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with Shumena Akhter: One Last Ride

It’s Shumena Akther’s final Asian Network Represents show and she’s going out with a playlist full of emotion, nostalgia and global energy.

New voices and new sounds from the Asian Network.

This May on Asian Network Represents, Shumena Akther signs off her takeover with an emotional, high-energy celebration of the music, memories and moments that defined her month behind the mic. From blockbuster Pakistani drama soundtracks and Bollywood heartbreak anthems to Punjabi remixes and soulful Bengali classics, this final show is packed with global sounds and feel-good chaos.

Expect huge tracks from artists including Asim Azhar, Zack Knight, Jasmine Sandlas and Nora Fatehi, alongside honest reflections on identity, gym culture, city life and the differences between London and the North. From football debates to conversations about Bengali identity and the comfort of community, Shumena brings humour, vulnerability and personality right to the airwaves.

It’s a heartfelt farewell filled with nostalgia, laughter and unapologetic vibes. Ending her Represents journey the only way she knows how: loud, global and unforgettable.

Produced in Birmingham by Solis Productions for BBC Asian Network.

5 weeks left to listen

1 hour

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Sunday23:00
BBC Asian Network

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Music Played

  • Karan Aujla

    Tauba Tauba (From Bad Newz)

    • Saregama India Limited.

  • Neeraj Shridhar & Harshdeep Kaur

    Jhak Maar Ke (from Desi Boyz)

    • Desi Boyz.
    • T Series.

  • Sàbba, Jasmeen Akhtar & Dr Zeus

    Hello Hanji

  • Asim Azhar & Sabri Sisters

    Meri Zindagi Hai Tu 2.0

    • ARY Digital.

  • Asim Azhar & Sabri Sisters

    Meri Zindagi Hai Tu 2.0

    • ARY Digital.

  • Darshan Raval

    Nafrat

    • I Loved You.
    • Warner Music India.

  • Falak Shabbir & Roach Killa

    Ashiq Tere

    • RK Productions.

  • IGMOR, Kuldeep Manak & Amarjot Kaur

    Jind Kad Ke (Remix)

    • IGMOR.

  • Zack Knight & Priyanshi Srivastava

    Tauba

  • Anik Khan & Ginni

    Spoiled Brown Men

    • The Foreign Affair.

  • Zeeshan Ali

    Ishqa Ve

    • OpenMic Studios.

  • Khesari Lal Yadav, Masoom Sharma, Dev Negi & Pritam

    Panwadi (from Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari)

    • Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.
    • Sony Music CG.

  • Bilal Shahid & Anokha Beats

    Pura Bengali

    • Bangla Boy.

  • Aima Baig & AY Beats

    Saajna (REMIX) (feat. Frenzo Harami)

  • Iman Chakraborty & Roshni B

    bala Nacho To Dekhi (Sohag Chand)

  • Udit Narayan

    Pyar Kiya To Nibhana

    Remix Artist: Ezu.

  • Badshah, Nikhita Gandhi & Mani Moudgill

    Bahli Sohni (From Baaghi 4)

    • Baaghi 4.
    • T Series.

  • Aditya Rikhari, Ravator & Kutle Khan

    Ae Ajnabee - Coke Studio Bharat

    • Ravator.
    • Universal Music.

  • Jasmine Sandlas

    Jee Nai Lagda

    • Desi Melodies.

  • Nora Fatehi

    Your Color (feat. Jason Derulo)

  • Arnaaz Gill & Armaan Gill

    Dooriyan

    • TWO OF A KIND.
    • Chronicle Records.

  • Ashnaa

    Ondu Rendu (feat. Bups Saggu & Karam Brar)

  • The PropheC

    To The Stars

    • PropheC Productions.

  • Neha Kakkar, Farhan Sabri, DJ Chetas & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Bol Kaffara Kya Hoga (from Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniat)

    • Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniat.
    • Desi Music Factory.

  • Shashwat Sachdev, Khaled, Sons of Yusuf & Nabil El Houri

    Didi (Sher-E-Baloch) (from Dhurandhar The Revenge)

    • Dhurandhar The Revenge.
    • T Series.

Broadcasts

  • Tuesday22:00
    BBC Asian Network
  • Sunday23:00
    BBC Asian Network