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Shahed Nazir Charlotte Dennis Lloyd Shahed Nazir is a rising singer and Charlotte’s journey began when International singer, songwriter, a theater performer. He got his early she was 4 years old, singing and producer, and multi-instrumental- inspiration from his family which playing in her grandparents touring ist Dennis Lloyd has unveiled his later made him fall in love with band around the UK & Europe. She highly anticipated debut Exident. Classical. Currently he is working was inspired by the likes of Aretha Born and raised in Israel, he learned as a singer and guitarist in his band Franklin and Luther Vandross. After trumpet and guitar as a young kid “Chader Gari” and an actor at “Desh her family moved to Singapore, she and eventually incorporated his Natok” where they produce dramas found herself isolated from friends multi-instrumental talents into like “Surgao”, “Nittopuran” etc. In an and started to find therapy in her dynamic, disruptive, and diverse interview at WhatsOn BD studios, music. Continuing in the footsteps pop music on his breakout single the singer said that he wants to of debut single ‘I Tell Lies’, Charlotte ‘Nevermind’. This song was also change the stereotypical structure of channels the frustrations of mixed featured for the release of the new music with his singing. romantic signals in ‘Nervous’. BMW 3 Series in the UK in 2019. > facebook/Chandergari > iamcharl0tte.com > dennislloydmusic.com IF YOU would like to appear on WhatsOn Live, please email : [email protected] FASHION Eid Style whatsOn
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ahsan Rahman Khan’s anticipated sector of work as the the movie named “Jodi Ekdin” in passion and dedication success rate is very low. I took starring role. He is “hopeful about Thave led him to become a the toughest decision when I quit this unconventional family drama to very successful singer and even my corporate job from Unilever bring about positive change”. renowned actor. Ltd.” He also ignores negative As part of his greater Having spent much of his criticism and now has an incredibly achievements, he has gained many childhood on the Dhaka University successful singing career. National and International awards campus with his mother, a Tahsan is a symbol of love for for both music and acting, such professor, he later went on to the younger generation. Many loyal as the “Meril Prothom Alo” Award graduate from there. He started fans follow him and watch as he as Best Male Singer. Regarding his music lessons at the age of performs his songs at National awards, he says, “The best award six with Shishu Academy and then and International competitions. is people’s love rather than the continued with Chhayanaut. Songs such as ‘Prematal’, ‘Bintu awards. I am blessed with the tumi’ and ‘She audiences’ love”. “I took the toughest decision Je Boshe Ache’ On top of all this, the singer has have particularly recently been blessed with a baby when I decided to choose music connected with girl named Ayra Tehreem Khan with over my corporate career” audiences. whom he loves to spend most of Building his spare time. Tahsan’s music career kick his career on playback singing, Tahsan envisions a world where started as a member of “Black Tahsan has also presented many breaking into the music industry is Band” while he was a student. big events such as Lux Channel I easier for the next generation. To Later, he parted ways with this Superstar and Shera Kontho. While enrich the entertainment industry, Band, as his real love was for softer asked about playback singing, his suggestion to upcoming singers music. His soulful songs have the singer discloses "at our time is to “rather than only run after already garnered fans who wanted doing playback singing was not fame, pay full attention to positive more from him as an individual appreciated so much. But with content to be happy”. artist. courage, I did title song of “Chuye TAHSAN recenty star in the Talking about obstacles he Dile Mon” and won awards, has 2019 romance, Jodi Ekdin. faces, he said: “So far people don’t changed the scenario”. For more updates visit consider the music industry as an Recently, Tahsan has debuted in whatson.guide when her daughter died, Sowaye became a mother again...
