Sham G Ali has been entertaining local audiences with his soothing voice and extensive knowledge of East Indian content for a quarter of a century. He added the programme also reports on the Bollywood box office and has a segment called History and the Hit which provides a historical context for a Bollywood hit. Ali, who also works for local radio station Radio 90.5, said the Bollywood music is mostly new content, though he does play content from the 80s and 90s. TBZ-The Bollywood Zone features international news, regional news, Bollywood news, and historical content and all the scripting and editing of the show is done locally for the weekly programme. Like a Bollywood version (of Rick Dees)." "It is quirky, informative and edited sharp and tight. "And we created TBZ-The Bollywood Zone and created our own brand in Bollywood content."Īli, who pointed out he is the only TT broadcaster operating in Guyana, and explained TBZ is a two-hour package and he took some inspiration on the format from veteran American radio personality Rick Dees, known for his weekly Top 40 programme.
Vieira told them he wanted to put some East Indian content on his new radio station and suggested a collaborative effort to create a radio product. He had worked with the BBC for 40 years and was heavily involved in the government of former Guyana president David Granger. During the trip, he and his wife met Franklin (Bobby) Vieira, CEO of Multicultural Communications Inc, who had recently opened the radio station Guyana's Lite 104.1FM. Two years ago or so, we began producing a weekly radio programme for Guyana, and recently it started airing in Toronto and New York with plans to reach the wider Indian diaspora."Īli recalled the show began with a business trip he took to Guyana two years ago.
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"I'm part-owner of the advertising agency (Market Moguls Ltd) and we have strong affiliations with (Hindi language entertainment channel) Zee TV and various media houses locally and internationally. Ali is also the voice behind the recent Royal Castle advertisements.Īli chatted with Newsday about the show in an interview last month. And he has taken his talents beyond Trinidad and Tobago's shores with his radio show TBZ-The Bollywood Zone, which has been broadcasting in Guyana, Canada and the US.
įor a quarter of a century, radio and television personality Sham G Ali has been entertaining local audiences with his soothing voice and extensive knowledge of East Indian content. Features Trinidad and Tobago radio personality Sham G Ali: Taking Bollywood Zone to Guyana and beyondįriday Sham G Ali's radio show The Bollywood Zone has been broadcasting in Guyana, Canada and the US.
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