Label: Shaanti Play Records
Release date September 10th 2007
Catalogue No. SPR004

Tracklisting
Track 1.            The Kalyan – Disco Warrior
Track 2.            The Kalyan – Desi Warrior
Track 3.            The Kalyan – Disco Warrior House Mix
Track 4.            The Kalyan – Disco Warrior Funk Mix

The Shaanti beatmeisters come with a quadruple hit of the infectious dance floor smasher Disco Warrior from The Kaylan.   Four ways to enjoy one of this years most supported and anticipated singles due for release on Shaanti Play on 10th September.
 
The single in all it’s guises is packed full of what you would expect from the best of Asian beats in four separate journeys.  The solid bass lines the drive of the beat and the nods to the traditional with mesmerising vocal chants.  The perfect mix of cutting edge retro that should pack out any dancefloor.
 
Those responsible for the nights and bringing the single and album projects together are Shaanti duo Manga and Sharnita who have been providing their own unique brand of desi beats and urban sounds on Midlands Galaxy Radio and at their Award Winning club-night for nearly a decade now.  With unique access to the sound of the Asian underground, they have used their expertise to push the Disco Warrior single and also compile ‘Mighty Asian Beats’: a compilation packed with exclusive tracks, one off collaborations and Asian anthems.
 
This debut single from the album is an appetite wetter and snapshot of what to expect on the album.  Please let us know if you’d like to attend either the Birmingham or London Shows.  Watch the video on www.myspace.com/shaanticollective . Created by Bob Dixon who has worked for the likes of David Bowie on his previous world tour, and co-directed by Rent Boy and Flynn Productions who have worked with Massive Attack, James Blunt, A-Ha, Sam Brown, Liberty X, Ne-Yo and many more.

Digital Outlets:
Disco Warrior is available as a Digital Download on:
7 Digital - www.7digitalmedia.com
Woolworths - www.woolworths.co.uk
HMV - www.hmvdigital.co.uk
iTunes - www.itunes.co.uk
Napster - www.napstar.co.uk
OD2 - www.od2.co.uk
Sony Connect - www.sony-connect.com
Virgin - www.virgindigital.com
Wippit - www.wippit.com

To pre-order The Kalyan- Disco Warrior for digital download from Tunetribe,
 
Text KALYAN and send to 82822
 
Pre-order costs £1.50 plus standard text message cost. UK Only, unavailable to Virgin network subscribers. Texting triggers a response with a pin code. Enter this pin code at Tunetribe.com on release date to activate download to PC/Mac "

Shaanti Play Records presents...
‘Mighty Asian Beats.’

Label: Shaanti Play Records
Release date September 24th 2007
Catalogue Number: SPR003

Shaanti duo Manga and Sharnita have been providing their own unique brand of desi beats and urban sounds on Galaxy Radio and at their Award Winning club-night for nearly a decade now. With unique access to the sound of the Asian underground, they have used their expertise to compile ‘Mighty Asian Beats’: a compilation packed with exclusive tracks, one off collaborations and Asian anthems.

The album kicks things off with a track from one of the foremost names in Asian music – Panjabi MC. Having sold over a million copies of his last mainstream release (the ubiquitous ‘Mundian Te Back Ke’) PMC this time samples the vocals of Chamkila – the Punjabi vocalist, mysteriously murdered in 1988 – laying them over a grimy, hip hop beat. Next up is globally influenced band Swami, whose members have a pedigree stretching back to the early ‘90s. Having just returned from Glastonbury and with a Maida Vale session planned for later this month, ‘Electro Jugni’ looks set to be the track that propels the band to the next level.

Also bubbling under at the moment is The Kalyan’s ‘Disco Warrior’, a track that has already been picking up play on Radio 1, as well as Asian radio shows and stations across the board and is soon to be released as a single in its own right. The Specialist bring a unique blend of influences to ‘Heer Dholi’; their drum & bass background, love of underground hip hop and time as DJs melding together to create a sound set to take British Asian music to an even higher plain. Two of UK hip hop’s finest – Jehst and Foreign Beggars – drop in on ‘Black Hole Prophesies’, while ‘Original Nuttah’ UK Apache returns, this time with an ‘Arabian Nuttah Story’ for the masses.

Former Mentor Kolektiv member AC hooks up with Terra on ‘Rowdy’, drafting in former MK bandmate Des-C and Brixton’s finest - Genesis Elijah as special guests on this Desi Refix, while ‘Nosering’ highlights Sharaab’s personal fusion of vintage synths, industrial beats and Eastern instrumentation – christened ‘ethnoclash’ by the man himself. Taking time off from working with the likes of Usher, Pussycat Dolls and Chris Brown; 2AM Allstars further builds on his reputation as the DJ/ producer to keep an eye on, drafting in 2Bad and Don Terror on ‘Right Money’. MDK Cartel, meanwhile, take their musical influences from grime, hip hop and dubstep, dropping in elements of all three on ‘In Da Dance’.

Further exclusives come from Mixmag breakbeat fave Juttla and world music star Gaudi, an Italian whose pedigree runs eleven albums deep and includes work with the likes of Bob Marley, Simple Minds and Horace Andy. Finally The Kalyan throw in an exclusive ‘Desi Warrior’ remix as an album closer.

The album Mighty Asian Beats is due for release on Shaanti Play Records via Absolute Universal on 24th September 2007. 

TO BUY:
Mighty Asian Beats has been stocked in the Urban Section at HMV, or ORDER THE ALBUM ONLINE from HMV

Panjabi MC feat Chamkila – Khada Soorma
Swami – Electro Jugni
The Kalyan – Disco Warrior
The Specialist – Heer Dholi
Foreign Beggars – Black Hole Prophesies (Jehst Remix)
UK Apache – Arabian Nuttah Story
Juttla – Khala
AC & Terra feat Des-C & Genesis Elijah – Rowdy (Desi Refix)
Sharaab – Nosering
Sunit & Raxstar – Majestic
Deep – DA1
2AM Allstars feat 2Bad & Don Terror – Right Money
MDK Cartel – In Da Dance
Mo Magic – China Doll (Remix)
Nuphlo feat Satnam – 2nd Phase
Gaudi – Dub Yaar
The Kalyan – Desi Warrior

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For further information on Shaanti Play Records, Disco Warrior or Mighty Asian Beats please contact Shaanti on music@shaanti.co.uk or call +44 7968 366878 or +44 121 212 9280.