain, struggle or celebretion. Our guess is, she’s not struggling in love tooooo much. To get ALL of the details on this sexy South Asian musician click here for the ...  Full Story»

The Rhythm and Bhangra show is back again. You had to wait an extra week for this next instalment, but it’s worth it!!! This show is action packed, with tunes that have NEVER been heard before, from Aman Hayer, Tigerstyle and Specialist ‘N’ Tru-Skool as weel as a duo from Timbaland's new album, Shock Value. You know you can always rely on Harry and Gurps to bring you the freshest tunes, the most exclusives, some all time favourites and of course some news! Tune in now !!!  Full Story»

Masterful desi musician ‘Roc’ (Racquel Zonte) is an Indian-American guitarist, singer and songwriter that has jammed with the likes of Jeff Beck and Eddie Van Halen. A Chicago native, she moved to California in her teens and has become a phenomenal lead guitarist! She’s been referred to as the female Lenny Kravitz AND compared to Blondie, the Pretenders and Gwen Stefani. Not too many women can play lead guitar (i.e., Jimi hendrix, Eddie Van halen, U2 (Edge), but this young desi artist has accomplished all of that. She has also played all the instruments on her upcoming CD except for the drums...her sound is raw, ...  Full Story»

Funny, how things change…just a short couple of weeks ago, tongues were wagging for Antonella Barba, the tone deaf but incredibly hot ‘American Idol’ contestant who had racy pictures surface on the Internet. It’s ALL about Shyamali Malakar NOW! Get ALL of the details on the Your Shows channel!!!  Full Story»

Dj Tower returns with some more turntable treats in his sophomore offering following on from lasts weeks debut with the extremely popular Old Skool garage mix. Tune in know as he takes you into the mix spinning the very best in sexy vocal Funky House and banging electro beats!. Sit back and let Dj Tower put some serious funk into your life on the WORLD MUSIC channel  Full Story»

Weather you love him or despise him, the obsession over him is OUT OF CONTROL. Sure, he belted out the words "Ain't no mountain high enough/Ain't no valley low enough," but frankly is there any reason good enough to keep Sanjaya Malakar on "American Idol (AI)?" …..why is this 17-year-old desi with amazing hair still standing? Here are the various theories out there........  Full Story»

Falak is making waves in their homeland with their music video depicting images related to the 9/11 attacks in New York. A group of Pakistani-Canadian rockers (of course this would stir up some controversy!) came together five years ago and has done numerous gigs in Toronto’s club scene. The band comprises of guys ALL Pakistani and from ALL over the globe! Frontman Farid Khan, who has just been laid off from his HR job in Toronto and is spending time in Karachi capitalising on the buzz created by his 9/11 music video, drummer Zaed Maqbool, guitarist Siddiq Mohammad, a banker temporarily based in Dubai, bassist Shibil Siddiqi, who ...  Full Story»

Levan's back with the hottest Top 10 countdown on the dot com and as always its packed with the finest beats on the streets. Check out the show on the Urban Desi page now to get shake of those Monday blues !!!!!!  Full Story»

Let us introduce you to the new heavy hitter on the DesiHits team..step forward Dj Tower ”Click on The World Music” channel now to hear him in the mix bringing you the very best of Happy House and Old Skool Garage.  Full Story»

Let the party begin and let Desi Hits! turn you on to what’s HOT...Joi IS back!!! The mystical maestros continue with their Eastern-leaning experimentalists, their tour on the club circuits, festivals and with their philosophy - spiritual unity through music on their third album, the superbly crafted ‘Without Zero.’ Propelled by Western beats, lifted by celestial Indian voices and colored by traditional Asian and Arabic instrumentation, it's a giant step in an already groundbreaking journey! Having already blazed the trail in the mid Eighties with their DJ-led mix of brittle breakbeats and flowing Eastern grooves - a ...  Full Story»

Desi Hits! is all over the map and here to tell you about our fellow brown Indians! They have carved a niche in India and they are out to make a mark in Europe now! The Brown Indian Band is all set to wow 18 cities across that continent this year. Their European adventure comes with a rare honor for ANY band let alone an Indian band. In April 2007, when the band rocks Europe, they will be doing so as the opening act for the legendary singer Sting in a series of concerts!!! It all started at JW Marriott hotel, where the band has been playing regularly since April…after a particular performance sometime ago, a guest walked up to ...  Full Story»

Harry and Gurps are back again with another action packed "Rhythm and Bhangra" show Every show another person is getting arrested, this week it’s Busta Rhymes. What mischief has he got up to this time??? No not for dressing up like the guys above but you'll just have to tune in for the full story and an exclusive hit from his new album ‘Before Hell Freezes Over.’ The boys have dug deep and drop some classic bhangra tunes from the Safri Boys and RDB with a handful of the latest bhangra hits from Dj Vix and Tej-E. Miss it and Miss out!!!!!  Full Story»

The director of mega hit, 'Monsoon Wedding," Mira Nair chose Nitin Sawhney to compose the music for her new film 'The Namesake' to make it "a flag of Desi creative power." Click the "World Music" Channel for more on this story.  Full Story»

As we said "YOUR SHOWS" are all about YOU!!! You decide who's hot and who's not by voting on the "your Shows" channel page... just one click and you're away. Whichever gets the most votes will be featured on our main page in the featured article spot! AND IF you are feeling brave you can even be the star of the show!! Send us your show and we will air it without fail. If you think you can do a better job here is your chance to show us and your friends & family. Simply send in your show and let our users decide if you are hot!!  Full Story»