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Proving that they still make music like they used to, only .guide better, Lana Del Rey returns this summer to the festival circuit 17 with a new album inspired by an icon of American culture.
hen New Yorker Lana attention from one American shut up talking about it. whatsOn Del Rey burst onto the cultural icon - F. Scott Fitzgerald, “So often I ended up with these Wmusic scene back in 2011 to Norman F***ing Rockwell, which creative types or whatever and, with single ‘Video Games’, her will be the sixth studio album and you know, they just go on and on self-directed video saturated with fifth major-label studio album by the about themselves, and I’m like, archive footage made clear her love 33-year-old. Yeah, yeah. But there’s a little bit of of vintage Americana. No doubt Produced by Jack Antonoff - the merit to it also. They are so good. I then that her love of the past is set hitmaker behind Lorde, Taylor Swift just like the title track so much that to continue into her latest album, and St Vincent - the pair have clearly I was like, OK, I definitely want the given its engagingly-expletive title, enjoyed a fun working relationship record to also be called that.” Norman F***ing Rockwell, is named on this record, as seen when they Among pre-released tracks after the iconic US author, painter announced their collaboration to from the album, the dreamy and and illustrator who rose to fame in the world by tweeting a photo of hypnotic ‘Venice Bitch’ is proving the early 20th century. them wearing matching outfits. particularly popular so far, with the Lana’s inimitable ability to blend The producer has certainly had official video already clocking up the old with the new is what made a big influence on the way Lana 7.5 million views on YouTube. Again her such a perfect choice to provide approached this new record, as this is a video with a vintage-feel, the lead single of the soundtrack to she explained to Zane Lowe: full of grainy and faded visuals “Working with Jack of American highways and Lana “A name that embodied the [Antonoff], I was in messing about with friends, as if a little bit of a lighter chronicling a fun summer road trip. spirit of the music I was mood because he Indeed the summer vibe of the making.” was so funny. So the track ties in with how Lana - real title track is called name Elizabeth Grant - reportedly Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby - “Norman F***ing Rockwell,” and it’s liked her management’s suggestion the hauntingly beautiful ‘Young And kind of about this guy who is such for her stage name because it Beautiful’. a genius artist but he thinks he’s the reminded her of the “glamour of Now Lana has turned her sh*t and he knows it and he won’t the seaside”, and also how “they wanted a name that embodied the spirit of the music I was making and that sounded beautiful off the tongue.” Full of boundless creativity, alongside the new music Del Rey has written several poems which she is self-publishing in a book titled Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. To coincide with the release of the new album this year, Lana will be performing at a series of festivals and gigs around Europe this summer, including headlining the final day of this July’s Latitude Festival.
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COMEDY FESTIVAL ARTS ARTS whatsOn Funny Women Awards - Manchester Jazz Festival Dorothea Tanning The Renaissance Nude Midlands Heats 23 - 27 May 9 June Undressed 18 May Manchester Jazz Festival This is the first large-scale 18 – 19 May This program will feature is the city’s longest exhibition of Dorothea The Renaissance Nude comedy workshops, events running music festival Tanning’s work in 25 years. brings together a fascinating and conferences in London, and is an established part It brings together 100 works array of works that Manchester, Brighton and of Manchester’s cultural from her seven-decade career demonstrate the return Edinburgh which will focus heritage. Enjoy new and - from enigmatic paintings of the nude in art. Artists on stand-up comedy, script original pieces through to uncanny sculptures. She across Europe have returned writing, improvisation, commissions and premieres is to depict ‘unknown but to classical antiquity for sketch and character, and a and shake your leg on the knowable states’: to suggest some of their inspiration and scratch night to try out new festival ground. there was more to life than naturalistic observation. interesting comedy ideas. > Various venues, meets the eye. > Royal Academy of Arts, > University of Warwick, UK Manchester, England > Tate Modern, Bankside, Burlington House, Mayfair, warwickartscentre.co.uk efestivals.co.uk London, UK tate.org.uk London royalacademy.org.uk
