"This Heart of Mine Is Nepalese" (Satis Shroff)

When you hear the phrase "Indian idol," you might think we are talking
about Sanjaya Malakar from "American Idol" earlier this year. But, it
turns out, India has its own knock-off of the series (itself a knock-off
of the British original). This year's winner, a Kolkata policeman named
Prashant Tamang, is on a U.S. tour right now. He already performed to
packed houses in DC and Boston and has two more gigs left - NYC on Dec. 8
and Atlanta on Dec. 9. See info below about a press conference today in
NYC and other contact info below... Questions to Kashish below - or Anup
Kaphle .

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From: Kashish Das Shrestha

Hope you're doing well. I was wondering if you could spread the word on
this event via email; Indian Idol Prashant Tamang and Desi R&B star Raghav
in NY on 8 December. Press conference at the Gershwin Hotel, 7E 27 St.,
tomorrow (where press passes will be distributed). Thanks.

Regards,
Kashish

INDIAN IDOL 3 PRASHANT TAMANG US TOUR; NY SHOW W/ DESI R&B STAR RAGHAV

Since winning the third Indian Idol in September this year, the boy from
Darjeeling serving in the Calcutta Police, Prashant Tamang, has become a
South Asian music star and has gone on to perform over two dozen shows in
less than two months! On 1 December, he started his first US Tour.

Tamang, currently mid-way through his four-city tour – DC/VA, Boston, New
York and Atlanta – performed to an enthusiastic audience in his first show
at the Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia to a full house audience of
over 1,000 people. For an en core, guest performer Raju Lama of Mangolian
Hearts joined Tamang on stage to sing ‘Yo Maan Ta Mero Nepali Ho’

The next evening, as Boston was experiencing its first snow fall of the
winter, the audiences at the St. Armenian Church’s performance center
danced and sang along asang did a duet on one of Mongolian Hearts’
singles, as well as ‘Yo Maan Ta Mero Nepali Ho.’

In DC/VA as well as Boston, Tamang surprised the audiences by inviting a
female audience member to join him on stage to dance with him as he sang a
romantic Bollywood ballad. Also, at both the shows Tamang personally
addressed and signed CDs of his debut album, Dhanyabaad, to two lucky
winners chosen through an on-stage lucky draw of all the ticket numbers.
Local artists, as well as popular Nepali pop-culture figures also
performed songs and dances in both of these shows while Nepali community
leaders felicitated him on stage.

Tamang has two more shows left on this tour, presented by Moonlight
Records. On 8 December, he will be performing at the Jacob Javits Center
in Manhattan. This show will also feature the R&B star Raghav, who has had
three singles in the UK Top 10 and whose single ‘Angel Eyes’ propelled him
to fame. One more guest performer will also perform at this show. Then, on
the 9th, he will close his tour by performing at the Center Stage in
Atlanta.

This tour has been organized by Chandra Prakash Sharma (Moonlight
Records), Sonam Lama and Sonam G Sherpa in association with Party Nepal.
It is managed and produced by Kashish.

A press conference is being organized at The Gershwin Hotel (7 East 27St.)
at 5:30PM. All press passes will be distributed there. Please R.S.V.P for
press passes, as well an invitation to the honorary dinner for Prashant
Tamang being hosted in New York on 7 December.

Further inquiries/More Information:
Ph. 347.622.7048
info@prashanttamang.us
www.PrashantTamang.us

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OLDER PRESS RELEASE

Prashant Tamang, a constable-turned-celebrity and the winner of Indian Idol
season 3, will be in the United States of America for a four-city tour, making
stops in Washington DC/Virginia, Boston, New York and Atlanta. The event,
organized by Moonlight Records in association with PartyNepal.com, will be one
of the first events to feature performances by an Indian Idol winner in the
United States. Prashant will be performing several hindi and nepali songs at
these concerts.

Prashant will be performing in Washington DC on December 1, Boston on December
2, New York on December 8 and Atlanta on December 9.

To read more about Prashant, his US tour, venues, ticketing, please visit
http://www.prashanttamang.us

South Asia's leading magazine, Himal, in its recent article wrote about
Prashant: "someone from the steep valleys of the central Himalaya to be
idolized by tens of millions of people."

Prashant Tamang, 24, was declared the 3rd Indian Idol after receiving majority
of the 70 million votes on the popular televised singing contest in which
viewers vote for the participant of their choice.

Before auditioning for the Indian Idol TV show, Prashant was an active member
of the Indian Police force, Calcutta, where he also sang for the orchestra.
Since winning one of the most coveted entertainment competitions in India,
Prashant has remained extremely busy on tours and is still on a leave from his
duty at the Police force.