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'''Mukhtar Sahota''' is a Music Producer born in Wolverhampton, UK. Being brought up in a musical family, Mukhtar had a natural flair for music. He has the talent of playing multiple instruments, all of which are self taught.
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Mukhtar and his brothers decided to pursue a career in music, in the final years of school. They formed a band called the ‘Sahotas’, and had a very successful career with 9 albums, coupled with tours around the world, and topped the ‘Bhangra’ charts. The Sahotas achieved many accolades including ‘Best Band’, ‘Best Live Band’, Platinum and Gold discs for album sales. Mukhtar wanted to take a different direction with he’s solo projects, as the band decided to take a long deserved break.
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Mukhtar’s debut album ‘Time Out’ was released in 2002. This album featured various artists from India, including the debut collaboration with ‘Lehmber Hussainpuri’, which was a new experience for him, as he had always worked with the band. The album proved to be a success and showed the diversity of his production. Mukhtar was urged to record his next album, ‘4 The Muzik’.
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‘4The Muzik’ was released in August 2004, an album that features some big names in the Asian music industry, alongside various up coming artists from India. Mukhtar being influenced by Desi (traditional), Reggae, Dance, Rap and Rock, fused this together with his own distinctive sound to produce this album. The first video from the album was for a track called ‘Jogi’, which is a fusion of Rock and Bhangra music. This track and video has been the most talked about production in the Asian Media, and gained interest from the Mainstream Media.
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After the major South Asian disasters in 2004 and 2005, Mukhtar produced and arranged the charity single, ‘We Can Make it Better’ by ‘Donasian’. The monies raised from this single were for the victims of the tragedies. The concept of the single was inspired by the ‘Band Aid’ single, and sixteen Asian artists from around the world were united together from a list constructed by Mukhtar. This project allowed him to bring forth up-coming talent alongside established artists and was a great experience as a Music Producer working alongside A R Rahman.
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In 2006, Mukhtar decided to set up his own Record Company, ‘Internalmusic’, to allow him to have full control of his works, and to provide a platform for established, new, and up-coming talent. Mukhtar united with ‘Arif Lohar’ for his first release under Internalmusic, and produced an album called, ‘21st Century Jugni’, to re-introduce some classics of ‘Alam Lohar’ and hits from Arif Lohar. The album brought Arif Lohar to the sound of the 21st Century with the distinctive sound of Mukhtar. The album received an exceptional response from around the world and received awards for, ‘Best Folk Pop Album’, ‘Best Non Residential Punjabi Vocalist’, and ‘Best Folk Pop Vocalist’ at the Punjabi Music Awards in India in March 2007.
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In May 2007, Mukhtar released ‘Unpredictable’, an album featuring ‘Lakhwinder Wadali’ and his father ‘Puran Chand Wadali’. The album featured an array of musical genres including ‘Arabic’, ‘Electronic Beats’ and a ‘Qawali’, culminating into an ‘innovative musical feast’. The album has been appreciated and applauded by musicians from around the world and has had a positive reception from all generations.
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'''Norwalk''' is a city in [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]] and [[Warren County, Iowa|Warren]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. The population was 6,884 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]&ndash;[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and is located just south of the [[Des Moines International Airport]]. It is the hometown of actors [[Brandon Routh]], star of the film [[Superman Returns]], and [[Jason Momoa]], star of the television show [[Stargate Atlantis|Stargate: Atlantis]], as well as Miss Iowa 2008 Diana Reed.


==Influence==
==Geography==
Norwalk is located at {{coor dms|41|29|0|N|93|40|43|W|city}} (41.483403, -93.678515){{GR|1}}.
The band has also influenced various artists/bands of recent years including:

*Arif Lohar
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 6.8&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (17.6&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 6.6&nbsp;square miles (17.0&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.6&nbsp;km²) of it (3.24%) is water.
*Punjabi MC

*Bally Sagoo
==Demographics==
*Legacy
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 6,884 people, 2,344 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,049.2 people per square mile (405.2/km²). There were 2,382 housing units at an average density of 363.0/sq&nbsp;mi (140.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.34% of the population.
*DCS

*Punjabi X
There were 2,344 households out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.
*Musafir

*Juggy D
In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
*Jassi Sidhu

The median income for a household in the city was $58,933, and the median income for a family was $64,653. Males had a median income of $37,571 versus $30,455 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,895. About 1.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/sahotas Official Sahotas Myspace]
* [http://www.norwalkia.com Norwalk Community Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/internalmusicuk Internalmusic Myspace]
* [http://www.ci.norwalk.ia.us City of Norwalk]
* [http://www.myspace.com/mukhtarsahota Official Mukhtar Sahota Myspace]
* [http://www.norwalkchamber.org Norwalk Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.norwalk.k12.ia.us Norwalk Community School District]
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=58 World Music Central page on Sahotas]</span>
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*<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.punjabilok.com/music/sahotas.htm Punjabilok page on Sahotas]</span>

* [http://www.transum.org/Sahotas/ Official Sahotas Website]
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Norwalk, Iowa
City
Location of Norwalk, Iowa
Location of Norwalk, Iowa
Country United States
State Iowa
CountiesPolk, Warren
Area
 • Total6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2)
 • Land6.6 sq mi (17.0 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total6,884
 • Density1,049.2/sq mi (405.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50211
Area code515
FIPS code19-57675
GNIS feature ID0459658

Norwalk is a city in Polk and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 6,884 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located just south of the Des Moines International Airport. It is the hometown of actors Brandon Routh, star of the film Superman Returns, and Jason Momoa, star of the television show Stargate: Atlantis, as well as Miss Iowa 2008 Diana Reed.

Geography

Norwalk is located at 41°29′0″N 93°40′43″W / 41.48333°N 93.67861°W / 41.48333; -93.67861Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (41.483403, -93.678515)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), of which, 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (3.24%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 6,884 people, 2,344 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,049.2 people per square mile (405.2/km²). There were 2,382 housing units at an average density of 363.0/sq mi (140.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.75% White, 0.23% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 2,344 households out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,933, and the median income for a family was $64,653. Males had a median income of $37,571 versus $30,455 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,895. About 1.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

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