MUSIC MUSIC SPORTS James Bay Spice Girls ICC Cricket World Cup 22 May 15 June 30 May – 14 July English singer-songwriter Pop icons the Spice Girls The 2019 Cricket World James Bay, is to grace the have announced a huge Cup is the 12th edition of London Palladium with stadium tour for summer the Cricket World Cup, amazing performances. This 2019. The English pop girl scheduled to be hosted by young talent has already won group released their first England and Wales. It is the British Male Solo Artist at The single, Wannabe, in 1996, fifth time that the Cricket BRITs and was nominated for catapulting the group to the World Cup will be held in Grammy Awards in different top of the UK charts. England and Wales The first categories in 2016. Last > Wembley Stadium, London match will be played at The year, he released his second HA9 0WS, UK spicegirls.co.uk Oval while the final will be studio album, Electric Light. played at Lord's. > The London Palladium, 8 > Wembley, London Argyll St, London cricketworldcup.com jamesbay.com whatsOn ARTS Portrait Sculpture Masters of Japanese Prints: Bronx Gothic Group Show of 15 May Nature and seasons 1 Jun – 29 Jun Contemporary Artists 20
.guide Join Elizabeth Hamilton on 18 May - 8 Sept Part theatre, part dance and 9 - 30 Jun a portrait sculpture touch The final exhibition in the part visual art installation, Okwui Artistic groups submit tour. A special opportunity to Masters of Japanese Prints Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic designs for exhibitions that discover portrait sculptures series will feature the iconic delves into her memories of explore the possibilities of in the V&A’s Mediaeval and Great Wave Off Kanagawa by growing up in the Bronx. the museum’s distinctive Renaissance Galleries. Hokusai, and will celebrate > Young Vic, 66 The Cut, spaces in a group show. > V&A, Cromwell Rd, London the pleasures of life in Japan. Waterloo, London, youngvic.org > Tokyo Metropolitan Art vam.ac.uk > Bristol Museum, Queens Rd, Museum, Tokyo tobikan.jp Bristol bristolmuseums.org.uk The Renaissance Nude Exhibition: The Art of World Until 2 Jun All the Rembrandts War II Engraving for the King Bringing together works by Until 10 Jun Until 16 May Until 20 May artists such as Michelangelo, This show offers a This special exhibition This exhibition presents Tithan, Leonardo and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity featuring over 70 paintings, preparatory paintings Cranach, this exhibition will to glean an unparalleled drawings & prints which gives aiming to trace the history shed light on a visual tradition perspective on Rembrandt a real feel of the times as they of the three royal collections at its most vital moment. the artist, storyteller & the happened. that contributed to the > Royal Academy of Arts, innovator through his work. > Broadway Museum, UK dissemination of king’s image. Burlington House, London > Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, broadwaymuseum.org.uk > Louvre Museum, Rue de royalacademy.org.uk Netherlands rijksmuseum.nl/en Rivoli, Paris, France New & Nurtured louvre.fr/en Fashion in Art Anna Until 18 May 4 Jun Until 15 Jun It presents plays by a range Manga This innovative tour offers Created by playwright Ella of talent, developed with and 23 May - 26 Aug insights into the landmarks Hickson, this tense new by The REP, and celebrating Immersive and playful, of costume history and thriller, Anna, will raise the work created by exciting UK the exhibition will explore examines the different ultimate question “can we artists & theatre companies. manga’s global appeal materials used from the ever escape our past?” > Birmingham Rep, Broad St, and cultural crossover, sixth century B.C. through to > National Theatre, South UK birmingham-rep.co.uk showcasing original modern times. Bank, London Japanese manga. > The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 nationaltheatre.org.uk IberoDocs 19 > British Museum, G Russell