Channi Singh, founder, lead singer, composer, song writer and music director of world renowned Bhangra Band Alaap - Pioneers of Asian Pop Music (Bhangra), who brought Punjabi culture back to its youngsters when it was almost forgotten.

Recognised in the World Guinness Book of Records as 'the most successful and longest running Bhangra band’ and for ‘most Bhangra recordings produced’.

First Asian pop band to perform on BBC Television UK.

First Bhangra band to perform in the Natural History Museum for Imran Khan's Cancer Appeal before many distinguished guests such as the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson.

First Bhangra band to perform at high profile venues such as Wembley Arena, Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Conference Centre, The Dome, Natural History Museum, Madison Square Garden, Al Hambra, Bohmas of Kenya and many others in the UK and around the world where no Asian bands were allowed to perform ever.

First Bhangra band to have performed and shared the stage with renowned mainstream and Bollywood artists such as UB40, Robert Palmer, Peter Gabriel, The Pogues, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain, Courtney Pine, Misty in Roots, Ravi Shankar, Amazulu, Mel B (Spice Girls), Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sayeed Jaffery, Asha Bhosle and many others.

First Asian Bhangra band to perform for the World Peace Keeping Forces in Bosnia.

First Bhangra band to have performed for The Princes Trust in the presence of his highness Prince Charles at the Royal Albert Hall.

The first Bhangra band to have toured all over the world many times to countries including Pakistan, USA, Kenya, Canada, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Bangkok, Europe and many other countries.

First Bhangra artist to collaborate with the Queen of Melodies Asha Bhosle.

Channi Singh - First British Asian to compose and direct music for big banner Bollywood films such as Yalgaar, Shaktiman, Janasheen and others which are in the pipeline.

First Asian pop artist to be the Head of Punjabi TV Channel, Lashkara.

Co-founder of GK Foundation (helping raise funds for Cancer Research and Third World Children).

Channi Singh - Currently Director of Hounslow Multicultural Centre helping isolated, housebound, frail, sick and disabled elderly men and women and promoting Asian culture through music, dance and other arts related activities.

Helped a number of charities throughout Britain which help the needy i.e. World Cancer Research, Imran Khan’s Cancer appeal, Loomba Trust (helping widows of the world), Children in Need, Leukemia Society, Tsunami Fund Raising, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and many more.