PRESS RELEASE v3
Date: 24th November 2022
Updated: 8th Jan 2023
Status: Immediate Release
Through the arts Rain Dance Colour Festival's brand new show is building awareness for better mental health and wellbeing
Raise the Roof to enhance your mental health & wellbeing at the Opera House (Est. 1912)
on the 14th January 2023.
See one of the world’s most famous songs ‘Jind Mahi’ featured in the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ performed by the “King of Bhangra” Malkit Singh MBE, along with Arjun, the pioneer of Hindi/R&B Fusion captivating fans from all over the world with his passion and talent, joined with Navin Kundra, who has been recognised as ‘The UK’s fastest rising British Asian singing sensation’ bringing his charm and charisma he is able to seamlessly create an unforgettable music experience.
Raise the Roof produced by Rain Dance Colour Festival promotes mental health and wellbeing, featuring key messages from NHS health and care leaders through our beloved artists, enticing new audiences to enjoy the magic of Bhangra, Bollywood, R&B and global fusion music through the community.
Raise the Roof to enhance your mental health & wellbeing at the Opera House (Est. 1912)
on the 14th January 2023.
See one of the world’s most famous songs ‘Jind Mahi’ featured in the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ performed by the “King of Bhangra” Malkit Singh MBE, along with Arjun, the pioneer of Hindi/R&B Fusion captivating fans from all over the world with his passion and talent, joined with Navin Kundra, who has been recognised as ‘The UK’s fastest rising British Asian singing sensation’ bringing his charm and charisma he is able to seamlessly create an unforgettable music experience.
Raise the Roof produced by Rain Dance Colour Festival promotes mental health and wellbeing, featuring key messages from NHS health and care leaders through our beloved artists, enticing new audiences to enjoy the magic of Bhangra, Bollywood, R&B and global fusion music through the community.
Malkit Singh is often credited as the legendary pioneer, who brought Punjabi folk from the fields and straight onto the world stage. His songs have featured in many films including blockbuster’s Bend it Like Beckham and Monsoon Wedding. From humble Punjabi origins, Malkit has used Bhangra music in cross-cultural experiments, earning him the highest respect amongst Bhangra aficionados. He has a global fan base which continues to grow from strength to strength every year.
Arjun, the pioneer in the Hindi/R&B Fusion genre, music videos attract millions of views, and was signed to India’s biggest record label T-Series. ‘I’ll Be Waiting,’ his first single released on the T-Series channel has racked up over 80 million views, charted at #1 in the iTunes India Chart and spent over 40 weeks in the UK (United Kingdom) BBC Asian Download Chart.
Navin Kundra is an award-winning artist well known for his three consecutive top 20 singles in the UK urban charts. With recognition for his wonderful voice and being a splendid entertainer, from King Charles III, his ability to transcend cultural, language, genre and age barriers on stage, on camera and online is next to none.
Malkit Singh is often credited as the legendary pioneer, who brought Punjabi folk from the fields and straight onto the world stage. His songs have featured in many films including blockbuster’s Bend it Like Beckham and Monsoon Wedding. From humble Punjabi origins, Malkit has used Bhangra music in cross-cultural experiments, earning him the highest respect amongst Bhangra aficionados. He has a global fan base which continues to grow from strength to strength every year.
Arjun, the pioneer in the Hindi/R&B Fusion genre, music videos attract millions of views, and was signed to India’s biggest record label T-Series. ‘I’ll Be Waiting,’ his first single released on the T-Series channel has racked up over 80 million views, charted at #1 in the iTunes India Chart and spent over 40 weeks in the UK (United Kingdom) BBC Asian Download Chart.
Navin Kundra is an award-winning artist well known for his three consecutive top 20 singles in the UK urban charts. With recognition for his wonderful voice and being a splendid entertainer, from King Charles III, his ability to transcend cultural, language, genre and age barriers on stage, on camera and online is next to none.
AJ Wavy is a British born DJ/Producer who has amassed an incredible online audience with close to 1 million followers on socials in just a year. His unique blend of Eastern cultural classics with modern contemporary western sounds has captivated viewers from all over the world. A fusion of Western R&B, Hip Hop and Indian pop smash hits has become AJ’s trademark having gained over 15 million views across TikTok and YouTube.
Saloni is an Indo-British artist with a combination of eastern and western sounds with many of her songs having an infectious beat, perfect for the dancefloor. Saloni is proud to share and popularise Telugu music which is set to uplift and inspire with many of her songs encompassing empowering lyrics and a memorable chorus making Raise the Roof a multi-generational event that you cannot miss!
Rain Dance Colour Festival through the arts is raising funds for Mental Health and Wellbeing part of proceeds will go to Manchester Mind and British Asian Trust to continue their life saving activities . So come out, support a good cause and experience an immersive concert for first time! #RDCfestival
AJ Wavy is a British born DJ/Producer who has amassed an incredible online audience with close to 1 million followers on socials in just a year. His unique blend of Eastern cultural classics with modern contemporary western sounds has captivated viewers from all over the world. A fusion of Western R&B, Hip Hop and Indian pop smash hits has become AJ’s trademark having gained over 15 million views across TikTok and YouTube.
Saloni is an Indo-British artist with a combination of eastern and western sounds with many of her songs having an infectious beat, perfect for the dancefloor. Saloni is proud to share and popularise Telugu music which is set to uplift and inspire with many of her songs encompassing empowering lyrics and a memorable chorus making Raise the Roof a multi-generational event that you cannot miss!
Rain Dance Colour Festival through the arts is raising funds for Mental Health and Wellbeing part of proceeds will go to Manchester Mind and British Asian Trust to continue their life saving activities . So come out, support a good cause and experience an immersive concert for first time! #RDCfestival
Stats and Facts:
Raise The Roof produced by Rain Dance Colour Festival is promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing
Malkit Singh MBE hit song ‘Jind Mahi’ featured in the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’
ARJUN is currently the most viewed UK Asian artist on YouTube, with over 1.1 billion views.
Navin Kundra performed for King Charles III
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Health Careers Live
Health Careers Live is an award-winning not-for-profit programme led by healthcare students, professionals, patients and advisors.
Passionate about widening participation, diversity and inclusion, we empower aspiring and current healthcare professionals from all backgrounds to discover and lead fulfilling careers in health and care.
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Health Careers Live Partner
“This year will see the national and global health community gather to support each other as well as future colleagues. With support from our partners including Health Education England, the General Medical Council, Higher Education Institutions and professional associations, we know aspiring and current healthcare professionals will be supported to discover and lead fulfilling health careers, ultimately contributing to improved patient care. Health Careers Live is excited to be supporting Rain Dance Colour Festival and is excited that the mental health and wellbeing festival is able to support the NHS system partners for their hard work and support for #NHSLive and in the run up to #NHS75.”
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"We've got loads going on you will have to be there on night to experience it, I cannot say much apart from it will be EPIC! Virtual Studio Live are delivering production and what I can say is from a visual production setup we've multi-camera setup for the LED screens to artist interview stations and audience photo booths. It's going to be a great night".
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