You are never going to want to dance without them ever again. En Karma, Canada’s premier live Bhangra group has released the latest video off of their self-titled album, ‘Tere Bina Ni Nachna,” featuring H-Dhami – and it is a smash!

En Karma was formed by six friends who shared a passion for Bhangra music and who connected over a need to flex their creativity.  Taking influences from reggae, R&B and rock n’ roll, but remaining fully rooted in traditional Bhangra, En Karma, made up of a dholak player, dholi, bass player, keyboardist, drummer and vocalist, have made the art of the pindh (village) accessible to global audiences.

“What sets us apart is that we are live! We play our own instruments on our tracks.  En Karma is the newest full band entity to come out in probably 15 years, and let alone having the uniqueness of being the only live act in North America. We have a vision of bringing true live Bhangra to the forefront of the stagnant Bhangra scene.”

The new video shows the boys doing what they were born to do – rocking out like Bhangra superstars. “Tere Bina Ni Nachna” has elevated the standard for Bhangra videos with fantastic cinematography and visual effects that capture the energy of Bhangra. En Karma and H-Dhami bring a modern and slick vibe and style to the track that makes traditional cool again.

The album, En Karma, which is available for pre-order now, will release on iTunes on July 30th. The album features music heavyweights: KS Makhan, H-Dhami, Battlekatt, A-Slam, Sanj Seran & Kytami (Delhi 2 Dublin), GMoney and MCJD. En Karma’s power packed album is being distributed by Moviebox in Europe and T-Series in India.

VIDEO – Tere Bina Ni Nachna‘

Musial superstar, Jay Sean, will lend his voice to support political candidates at the Indian American Leadership Initiative’s conference closing reception: “Behind The Mic: JAY SEAN and the New Era of Indian Americans in Politics”. The even will take place on July 24th at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Shedding light on his admiration for South Asian American political candidates, Jay Sean says:

“I am really excited about participating in the IALI conference this weekend. I’m proud of these pioneering South Asians being celebrated for their individual talents and gifts, and happy to lend my support.”

This year there are six Indian American candidates running for Congressional seats, the most in US history. As an icon in mainstream America with cultural ties to South Asia, Jay Sean’s initiative is an inspiring call to action to support the South Asian community’s presence in politics.

Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom have secretly wed!

Still no word on when or where they tied the knot, but in a statement released Thursday, Kerr, 31, announced that she has canceled an appearance at the Australian department store David Jones to celebrate.

“David Jones very graciously released me during this period so we could celebrate an intimate ceremony and honeymoon together,” she said. “I’m very much a part of the David Jones Family and I am very committed to my role. I am enormously grateful to David Jones to have been given this time to enjoy such a special moment in my life.”

Kerr and Bloom, 33 — who been dating for nearly three years –- announced their engagement in June. Kerr is best known to be a Victoria’s Secret model while Orlando Bloom has been working on the immensely popular movie franchise Pirates of the Caribbean.

No matter what the reason may be though of this union taking place, we think boys and gals everywhere will collectively agree when we say that we are not yet ready to let go of yet another sexy lot to the horrors (or wonders) of marriage.

‘So Much’ has been blowing up the radio waves all across Canada and is currently on the Billboard Top 40 Chart. On the first day of release, ‘So Much’ was among the most discussed, top favorited and top rated videos on YouTube for Canada and most viewed in India.

‘So Much’ is the first track off of Raghav’s Canadian debut album, The Phoenix and marks his return to the music industry after his immensely popular debut album Storyteller and sophomore release Identity. After ruling the charts of the Asian scene in the U.K., India and The Middle East, Raghav is brings his musical sound back home to Canada.

The slick and sexy video for ‘So Much’ is expected to catapult ‘So Much’ to even further success – but this video does not mark the end of surprises for the record. Fans should expect more exciting videos to be released shortly.

Raghav’s ‘So Much’:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSMbt6Uz0iA

Cruz, 36, wore a Dior Haute Couture gown designed especially for the event by John Galliano.

She and Bardem, 41, have been romantically linked since they starred in “Vicky Christina Barcelona” alongside Scarlett Johannson in 2008.

(Pakistan, 12 July 2010) Debuting on 06 June 2010, Coke Studio’s philosophy for the season aims to explore the process of creation and so far the audiences have witnessed the three steps in its execution: ‘Will’, ‘Reason’ and ‘Conception’. With Episode 04, the season hurtles towards its final stages of attainment and achievement as the process takes an existence.

‘Form’, the fourth session, will feature folk music traditions of varied flavors, local and exotic, sedate and grandiose along with a distinct pop-rock number. Tune in to witness Noori’s rendition of ‘Hor Vi Neevan Ho’, an evocative tribute to the legendary folk singer Hamid Ali Bela. Tune in to witness Noori’s rendition of ‘Hor Vi Neevan Ho’, an evocative tribute to the legendary folk singer Hamid Ali Bela. Inspired from a rare, publicly unheard recording of Bela, the rendition has for the first time Noori brothers [Ali Noor and Ali Hamza] collaborating with their mother Noor Zehra Kazim as she brings the unique music instrument sagar veena to the Coke Studio platform. In their purest rock avatar, Karavan gears up to deliver ‘Kaisay Mumkin Hai’’ where acoustics will be traded with electric guitars and backing vocalists will be accompanying the band in this version. Re-affirming their repo for bringing in the flavors of exotic lands, Zeb & Haniya maintain the strong undercurrents of folk music with ‘Nazaar Eyle’. A folk story from Turkey, the song aims to reflect the rich heritage of subcontinent, derived from disparate cultures. Spontaneity, sweetness and verve are all thrown together as Amanat Ali and Sanam Marvi pair up in the fast-paced ‘Haq Maujood’. The kalam by Sachal Sarmast is set to a tune inspired from the traditional Sindhi dhamal rhythm and will also be featuring a drum solo towards the finale by our very own drumming icon Gumby. ‘Form’ will conclude with Arif Lohar’s ‘Mirza Sahibaan’, in which the folk singer lends his signature energetic magnetism and infectious glee. Based on a true love story of the same name, Mirza Sahibaan’ is a fusion of folk with rock in its very essence — theatrical and grand.

