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For our third and final installment of hot radio show highlights, we present to you the team behind the show that exclusively features South Asian artists, showcasing local talent from the area. With an open access for artists, NLR picks a song from artists submissions and plays it if it flows with house DJ's set. So hear them spin and rock, on iaList this Sunday from 9-11pm ET!

Jay’s leak on YouTube.com! Check this link out and see what got leaked!

Kabir and the Hip Hop Roundtable: Kabir and a group of Boston-based artists, activists, educators, and music industry folks have linked up with the mayor's office and other Boston city officials to discuss how hip hop can be used to help address the rising trend of youth violence in Boston.

Faith Riveria’s song “Colors of Praise” won as the “Most Uniting Song” in the 2006 New Thought Songwriters Tribute that was held in Scotsdale, AZ!

Scott Tang in TV! Tune in to KSCI TV's (LA-18) Kabayan LA (SoCal's first and only daily Pinoy show) tomorrow at 4:30pm. He'll be doing an interview and a special live performance. You'll also get to catch his music video “Freeway”.

Makyo || Swara Mandala
Ambient
Like their previous records, Yakshini and Vismaya, Swara Mandala is not composed so much of songs as states of mind. Seven tracks deep, the shortest nears seven minutes, the longest, over eleven. There is a mastery of hypnotism here, more so than on prior works. Makyo has always created great songs, but not necessarily compiled onto one album. Swara Mandala is a mature step; there is no difference in approach, only execution. As always: long landscapes based on simple, catchy rhythms, using warm basslines and synths and clean percussion hits. Underneath a fluid drum beat will be escapades and serenades of fluctuating tones ­ bells, keyboards, chopped vocals, techy synths (perhaps recalling Gio's days as a guitarist in a punk band). This integration of philosophy and music, this application of Zen Buddhist ideas into modern folkloric sounds, is trademark to the Dakini label, with Makyo as their constant source of inspiration. (www.ethnotechno.com)

Jennifer Paz || Awakening
Acoustic
The introspective acoustic CD includes songs written by musical theatre lyricists/composers Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked", "Pippin") and Jason Robert Brown ("Songs for a New World", "The Last 5 Years") as well as by Carole King and Bob Dylan. "Awakening" also features duets with notable musical theater performers Lea Salonga ("Miss Saigon" - Broadway) and Jose Llana ("The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" - Broadway). Jennifer worked with both artists in the Los Angeles Mark Taper Production of David Henry Hwang's adaptation of "Flower Drum Song" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. (www.broadwayworld.com)

Last week, DJ Roli Rho was featured on iaList. This week, look out for the sound of NiteLife Radio on the airwaves. Please tune in if you are in the San Francisco area to 96.1FM KSQQ and log on to www.imaginasianradio.com from anywhere in the world. Peter NUZ attended the Miss Asian America beauty pageant; please tune in daily from 3-4pm ET to hear all about the honeys and the not-so-honeys.

Also catch the Broken For Good special with special guest Jinny Kim and Koo Chung this Thursday at 8pm on www.imaginasianradio.com if you haven’t caught it before!

iaList: Sun, Online, and on 96.1 FM KSQQ (SF), 9-11pm ET This week features Roli Rho on iaList, spinning on the one’s and two’s.

Anil Ki-Awaaz: Sat, 10:30am-1pm ET, Online, Asian FM, 103.3 WPRB; Sun, 6-9pm ET, Online, Asian FM, Dish Network, 96.1 FM KSQQ (SF) See what Anil has in store for this week, bet it’s going to be juicy!

Roli Rho Hour: Fri, 9-10pm ET, Online Dj Roli Rho will be DJing at Shea Stadium at the Hot Import Night Car Show on August 12 from 10am-8pm at the Play Lounge Setup. DJ Roli Rho will display his urban blends and mixes all throughout the day. For more info, please log on to www.myspace.com/rolirho and for more info about DJ Roli Rho's crew, log on to www.5thplatoon.com.

KarateRice Hour: Mon, 8-10pm ET, Online only KarateRice Hour brings you unexplored, unexpected Asian music to your ears. Tune in and be delighted or be surprised.

Hip Hop with Nuz 'n' Nak: Mon-Fri, 3-4pm ET, Online only Nuz 'n' Nak has officially announced that Jo “The Nurse” has joined the team and is ready to talk about all the natural desires that are associated with humans. Also, Nuz attended the Miss Asian America this past weekend. Please log on to www.imaginasianradio.com everyday from 3-4pm this week to hear all about the beauty pageant and the winner and losers. **ATTENTION** Nuz ‘n’ Nak has hit the world wide web. Please check the brand spanking new Nuz ‘n’ Nak page ONLY on www.imaginasianradio.com.

NiteLife Radio: Wed, 8:30-10pm ET, Online only Roxanne is back from vacation and the Komposit Team joins Rox and Anu in the studio

Dhamaalist Radio: Fri, 1-3pm ET, Online only The latest on the electronic scene from the Bay Area!

Lijie
August 9, 2006 at Citizen Cupcake
3rd Floor of Virgin Records
2 Stockton St., San Francisco, CA 94108

The iOs
August 9, 2006 at Southpaw
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Eugene Song
August 9, 2006 at Teabag Poet's Lounge
30 Mott Street, New York, NY 10002
$3 + 1 drink
He'll be the featured artist at the Poet's Lounge! Four songs this time around... word!

The iOs
August, 10 2006 at Snitch Bar
59 West 21st (b/w 5th & 6th)
New York, NY
$10

the1shanti
August 11, 2006
Independent Showcase
Washington, DC
$5.00
BOSSA Lounge hosts Tower Records spotlight
Indy artists abound & the1shanti hosts/spins classics on the 1s and 2s

SubSwara
August 11, 2006
Sullivan Room
218 Sullivan (b/w Bleecker and West 3rd)
New York, NY
Doors open at 10
$7

Rachel Leyco Band
August 12, 2006 at Filipino Fest
8200 Woodman Road, Richmond, VA 2328
Free, all ages
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
RLB plays one set at 3:00 pm

Phyliss Chang
August 12, 2006 at Red Car Brewery
Torrance, CA
7pm, no cover

Nightshift
August 12, 2006 at Shea Stadium
123-01 Roosevelt Ave
Flushing, NY
4pm-11pm
$30 (Discount pre-sale tickets for $25 at www.nightshiftevents.com)

Jay Legaspi
August 12, 2006
The Cutting Room
New York, NY 10001
Official Compilation Launch! More info TBD

Koo Chung
August, 12 2006
Delaware Korean United Methodist Church
717 Loveville Road, Hockessin, DE 19707
$10
Koo Chung & Jinny Kim with full band! For more information, contact: esther@brokenforgood.com

Karsh Kale
August, 13 2006 at Millenium Park
Chicago, IL 60601
Special Guest DJ Set opening for Anoushka Shankar live

SPLITSENSE
August, 13 2006 at LOCOBAZOOKA festival
Boston, MA

Vienna Teng
August, 15 2006
Eagleview Concerts in the Square
Exton, PA 19341