Bhangra star Malkit Singh in line for honour on Broad Street Walk of Stars

14/02/2012 By Leave a Comment

Bhangra legend, Malkit Singh, is in line to receive a special honour from the city of Birmingham with the addition of his own star on the Broad Street Walk of Stars making him the first Asian to receive this credit.

The 49-year-old singer has lived in the city since 1984 when he first moved to the UK and began work at a Denim factory before finding fame and a new career path as the front man of one of the longest running bhangra groups, Gold Star. Now, the city which took the talented singer to its heart is set to honour one of its brightest Asian talents by including a star on Birmingham’s own walk of fame especially for Malkit Singh.

The Gold Star singer is no stranger to receiving special honours as Malkit became the first Asian to be awarded an MBE when he was included on the Queen’s New Year’s honours list in 2008.

An official spokesperson for the Broad street Walk of Stars confirmed that they are in talks to include a star to honour Malkit Singh on the site, however the plan is yet to been finalised. If all goes according to plan, the bhangra singer could have his star on the Birmingham street by the end of the year.

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Bhangra star Malkit Singh gets the party started at Olympic Concert

01/03/2010 By Leave a Comment

Malkit played to crowd of 30,000 at a Winter Olympics show in Canada

Bhangra superstar Malkit Singh certainly got the party started this weekend when he played to a crowd of over 30,000 people at a show to celebrate the winter Olympics in Canada.

A big welcome awaited the Punjabi folksinger who was chosen to headline the event ahead of Canadian bhangra singers due to his immense international popularity. Event organiser Linda Hepner said she was aware that Malkit would be a popular choice for south Asian audiences, but was overwhelmed by the response from non-south Asians as the whole crowd got involved with the legendary singer’s fantastic performance.

Malkit took to the stage on Saturday night and much to the delight of the crowd, played some of this best loved songs. He belted out hits like Jind Mahi, and of course Tootak Tootak Tootiyan and the audience were with him all the way.

A number of other up-and-coming bhangra acts have had their chance to shine during the Winter Olympics in Canada. Singer Harbhajan Mann performed at the opening of the games to a huge audience, and home-grown talent in the form of bhangra band En Karma, who have become an established act on the Canadian bhangra scene, also had their moment of glory during the Winter Olympics.

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Bhangra music star Malkit Singh releases his 22nd album Billo Rani

03/12/2009 By 5 Comments

Malkit Singh has this week released his 22nd album entitled Billo Rani. The new record includes a track produced by renowned bhangra music producer, Rishi Rich, as well as another song by the people behind chart topping hit Aashiq, Punjabi By Nature (PBN).

Malkit Singh releases new album entitled Billo Rani

Malkit Singh releases new album entitled Billo Rani

The 12 track album will be released through the Moviebox label. Songs off the album to look out for include Mama Great and Paundah Bhangra which are both tipped to be great dance floor fillers. Another track which is gaining plenty of attention as well as increasing coverage on TV and radio programmes is Nach Billo featuring Mumzy.

Malkit Singh is recognised as one of the biggest names in bhangra and is the only Asian artist to have been awarded an MBE from the Queen, which he received back in 2008 for services to Punjabi music. Malkit was also named the best selling bhangra solo artist in the world as part of the millennium edition of the Guinness Book Of Records.

With such an illustrious history in the bhangra music business, fans will be expecting great things from the singer’s new album. Let us know what you think about Billo Rani – is Malkit still flying high, or isn’t it as good as the old stuff?

Tracklist for Billo Rani:

  1. Nach Billo (featuring Mumzy)
  2. Mama Bada Great
  3. Saari Raat Nachava
  4. Billo Rani
  5. Paundah Bhangra
  6. Dil Diyan Gallan
  7. Bhabhi Gal Sun Meri
  8. Kabaddi
  9. Has Keh
  10. Putharan Da Boota
  11. Valaiti Daru
  12. Balle o Punjabiyo
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