Fifth Ave, NY metmuseum.org 18 - 19 May St,London britishmuseum.org AlienCon Los Angeles The Ibero-American City Poems & Music 21 – 23 Jun Documentary Film Festival Vhils: Realm Until 9 Jun Featuring long-time favourite comes to Glasgow to Until 25 May A season of art, poetry guests and new panels, explore themes of memory, Focusing on the works and music reflecting on the AlienCon Los Angeles brings identity, and music, within created during artist Vhils’ experience of the city comes together experts, the stars of the background of the stays in Beijing and Shanghai. to Whitechapel Gallery. Ancient Aliens and science Ibero-American world. > 256 Beijing Dong Lu, > White Chapel, 77 fiction fan favourites. > CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, smartshanghai.com Whitechapel High St, London, > Los Angeles Convention Glasgow, UK cca-glasgow.com UK whitechapelgallery.org Center, LA lacclink.com Jo Spence & Oreet Ashery: The Relay Misbehaving Bodies George A Greene: The Boris Charmatz: 10000 18 May - 22 Jun From 30 May Pinner Of Wakefield Gestures Led by Diana Damian This exhibition will bring 9 Jun 22 - 23 Jun Martin and Mary Paterson, together two artists who Known for his fighting skill This performance of Boris The Relay is a durational explore the representation of and wit, George A Greenes Charmatz’s work will feature conversation between chronic illness and reclaim reputation precedes him, but performances in a torrent feminists with different points the idea of ‘misbehaving consent to marry his beloved of unrepeating movements, of view, presented through bodies’ or ‘untypical’ bodies. still evades him. questioning the nature of one-to-one interviews. > Wellcome Collection, 183 > Globe, 21 New Globe dance’s relationship to time. > Royal Court, London Euston Rd, London, UK Walk, Bankside, London > Tate Modern, Bankside, royalcourttheatre.com wellcomecollection.org shakespearesglobe.com London, UK tate.org.uk
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BOOKS TOP 10 READS Book of the Month portrait of what it is like to Niyan HHHH The Time Traveler’s Wife be an immigrant in an era Audrey Niffenegger .guide Md. Jafar Iqbal 23 The Good Immigrant USA of nationalism and Trump. Niyan, a science-fiction book A love story that defies the HHHH The stories and opinions from Bangladesh, portrays notions of time and evolves in Edited by Nikesh Shukla collected in The Good dissolved human groups a non-linear plot. Immigrant USA needed to be
and Chimene Suleyman of the world, belonging to whatsOn After the success of The out there and will hopefully ‘Neanderthal’ families. Niyan, His Dark Materials Good Immigrant, Shukla act as food for thought for one of the last children Philip Pullman and Suleyman have joined many. In a globalised and standing in these groups Fantasy trilogy which follows forces to bring together this ever-shrinking world, the among the homosapiences the adventures of Lyra and collection of essays which work being done by books gets into a struggle of explores the mystery of Dust. reflect the experiences of like The Good Immigrant survival. Meanwhile he got first- and second-generation USA is incredibly important. the affection of Monica, Still Me immigrants in the US. Putting these stories out the daughter of a genetic Jojo Moyes Throughout the anthology, there and reading them will researcher who was The latest instalment of Me writers from all corners hopefully bring people closer experimenting on Niyan. Before You in which Louise of the world living in the together in an incrisingly Releasing in Ekushey book Clarke adapts to life in New US open up about their divided America. The Good fair this year, the book has York. experiences of racism, their Immigrant is very timely! become a bestseller. “otherness”, their views on Naomi Round Poushi Sarker The Green Mile cultural appropriation, and Stephen King their occasional feelings Fantasy and reality mingle in of isolation. By putting this mystery involving prison their thoughts into words, guards and criminals on the participants in this death row. anthology reflect on how their race, religion and My Year of Rest and nationality have affected Relaxation the way they experience Ottessa Moshfegh the so-called “American A tender and hilarious oddball dream”. It is an honest novel about a girl experiencing and thought-provoking narcotic hibernation.
