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The Truth are an exotic cocktail of cultures and sounds, the kind of cocktail with little bright umbrellas and sparklers twinkling from the edge of the glass. Take one London rapper who calls himself The Truth, squeeze a dash of backing vocalist classically trained in traditional Hindi & Punjabi, chop up a bit of Bobby Wonda keyboards and his ear crunching dub bass, mix with experienced guitarist Ricky, shake vigourously with the majestic hands of Portugese bass player Rui, then pour smoothly to the rhythm of Jamaican born drummer Marley (who else). That 10 Euro summer holiday concoction will give you The Truth.

In June 2011 this international rap collective played on our stage at Glasto, bringing a touch of bling to the muddy fields of Pilton, and the traditional Hindi vocals certainly turned a few unsuspecting heads as they escaped the beats of the dance village.

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See more videos and photos of The Truth at Glasto 2011

Following this performance, they were invited to play the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing Stage at the London Mela 2011 on Sunday 4th September alongside other up and coming Asian acts like Garry Sandhu, Sam Khan, and Preeya Kalidas. For musical highlights from our stage at the London Mela, be sure to listen to Bobby Friction's radio show - 10pm Monday night on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Asian Network, and for videos of all our acts get yourself on to Bobby Friction page after the show has gone out.

That makes The Truth our first act to step off the stage at the London Mela and on to the Radio 1 playlist, and here is the track that will be filling the airwaves all week, I Heard 'Em Say.

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