{"id":5112,"date":"2015-12-17T12:11:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T12:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/12\/17\/birmingham-bids-farewell\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T12:52:25","slug":"birmingham-bids-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/17\/birmingham-bids-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Bids Farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hundreds attended ex-Musafirs musician Saminder Sagoo\u2019s funeral<\/h3>\n

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The funeral service of radio presenter and former \u201cboy band\u201d member Saminder Sagoo was attended by hundreds of people.<\/p>\n


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Saminder, 76, who helped found one of the first Sikh temples in Birmingham, died on 5 December, having suffered from stomach cancer.<\/p>\n


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Renowned for his work as one of the first presenters on commercial Asian station Radio XL, the Small Heath temple where Saminder\u2019s funeral was held was packed with mourners, who gathered in front of an open coffin.<\/p>\n


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After leaving the temple, the presenter\u2019s horse-drawn hearse, which featured a \u201cjazz funeral band\u201d, made a stop at his former music shop to play an Elvis track.<\/p>\n


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Large crowds lined the streets to watch the former boy band member\u2019s procession.<\/p>\n


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An avid music fan, the musician\u2019s collection featured over 50,000 tracks, dating as far back as the 1930s. Radio XL said, during the three shows a week which Saminder presenter, he had been able to \u201cshowcase his wealth of musical knowledge\u201d.<\/p>\n


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A statement said: \u201cHe will be remembered for being the presenter with the husky voice, always impeccably dressed in suit and tie, and his loyalty to the station, as well as being a committed family man.<\/p>\n


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Sam Sagoo will remain an unforgettable name for Radio XL and likewise for all his friends and fans worldwide.”<\/p>\n


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His daughter Rani Godfrey Sagoo said her father\u2019s motto in life had been: \u201cFulfil your passions but live your life in harmony with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n


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His son Bally Sagoo, a music producer who has achieved recognition the world over, was inspired to pursue a career in music by his father\u2019s love for it.<\/p>\n


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Bally shared his tribute to his father via his social media account, telling his Facebook followers that his father would \u201calways be my hero and the person responsible for everything I am today but above all, he will always be the superstar in my world\u201d.<\/p>\n


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Over 800 people responded to the post, many paying tributes and sharing their memories of the presenter.<\/p>\n


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Rani described the family as being \u201ca bit overwhelmed\u201d by the response her father\u2019s death had received.<\/p>\n


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The India-born musician, who had been in \u201cthe first Asian boy band\u201d the Musafirs with whom he released a single in 1968, moved to Birmingham as a young man, following a childhood spent in Uganda.<\/p>\n


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Having worked for manufacturing firm Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) where he was a motorcycle engineer in the 1960s, he went on to running a music shop based in Coventry Road, Small Heath.<\/p>\n


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Rani said, \u201cHe sold everything from Bollywood to Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n


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