A Song of Ice and Fire George R.R. Martin The Runaways HHH The Half-God of Rainfall My Seditious Heart HHH Epic fantasy saga that Fatima Bhutto HHHH Arundhati Roy chronicles the political Sunny, Monty and Anita Inua Ellams My Seditious Heart collects struggles taking over the are from very different Demi looks like any other the work of a two-decade fictional land of Westeros. backgrounds yet they are boy in his village but he period when Arundhati all facing issues, whether is different. His feelings Roy devoted herself to the Where Rainbows End it is poverty, isolation or a often come along with rain political essay as a way of Cecilia Ahern lack of direction. Despite not clouds and floods. When he opening up space for justice, The tale of Rosie and Alex’s knowing each other and, in embarks on a successful human rights, activism and friendship and how messy life the case of Sunny, living in a basketball career he catches freedoms in an increasingly can get. different country, their paths the attention of the Gods. hostile environment. Taken will cross as they all travel to His mother is Demi’s fiercest together, these essays trace Far From the Madding a jihadist training camp near protector and will go the her twenty year journey from Crowd Mosul. The Runaways is a distance to ensure her son’s the Booker Prize-winning Thomas Hardy tale of the vulnerability and safety. Written in verse, The "The God of Small Things" The tale of Bathsheba, a susceptibility of confused Half-God of Rainfall is a short to the extraordinary headstrong woman who youngsters. It is a brave and yet powerful story of motherly "The Ministry of Utmost inherits a farm and refuses powerful story with complex love and the strength of Happiness": a journey to marry. characters and an important women. It is incredibly lyrical, marked by compassion, message. NR imaginative, allegorical and desire, experiences, clarity Labyrinth very arty. NR and courage. PS Kate Mosse In this fantasy/historical fiction novel, forces are pit against each other in the search for the Holy Grail.
The Good Immigrant Nikesh Shukla In a series of essays, first and second-generation immigrants in the UK open up about their experiences.
EVENTS PREVIEW Underbelly Festival IACF Antiques & Collectors Fair All the Rembrandts 6 April – 30 Sept 19 May Until 10 June .guide Incorporates a live circus, Renowned antiques fair Marking the 350th anniversary 25 cabaret comedy, top tunes with a vast range of stands of Rembrandt’s death, and family entertainment with including chandeliers, this exhibition presents 22 food, drinks, bars and the paintings, furniture & textiles. paintings, 60 drawings and chance for lots of dancing! > Alexandra Palace, London more than 300 best examples whatsOn > Southbank Centre, London alexandrapalace.com of Rembrandt’s prints. underbellyfestival.com > Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Knockengorroch Netherlands rijksmuseum.nl London Wine Week 23 – 26 May 13 - 19 May A world music festival with ORIGINS Festival Isle of Wight Festival More than 125 venues across folk, fusion and dub reggae 11 - 16 June Expect top rock and indie London will offer wine flights, with electronica, hip-hop, and Presents a unique opportunity names, legendary acts, and paired menus, special deals on DJs. Cabaret, spoken word, to engage with indigenous corkage and variety of parties comedy, and dance take artists and activists amidst rising stars, on a large main and pop-ups showcasing the place as well. environmentalism and stage, smaller tented stage, diversity of wine. > Carsphairn, Scotland spiritual tradition. and smaller stages in a > Various venues in London knockengorroch.org.uk > Rich Mix, Shoreditch, relaxed festival atmosphere. drinkup.london/wineweek/ London richmix.org.uk/events Confirmed acts for 2019 Wychwood Festival include Noel Gallagher’s Museums + Heritage Show 31 May - 2 June Download Festival High Flying Birds, George 15 - 16 May A family-friendly annual 14 - 16 June Ezra, Fatboy Slim and Biffy Brings together all of the music festival, with more than The 17th Download Festival Clyro. latest technologies, services, 100 acts over four stages, will see three days of heavy > 13 – 16 June newest thinking and ideas for including dance and arts rock music at Donington > Seaclose Park, Newport, UK anyone working in museums, workshops, comedy, cabaret, Park, the spiritual home of > isleofwightfestival.com galleries, heritage and cultural debates, the Children’s rock. The headliners have visitor attractions. Literature Festival, and a been announced as Def > Olympia London, Headphone Disco. Leppard, Slipknot and Tool. Hammersmith > Cheltenham Racecourse, > Donington Park, Derbyshire olympia.london Gloucestershire downloadfestival.co.uk wychwoodfestival.com AI: More than Human