{"id":26656,"date":"2018-05-25T18:13:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=26656"},"modified":"2018-05-25T18:18:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:18:13","slug":"communities-united-smash-hit-national-bhangra-festival-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/25\/communities-united-smash-hit-national-bhangra-festival-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMUNITIES UNITED @ SMASH HIT NATIONAL BHANGRA FESTIVAL 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">We congratulate the Culture Unite team for having organised another smash hit event on Saturday 12th May 2018 at the luxurious Regency Banqueting Suite, 265 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 9NA.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The National Bhangra Festival 2018 was filled with Live Performances, Dinner, Dance, Exhibition and Punjabi Song Contest final. There was an amazing atmosphere at the sell out event, with attendance that included members of the Bhangra industry fraternity, VIP&#8217;s, Dignitaries and general public from a diverse range of communities within the UK.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">This entertainment extravaganza was superbly hosted by; Mohanjit Basra, Apna Bhajan Jagpal, Boy Chana and Chandni Kahn.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">There were breathtaking memorable performances by;\u00a0Balwinder Bhatti, Desi Divas, Dhamak Punjabna Di, Happy Rattan, Haripa Dancers, Jassi Premi, Jennifer Franklin Lall, Jin &amp; Seetal, Kadam Verma, RK Ramme, Shin Cobra, Shubhra Bhambra, The Live Crew Band, The Live Experience Band, Usman Farooqi, Vakhri Tohr<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Super talented Preeti Sharma was crowned winner of Punjabi Song Contest 2018, but it was a tough decision for the judges after great performances by all contestants which included; Balwinder Singh, Gurdeep Kainth, Khushi Kaur, Nasir Sahi, Nav Sur. The panel of esteemed judges were Balbir Bhujhangy,\u00a0Jagdeep Rainu,\u00a0Jassi Premi, Jazz Tuli, Mick St. Clair.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-11-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" 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