Luv to Bhang
Bhangra lovers to celebrate music and culture in Toronto.
Ritu Kumar at India Couture Week
Ritu Kumar’s design house on the runway.
Desi, Irish, Korean, Japanese - they’re all represented
Djs and Beats at the Vancouver Celtic fest.
Desis for Obama
Unite together and show your support for Obama with the new T-shirt!
Vogue’s Fashion Photos Spark Debate in India
Vogue in India for fashion shoot gets in trouble.
Yes, it’s the largest film industry in the world - and I love telling that to all my non-desi friends - but there’s one thing that bugs me about Bollywood. You might be thinking it’s the four hour running times, the over-the-top acting style or maybe the fact that the same love story is told a million times over with different actors/actresses…but that’s all a part of the Bollywood genre.
It’s the lip syncing.
And yes, I know that’s part of Bollywood too – but the industry, in my mind, does not give enough credit to the actual singers or musicians that make the songs. Bollywood movies are musicals, and the songs play a big role in the films success, the real singers deserve more respect and acknowledgment.
It especially gets me when Bollywood fans sell-out stadiums to see their favourite actors “performing live”, with no appearances from the real singers. Don’t get me wrong, Bollywood actors have a lot of talent in acting, and performing, and of course that’s what captivates fans. But after paying $85 for a musical concert – wouldn’t you want to hear live singing, as well as your favourite screen stars? Maybe that’s just me.
I think the fame and stardom that the actors and actresses get is totally deserved – they are the Faces of Bollywood. But I also think it’s about time that the Voices of Bollywood get the same credit!
So we here at DW want to pay respect to the real singers of the Bollywood Film Industry…and the most famous of them all is the legendary “Lata Mangeshkar!“ She has sang in over 980 Bollywood movies and has sung songs in over 20 Indian languages. She is the elder sister of the equally accomplished singer Asha Bhosle. Lata is the second vocalist ever to have received the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor. And if that isn’t enough, Lata was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world.
She is by far the undisputed Queen of the play-back singers. We honor her by featuring her in our newly released “DESI VOICE” shirt.
The Desi Wear crew will be at “Desi Fest” this Saturday May 31,2008. The event is held at Dundas Square, in Toronto and runs from 10am to 10pm. Feel free to drop by the booth, we’ll have the exclusive Make Samosas Not War T-shirt, which by the way is turning out to be selling as fast as Hot Samosas!
Desi Fest is a South Asian music festival in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month. Yonge-Dundas Square is transformed into a South Asian bazaar and live music showcase for more than 20 Canadian and international artists.
This year’s performances include contemporary indo-jazz fusion and world music, and DJs from the Asian underground music scene. The winning DJ of the Desi DJ Competition is also set to perform. The musical lineup features Apache Indian, Autorickshaw, Shobha, Roach Killa and Nandita.
The festival also features dance and music workshops, cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors and traditional South Asian delicacies.
Over the past few years DW’s creative desires have been held back by certain, shall we say, “forces of nature”. The creative juices were bottled up and kept on the shelf waiting for that day to be set free.
Now, as 2008 come upon us, the crew at DW are able to uncork that “creative cool bottle”
Now the hard core creative, the REAL madness can begin!
The fist design right out of the gate is one we are wicked proud to announce.
We bring you, DESI RAGE - the rage of creativity!!!
This design marks the beginning of the crazy cool new style of DW. This is where creativity meets desire, where the music meets your body, where cloths speak louder than words!
This is a Unisex ‘Comfy Casual Hoody’ and is available HERE.