Reflect Remember Reclaim 16 May - 26 Aug Strawberry Fair Heal An exhibition bringing 1 - 2 June 15 - 16 June together artists, scientists and A local festival with live music, A practical workshop where researchers to explore huge film, arts, and crafts, including through the act of storytelling, creative and scientific leaps face painting, comedy, sculpture, and poetry, of artificial intelligence and cabaret, folk, and acoustic participants explore the its potential to revolutionise performances, storytelling potential to reclaim personal Glastonbury Festival our lives. and other attractions. heritages > Barbican Centre, London > Midsummer Common, > London ica.art The world famous music barbican.org.uk Cambridge strawberry-fair.org.uk and performing arts festival. Family Day: From Here To Embracing each and every Trinity Folk Festival Pride in London There genre from rock and pop, to 17 - 18 May 08 Jun - 06 Jul 16 June minimal house, music-lovers A non-profit making event, Capital's LGBT+ communities Excellent opportunity to flock to its spiritual fields down staffed by volunteers, which with events showcasing explore a range of free art, aims to feature the very best LGBT+ culture, including craft and sports, including in Somerset. The headliners of folk, roots and acoustic theatre, dance, art, cinema, twirling, stretching, jumping, for this year are Stormzy, The music while raising money for parties, and activities across shaking and science-y Cure and The Killers. local charities. the city. activities for all. > 26 – 30 June > Guildford, Surrey > Trafalgar Square, London > Warwick Arts > Worthy Farm, UK trinityfolkfestival.co.uk prideinlondon.org warwickartscentre.co.uk > glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
UNDERBELLY Festival UNDERBELLY @ Southbank
FILM TV Film of the Month readers of the comics Aladdin Game of Thrones: Season and cinema fans alike. So On the topic of remakes and 8 - HBO .guide 27 Avengers: Endgame Endgame, Marvel Studios' reinventing franchises, Disney The eighth and final season grand conclusion to 22 films, of the popular fantasy TV Look, we all saw Infinity War are taking a big risk with the picks up after the devastating drama, which premiered on when it hit, and have been remake of the 1992 animated events of Infinity War. With classic Aladdin. A film many April 14, promises to reveal all eagerly awaiting the .second whatsOn the help of their remaining the secrets and plots. The true part to finally get closure and people hold very near and allies, the Avengers assemble ruler of the Iron Throne will be find out what happens next. dear, with an amazing cast once more in order to undo unveiled and Winter will finally Taking place after Thanos’ and Robin Williams voicing Thanos' actions and restore come to Winterfell with the universe shattering ‘snap’, the iconic Genie. After the order to the universe. Nebula dead Army of Night King. we’re picking up from our trailer & images of Will Smith and Tony Stark are stranded heroes, who had lost. With playing Genie were revealed, Stranger Things: Season 3 - in space following their half the universe gone and reactions were somewhat Netflix defeat by Thanos on Titan, deleted and the remaining mixed.They walk a very fine The series is returning with but are returned to Earth by heroes have to cope with tightrope of trying to change its third season on 4 July. Carol Danvers and reunited their losses and try to decide enough as to not lean on The events on screen will with Natasha Romanoff, what to do next. Having a the original and be its own centre around Independence Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, good understanding of the product, but steer too far from Day: when Lucas' sister Erica Rocket, Thor, and James Marvel Cinematic Universe that and you’re messing with discovers a mysterious new Rhodes. The team formulates will help going into this, but an original masterpiece. So threat, triggering fear in those a plan to steal the Infinity at the very least you’d need how much do you change? that still have the events from Stones back from Thanos to have seen Infinity War to That’s what it’ll be important the previous year fresh in their and use them to reverse his truly understand what these to look into before committing minds. actions. Mark Goddard characters are going through. fully when this releases. MG Fleabag: Season 2 At a rough run time of around Amazon Prime three hours this also may be Fleabag is back for a second a long watch, with a lot to bite with an unexpected twist cover and go through, so arm of fate. Our lost little rascal yourself with what knowledge meets a Priest who jolts her you can going in. You could into seeing the world in a also read the comics, different way. Picking up a although the MCU always year on, there