Salim-Sulaiman Performing at Nelson Mandela Smile Foundation Concert

Music Composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have presented an extremely powerful song to Africa titled, 'African Promise'. To add to the pluralistic sound they collaborated with leading artists from Africa, R&B Artist Loyiso Bala, Eric Wainaina and back vocals by Alisha Popat.

The song was composed, produced and recorded along with the African singers at their studio in Mumbai. Salim and Sulaiman have been presented with this opportunity by Executive Producer and Promotional Partner Mr. Karim Jamal of Win Win Win Solutions and Shelina Popat for Contact Network Ltd in South Africa & Nairobi.

The schedule for Salim and Sulaiman in South Africa is as follows:

6th June 2010: Press Conference in Nairobi

7th June 2010: Salim and Sulaiman along with Eric Wainaina & Loyiso Bala perform at the Nelson Mandela Smile Foundation Concert in Soweto, South Africa. The concert was attended by a select audience. The song was well received and given a standing ovation! Mr. Nelson Mandela's Smile Foundation help's facially disfigured children and the foundation is honoured to continue his legacy through program expansion.

8th June 2010: Performance at the African Legends Gala Dinner in honour of the football heroes and the first ambassadors of African football. The Gala dinner is at the Vodaworld centre in Johannesburg.

10th June 2010: Salim, Sulaiman, Loyiso & Eric will perform at the FIFA World Cup Kick Off Celebration Concert at the Orlando stadium in Soweto - This historic event will take place the night before the onset of the first match! The artists selected to perform at this event represent current popularity and reflect the variety of musical generations, genres and geographies of the country and African region. This event features 70% African artists and will be seen by millions of music and football fans worldwide.

12th June 2010: Press Conference at the Government VIP Lounge

12th June 2010: Launch of the song 'AFRICA You Are A STAR' by Contact network Ltd & Win Win Win Solutisons at the Carnivore Gardens, Nairobi

'3 Idiots’ Tops Nominations For IIFA Awards 2010

Vidhu Vinodh Chopra’s Three Idiots is slated for a major victory at the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony due to be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from June 3 to 5.


The rollicking comedy, which has created box office history of all times for a Bollywood movie with a collection in excess of $US 100 million (and still counting), has been nominated in 12 out of 13 categories of the prestigious awards.

The film has already taken eight of the 12 technical awards declared last week. ‘Aladin’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal’ picked up two awards each.

The event, officially titled, Videocon IIFA Weekend and Micromax IIFA Awards, has evinced worldwide interest with Ireland expressing an interest to host it in the near future. The Awards ceremony is held in a different country every year to give it an international favour and claim Bollywood as an inclusive industry.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest audit firm, is the official auditor for IIFA (and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which runs the Oscar Awards). People’s vote is a major factor in determining the winner and online submissions, which began on May 10, will conclude on June 1.

Sabbas Joseph, Director of Wizcraft, a global event management company that manages IIFA, said the best of Indian cinema will come alive in Sri Lanka.

“The nominees for the Micromax IIFA Awards 2010 are a compilation of the best work from the previous year and the suspense and celebration of these worthy nominations will undoubtedly create another magical IIFA,” he said.

Hemant Parkeh is a Radio Tarana Presenter and Sales Executive. Apart from being on honeymoon with his bride Rozeena (see separate story in Communitylink), he will represent the radio station and Indian Newslink at IIFA 2010 in Colombo.

Nominations For IIFA Awards 2010 List