So this Wednesday is Party4Pakistan, which as the title suggests is fundraiser for the victims of the floods in Pakistan. I've been disappointed, and discussed it at length with my nearest and dearest, by the lack of fundraisers organised in clubland - there were at least between 5 and 10 when the Haiti earthquake happened in January.
It's not just clubland either - there's deafening silence across the arts when it comes to raising money for those made destitute in the recent floods. Why? Is it the way the media reports Pakistan - hotbed of terrorism, unstable, corrupt and generally a failing state, disaster fatigue, mistrust of allocation of funds, or anti-Islamic? Who knows it's probably a combination of all of the above.
All I know is that these are people who are suffering, people like you and I, and for anyone that's South Asian, like it or not, these are your brothers and sisters. So please put your petty religious squabbles aside - like everyone performing whether Riz MC, Plan B, Bobby Friction or Nihal - has realised this is for people who are desperate.
Anyway enough of the sermonizing, here's an exclusive with Plan B talking about a bhangra remix of She Said:
And some audio from Fonejacker who makes his live debut on Wednesday.
And here's an amazing graphic of the flood affected area transposed onto the UK. In case anyone's forgotten, a fifth of the people in the world's sixth largest country are basically effed. Spread the word and tell a friend.
Big up Riz, Anealla and all involved in putting this on.
