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World On Your Street: The Global Music Challenge
Best UK Wedding Songs

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The real sound ofÌýtheÌýUK's weddingsÌýin 2003 ranges fromÌýBhangra beatsÌýto klezmer classics to Nigerian fuji rhythms. As part of a national campaign World on your Street teamed up with 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network, jewish.co.uk, Olay (Turkish newspaper) and Focus (Nigerian magazine) in the search to discover the UK's best wedding songs.

World On Your Street and its partners have been running features on wedding music across cultures and inviting audiences to vote for the best wedding song ever. The results of these votes are posted below.

There were features on the Best UK wedding songs across 91Èȱ¬ Radio including Radio 3’s World Routes on Saturday 5 July, 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network Sonia Deol Show from 23 – 27 June

ListenÌýÌýListen (10'01) to the wedding songs feature broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Woman’s Hour during the week of 28 July.

The best Asian wedding song:
The on 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network asked five Asian celebrities to name their favourite wedding songs and make the case for their choice on air (from 23 – 27 June). The online vote has now closed and the winner is chosen by music producer Rishi Rich. .
Read more about Asian wedding music.

Jewish weddingThe best Jewish wedding song
Two major Jewish websites and , have been running a poll asking visitors to vote for their favourite Jewish wedding song. And the winner is the classic Hava Nagila. Read more about Jewish wedding music here on the World on your Street site.



Nigerian weddingThe best Nigerian wedding song
Focus (Nigerian magazine), African Times and have been running interviews with Nigerian celebrities about their favourite wedding songs and/or inviting readers to vote. And the winner is Mo yege, Halleluyah mo yege. Read more about Nigerian weddings here. Our reporter Maud Hand went to a splendid Nigerian wedding for Radio 3's World Routes on 5 July. Check out our photogallery.

Istanbul, TurkeyThe best Turkish wedding song
Olay (Turkish newspaper) has been running a feature and vote on Turkish wedding songs.
Read about Turkish Weddings here, and listen to the winning song, 'Gül Döktüm Yollarina' by Tarkan.


Do you have a favourite wedding song from your own
tradition? E-mail us here.

Read about on 91Èȱ¬ Leicester's World on your Street website.



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