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Memorial Day Weekend commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. But this weekend, Aya Higuma, Flow Sik, DJ Chosun and DJ Seoul with old school heavy weights CL Smooth and Dres from Black Sheep among others will take the stage during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month for Aya Higuma’s Memorial Day Weekend International Music Festival.

With APA Heritage Month drawing close to its end, it is very important for all of us to go out and support festivals, performances, concert events, etc… So for all of you that are lucky enough to be in New York City this weekend, please stop by and enjoy this FREE event (details listed below in the Events Section). For more information, please visit www.ayahentertainment.net.

Surya Dub - With monthly shows for years now, Maneesh the Twister has been bringing you heat with Dhamaal, now he is representing Surya Dub. Surya Dub is the next level in Global Dubwize Vibes and Dread Bass Culture. Surya Dub is uniting all dubwize communities from Roots Reggae to Dubstep and Ragga to Dread Bass Breakbeat and Drum'n'Bass to Bhangra, S. Asian and Global Bass Beat Bizness.

This month Surya Dub celebrates the CD release of resident Kush Arora’s third album “From Brooklyn to SF” (details listed below in the Events Section). Also appearing alongside Kush is New York MC Juakali! And to round out the night are Special Guests Raz Mesinai (aka Badawi/Sub Dub) as well as Lady Ra (Beats Without Borders, Vancouver)! This month’s Surya Dub will be sick! For more information, please check out www.suryadub.com.

Charmaine Clamor - A longtime member of the renowned vocal harmony ensemble CRESCENDO, Charmaine is also the first Pinay to headline the world-famous Catalina Bar & Grill jazz club, in Hollywood, which presented Charmaine at their sold-out 2005 Filipino-American Jazz festival. In 2006, she headlined the Manila International Jazz Festival in her birth country, the Philippines.
Now, she is bring this season of Tasty Tuesdays (details listed below in the Events Section) to a close in style with an appearance at Catalina Jazz Club (with Mikey K & His Tasty Band) and has been selected by ALL THREE of LA's major jazz publications as their Pick of the Day: LA TIMES: "Recommended", LA CITY BEAT: "Critic's choice" and LA WEEKLY: Brick Wahl writes, "She has a terrific voice with a lot of Sarah Vaughan in it and a very honest stage presence." This is Charmaine's final and exclusive LA appearance until August, when her new album is released. See (and hear) what everyone's buzzing about! For more information, please log on to www.charmaineclamor.com.

DJ QBert - Easily one of the most gifted scratch DJs of his generation. Known for his legendary speed, laser-like precision, and quirky imagination his turntable opus, Wave Twisters, was a science fiction odyssey of thunderous proportions. This Bay Area resident is still rocketing listeners through bizarre sound bites, gigantic bass and amazing crossfader work, keeping heads nodding. A true expert in his field, DJ Q-Bert not only displays stellar examples of his craft, but interstellar glimpses of where the art is headed. Due to overwhelming demand, QBert is again headed to the Pacific Rim in December... so don't miss out on booking your show with the Scratchmaster himself... limited dates available, don't delay. If you are interested in bringing him to your part of the town in the Pacific Rim, please visit www.premiereartistgroup.com.

10. Kitni Der Tak - Album / Film: Delhi Heights

9. Thaare Vaaste - Album / Film: Shaka Laka Boom Boom

8. Mausam - Album / Film: The Train

7. Ta Ra Rum Pum - Album / Film: Ta Ra Rum Pum

6. Main Jahaan Rahoon - Album / Film: Namaste London

5. Teri Tamanna - Album / Film: The Train

4. Laree Choote - Album / Film: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local

3. Alvida - Album / Film: Life In A...Metro

2. Hey Shona - Album / Film: Ta Ra Rum Pum

1. In Dino - Album / Film: Life In A...Metro

This past week, singer/songwriter Jared Rehberg was in attendance at the CAPA Post-Festival Concert event at New York’s Macy’s Herald Sq. and he relayed to us that it was a superb show and stated that Ms. Heather Park tore the show apart. Shout-outs goes to all the Asian American artists that were on the bill. Also, Ms. Fitness Guru, Amazin Le Thi, was in our studio last week all the way from London to talk about her new book, Free Weight Training, and gave us all tips on how to stay in shape. Keep your ears to the ground for when that interview is going to air.

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Aya Higuma – Sunday, May 27th, 2007 @ 2:00pm
Central Park - New York City
Cost: Free

Surya Dub - Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Club Six - 60 6th St between Mission & Market
Cost: $7 before 11pm/ $10 after: 10:00pm-3:00am

Charmaine Clamor – Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Catalina Jazz Club - 6725 West Sunset Blvd., Hollywood CA.

Kevin So – Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
The Burren - Somerville, MA

Burning Tree Project – Friday, May 25th, 2007
The Vault - 41607 Enterprise Cir. North, TEMECULA, CA
Cost: $10

Heather Park – Thursday, May 24th, 2007
The Bitter End - 147 Bleecker Street, New York City
Cost: $7

Emm Gryner – Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Sarnia Public Library - Christina St N, Sarnia, Ontario
Cost: $35

Unisex Salon – Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
The Mercury Lounge - 217 E. Houston St, New York,
Cost: $10

Carol Bui – Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Black Cat - Washington, Washington DC

Koo Chung – Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Studio 150 - 511 Maple St., Wethersfield, CT