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Kiran H was a normal average teenage girl who lived in Handsworth, Birmingham. At age 16 she signed on to her first record deal with HM records, since that day her life has been changed dramatically and is now no face of a Handsworth girl but a new face of the first ever youngest British female artist in the music scene.

Three years on and now she is 18 she’s collaborated with various artists and has even welcomed the new artists to the Bhangra scene ‘Alyssia’, had three albums out ‘Rulez for Boyz’ entering the top UK charts at number 1, ‘Story of ma lyf’ number 5 in the UK charts and the song ‘Dil de khaniye’ nominated the best video of 2006. Being yet a YOUNG Asian Bhangra artist and to make it at number one in the UK charts is a definitely a good look but she didn’t just stop. This month she has organised a Vasakhi Mela featuring herself amongst other acts at her home town Handsworth not only that she’s working on other projects with artists such as Jay Z and coming out with her own album.

The Mela is going to take place in Handsworth Park on Sunday 24th April 10am. There be food and drinks on sale to eat from Chinese to traditional Indian. We also would be having a look at the clothes show display of Asian clothes and western fashion and loads of gifts and prizes to win. Rides are also expected to be there is as well as live performances from Kiran H, Punjabi Hit squad, Alyssia, Tiger style, Jay Sean, Zeekay and Raghav also special showcase of Dhol players with Bhangra dancers. There also be of course information of Sikhism and displays of how and why is Vasakhi celebrated around the world and the day to be marked in the Sikh calendar.

DMC: Organising the event surly must be exhausting especially with music project and on top you performing live! How do you feel?

KIRAN H: Yeah definitely its exhausting work especially when you collaborating with American artist Jay z and then I am organising this event in the UK, I’m actually quite excited on the whole as I know this mela is going to be big.

DMC: You saying that you collaborating do you mean you coming out with another album? Spill.

(laughter)

KIRAN H: Yeah I am coming out with a new album and hopefully it should be releasing this summer but that’s all I’m saying.

DMC: What made you organise this event? Any particular reason?

KIRAN H: I felt its important not to forget religion and culture as sometime we do also I have always had faith in my religion to help me even in the bad difficult stages of my life, so I thought the mela would not only bring the Sikh community together but other communities to share the importance of Vasakhi as it is one of the important events in the Sikh calendar.