Chronicles of Kanjisheik: Junkyard Groove selected for Shamal!

Well, this is just a sort of sounding board for me to think aloud on the few issues that concern me and the numerous topics that do not! Well, if you want to read the little joys and sorrows of a young medical student, who is juggling with every faculty he possesses, to achieve one plain and neat goal- SURVIVAL, then this is defintely NOT the place! Please note: this is the work of a whizkid-turned-bookworm-turned-cool dude-turned-internet addict-turned-blogger.

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Junkyard Groove selected for Shamal!

Good news, JYG fans! Junkyard Groove has been selected as one of the finalists for Shamal: Battle for Desert Rock Festival, Dubai.

As most of you in the Gulf will be knowing, Shamal is a search for the most talented bands in the subcontinent and the Middle East. Shamal intends to act as a launchpad for bands of the region into the international level.

The finalists are:
DAVINCI - Egypt
Point Of View - Dubai
Pin Drop Violence - India
Junkyard Groove - India
Gorthall - Dubai
Hydrophobia - Dubai
Wasted Land - Saudi Arabia
Whimagon - Iran

The winners will get
- a 3 year World Wide Recording Contract with Creative Kingdom Records USA
- a reality TV show with Zee Arabiya
- a music video to be made by Zee Arabiya
- the opening slot on both days for Desert Rock Festival 2007 on March 9th and 10th!

All the best, Junkyard Groove!!!

Check out Shamal's website and MySpace profile for more information.

Posted by kanjisheik on September 16, 2006 12:55 PM | Permalink

: Name: kanjisheik; Location: by the side of Daenerys Targaryen!!! :~)

Abu Dhabi Indian School [ADIS], Abu Dhabi-> Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Vidya Mandir [BVBVM], Thrissur-> Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research [JIPMER], Pondicherry. I've lived in the United Arab Emirates for most of my life. Now i'm a 6th semester MBBS student in JIPMER, which is one of the best medical colleges in India. When I'm not mugging for the numerous tests that we have, i either read books, listen to music, write articles on some topic that catches my fancy, practise with members of my rock band,hang out with friends, watch movies, blog... In short, I'm your typical NRI college dude! Or am I? Read on to find out!