are still old has a good way of surprising wounds to unpick and new ones to dress in this next Detective Pikachu Setters Namhin Gotrohin chapter of Fleabag. Detective Pikachu and you This upcoming Indian crime- The film is Bangladeshi young The Handmaid's Tale: will no doubt have one of two thriller film is about a racket filmmaker Razib Ahsan’s Season 3 - Hulu reactions to the art style. The of ‘setters’ arranging for debut feature film, based The series will return for its brilliant students to take the on the 1971 liberation war, story follows Tim Goodman, a 13-episode third season on place of weak students in "Namhin Gotrohin". The film is youth looking for his missing June 5. This season will pick examinations for money. The based on a short story of the father, after meeting an up from the finale, in which amnesiac Pikachu that can film follows a hide and seek same title written by eminent game between two good author Hasan Azizul Huq. The June decided to stay in strangely talk the two form an Gilead in order to look out for unlikely partnership to solve the friends: one a cop, and the storyline depicts a tale of how other a "setter". After a long a common man saw the war daughter Hannah, while Emily mystery of what’s happening. took June’s infant daughter Fans of the series will no doubt break, Aftab Shivdasani is one night during 1971. The coming back to the big screen, project primarily received and escaped. have a good time with this, and in the role of the cop who funding for a short film from with most video game films The Crown - Netflix tracks down the education the Bangladesh government tending to fall through, there is The most expensive TV series mafia in Varanasi. Shreyas last year. Razib, the film’s of Netflix will renewed for a third a large amount of excitement Talpade is playing the role of director and producer, later and fourth season, with the for Detective Pikachu to try to the gang's leader which will be on decided to release the film third intended to be released break this stereotype. With an very inter4esting to watch. The in both a short and a feature interesting take on a beloved trailer of this upcoming film length version. He is currently in 2019. This sumptuous royal franchise and opting for a more Setters has been released. shooting both versions at drama charts the rise of Queen realistic approach than ever Setting up a good music once, mainly in Old Dhaka. Elizabeth II from princess before, this should certainly be score, the movie is slated to This film sets up a high to monarch, alongside her one to keep an eye on! MG come out on 3 May. JS expectation for audience. JS husband Prince Philip. The Son: Season 2 - AMC Eli McCullough will stop at nothing to secure his legacy against the backdrop of the nascent oil industry of 1917. But the biggest challenge he faces will be quelling a civil war under his own roof, triggered by his idealistic son Pete. Mar Martinez.
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sophistication and plenty of whatsOn tongue-in-cheek humour to really good at what they do, titled Ondho Shohor, which the current music scene are but behind those wonderful will be the eighth solo Southampton’s The Lounge vocals is a knowing nod and venture for the Vishwa Kittens. As their name a cheeky wink. It says a lot Bharati alumni. There are implies, they put harmony about The Lounge Kittens 17 tracks, with two karaoke first and foremost and give that fans of heavier music tracks for you to sing along the lounge-style a bit of have taken to them so well, to. Enjoy these previews, as Emeli Sandé a makeover at the same one play of Have Another… more are coming. The fusion and you’ll be smitten too. rock singer and composer Emeli has announced her time. The twist here is an third album Real Life is being undercurrent of subversion Gary Trueman is yet to reveal the exact date for the release, but has released this June. It’s been thanks to the fact that each of described as a brand-new the songs on offer are covers confirmed that the album will chapter for the artist, and taken mostly from the world be available on the Yonder one that Emeli hopes will give of loud guitars and mosh Music App. Puza Sarker people hope and confidence. pits. Linkin Park’s One Step “I feel grounded,” she said, Closer really shouldn’t work “With this album, I knew as a three-way harmony with nothing more than a piano exactly what I wanted to say for accompaniment, but it and do. I’ve came out the does. Even more astonishing other side more confident, is The Middle which was happier with more self-love.” a huge hit for Jimmy Eat > 20 May 2019 World. Here it is quite > Sadler’s Wells, London sublime. What makes Have > emelisande.com Another.. such a great record
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