This project is the first time that the unofficial giving from Asian faiths communities in the form of Seva has been recognized and the songs compliment Seva booklets that were published by The Experience Corps earlier this year. The CD has three main tracks: Teri Seva, a religious Seva song performed by Bhai Surjit Singh Ji; Kar Seva, a Bhangra Seva song performed by Balwinder Safri and Seva Karro performed by Hitesh Joshi.

The Experience Corps is a Home Office backed organisation dedicated to encouraging those aged 50 and over, whatever their ethnic or faith background, to share their lifetime of skills, and time, for the good of their local community. It does this through a network of local Animators (advisers) whose job it is to match the needs of the community to the interests and talents of the volunteers in the area.

The CD has been produced by Harjjt Dhanjal, DJ, record producer for XS-Bass and The Experience Corps' local Animator (adviser) in Derby. Harjit uses his musical connection and links in the faith communities to encourage over 50s from the Asian community in Derby to make a difference by passing on their skills and talents.

Harjit Dhanjal said: "I feel there is already lot of selfless volunteering going on in the UK, especially within the Asian community, which is not recognised or shared. I hope by promoting the SEVA concept that we can unite our efforts with existing charities, trusts and the thousands of interesting opportunities going on in the community".

ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE CORPS

Two new booklets celebrating the tradition of Seva in the Sikh and Hindu community have been published in English, Gujarati, Punjabi and Hindi by The Experience Corps and a Moslem booklet will be available soon. Since launching 18 months ago The Experience Corps has recruited more than 80,000 Members and has accrued a database of more than 425,000 opportunities.

The Experience Corps offers its Members access to a unique matching service which ensures their skills and requirements are fitted exactly with needs in their area. This can be through home-based activities like knitting or computer work to coaching a local football team or sharing parenting skills with young mums.