Nightlife
Asian Music Awards
1xtra showcase
With West End star Preeya Kalidas If you didn’t have a ticket to 1xtras
and B4U Music VJ Salil presenting, inaugural urban music event then
the stage played host to an array you truly missed out. An audience of
of celebrity guest presenters such 5000 packed into the Ricoh Arena
as Panjabi singer Juggy D, direc- in Coventry to be entertained by
tor Gurinder Chadha, UK rnb group the likes of Estelle, Wiley, Sean, JD,
Fundamental, Syed Ahmed and Craig David, Lupe Fiasco and Kelly
Ghazal from The Apprentice and Rowland. Rising star Taio Cruz had
Grand Prix driver Adam Khan. the ladies going wild as he opened
Many of the top Asian hit-makers the show and all-dancing and sing-
and Bollywood producers enter- ing sensation Chris Brown put on
tained the audience and Trickbaby an exhilarating performance for his
and Rishi Rich closed the show. 20 minute set. But it was headliner
Akon who wrapped up the show
with a bang. Performing all his hits
and joined by a lively hype-man,
Sway and Jamaican newcomer Tami
Chynn.
Photography by RaeQkwon and Saira Swan
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