Ever-evolving and all-embracing, be a part of this season’s Coke Studio journey with ‘Form’, airing on Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 10:00 PM on television channels, radio stations and online, across Pakistan, with three repeats for every show! In the meantime, also log on towww.cokestudio.com.pk for exclusive behind-the-scenes web blogs, a sneak peek into the collaborative world of Coke Studio and an interactive build-your-own merchandise kit.

Coke Studio 2010 Episode 04 Airing Date and Time:

‘Form’, Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM

For channel lists and show timings, log on to www.cokestudio.com.pk

Featured Artists:

Abida Parveen

Amanat Ali

Arieb Azhar

Arif Lohar

Aunty Disco Project [A.D.P]

Entity Paradigm [E.P]

Fakir Juman Shah

Karavan

Meesha Shafi

Noori

Rizwan & Muazzam

Sanam Marvi

Tina Sani

Zeb & Haniya

House Band:

Asad Ahmed – Lead and Rhythm Guitars

Babar Ali Khanna – Dholak

Jaffer Ali Zaidi – Keyboards

Javed Iqbal – Violin

Kamran ‘Mannu’ Zafar – Bass Guitar

Louis ‘Gumby’ Pinto – Drums and Percussion

Omran ‘Momo’ Shafique – Lead and Rhythm Guitars

Saba Shabbir – Backing Vocals

Sanam Saeed – Backing Vocals

Sikander Mufti – Multi Percussions

Zoe Viccaji – Backing Vocals

Zulfiq ‘Shazee’ Ahmed Khan – Multi Percussions

Guest Musicians

Baqir Abbas – Flute

Sadiq Sameer – Rubab

Ali Kazim – Vocals

Noor Zehra Kazim – Sagar Veena

Credits:

Video Services

Channel Tek

Guitar Tech

Danial Hyatt

Hair & Make-Up

Beenish Parwez

House Band Wardrobe

Ismail Farid

Styling

Eva Shafique

Charmaine Hyatt

Project Photographer

Kohi Marri

Event Photographer

Rizwan-Ul-Haq

PR

Lotus Client Management & Public Relations

Creative Agency

Soho

Media Agency

Pak Media Com

Web Team

Creative Chaos

Design & Photo Management

Rafid Nasir

Content & Script Writer

Nadia Jajja

Set Visuals

Sheryar Hyatt

House Band Coordinator

Eva Shafique

Production Coordinator

Shahrukh Hayat

Video Production Consultant

Ahmar Raza

Assistant to Video Producer

Kashif Shah

Assistant-Behind The Scenes

Kamal Khan

Video Editing

Muhammad Bilal

Assistant Audio Engineer

Bilal Iftikhar

Assistant Producer

Zohaib Kazi

Technical Manager

Mir Naseeruddin Wasif

Behind-The-Scenes (BTS) Producer

Adnan Malik

Associate Video Producer

Adnan Malik

Video Producer

Zeeshan Parwez

Producers

Umber Hyatt

Rohail Hyatt

As the Netherlands yellow-carded their way into second place, the call emanating from the world is that of ‘Viva La Espana!’ Madrid rejoices with Spain’s first ever World Cup victory; weary citizens were kept awake all last night by the fireworks and general exultation. As the match went into extra time with the score standing nil-nil, spectators and audiences at home held their breaths. Midfielder, Andres Iniestas scored with four minutes to go, at the 116^th minute, and we could all finally breathe! Spain had become World Champions! With this they became the first team since West Germany, in 1974, to hold both European and World championships. The final count showed a total of 14 yellow cards; aggressive behaviour was apparently the name of the game yesterday, with perhaps the most excessive move being Netherlands’ Nigel De Jong’s ‘kung-fu kick’ in the chest to Xabi Alonso. Fernando Torres lay on the ground with a pulled hamstring for quite a few minutes toward the end of the match, but was able to join in the celebrations afterward.

Ali Zafar is currently in India to promote ‘Tere bin Laden’. He feels that the movie will be a way of opening communication channels between India and Pakistan.

The talented actor revealed that he plays the character of a Pakistani reporter (Ali Hasan) who works for a low- budget channel named Danka TV and is assigned to cover a roosters’ crow competition. It is there that Ali finds an Osama bin Laden look-alike and then begins an action packed journey whereby Ali makes fakes videos, sells them to news channels and makes money. However in all this, the White House also gets involved which in turn twists around the story, making it all the more exciting.

Ali Zafar went for a low-budget “pro-Pakistan” movie because he feels that its concept is all that truly matters. If the trailer is any indication, this light hearted comedy is sure to boost his acting points across the Pakistani border.

Official Trailer:

Supposedly secret weddings are all the rage in Hollywood at the moment.
For starters; Grammy-winning country singer Carrie Underwood has married NHL player Mike Fisher at a resort in Georgia.

The wedding took place Saturday at the Reynolds Plantation resort in Greensboro, Ga.

Underwood, 27, rose to fame after winning the fourth season of “American Idol.” Fisher, 30, is a forward for the Ottawa Senators.

Round about the same time somewhere in Villa D’este in Como, Italy, another happy couple consisting of actress Emily blunt and “The Office’s” John Krasinski tied the knot.

The private ceremony was held outdoors with actors such as George Clooney in attendance to witness the happy couple exchange marriage vows.

Just another day at the wedding alter really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AolH9xVZb2Q