DJ Rekha is a producer, curator, and educator based in New York City. She is founder of Basement Bhangra™ and Bollywood Disco nights and co-founder of Mutiny Club night. She was named "Ambassador of Bhangra" by the New York Times. Rekha and her frequent collaborator, Dave Sharma, performed their compositions at Chicago Symphony Hall for the Sinfonetta in 2015. Rekha was the sound designer for the TONY award-winning Broadway Show, Bridge and Tunnel, received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work on the play Rafta Rafta, and is associate producer for the NPR Radio Documentary, A Feet in Two Worlds. Her debut album, DJ Rekha presents Basement Bhangra, was released in 2007 and, in 2009, she was inducted into the NYC People's Hall of Fame. Her record label, Beat Bazaar Music, issued its debut single release, Pyar Baile, worldwide in November 2011. She has curated events for Celebrate Brooklyn, Central Park Summerstage, was a Grand Marshall of the 9th Annual NYC Dance Parade in 2015, and has performed internationally. DJ Rekha performs live the first Thursday of every month at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City and hosts a weekly podcast, Bhangra & Beyond, on BTR.
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2020 Best of Part Deux
"Part two of the 2020 round up is very Diljit Dosanjh and Nimrat Khaira forward, with some almost forgotten tunes from earlier in the year. The beyond section revisits stand out tracks from the Krunk Kollective crew, new comers Rashmeet Kaur, Ayesha, and more. Kassor - Jaz Dhami, Naseebo Lal Musafir - Rashmeet Kaur 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Bell Bottom - Baani Sandhu feat. Gur Sidhu, Mankirt Aulakh 05:08 - Gulabi Rang - Nimrat Khaira 08:07 - Time Chakda - Nimrat Khaira 11:04 - Red Eyes - Karan Aujla feat. Gurlej Akhtar 13:46 - Track Suit - Nimrat Khaira, Diljit Dosanjh 16:58 - Whiskey - Diljit Dosanjh 23:19 - Kasoor - Jaz Dhami, Naseebo Lal 26:18 - Kera Pind De - Panjabi MC 30:57 - Peed - Diljit Dosanjh 35:17 - Mic Break 37:57 - Lokomotif - Yung.Raj 41:09 - Carthartic Scream - Ayesha 44:38 - Genda Phool - Payal Dev, Badshah 47:21 - Andolan - Shoals, Naqaab 50:54 - Hindustani Rascal - MALFNKTION 53:28 - Musafir - Rashmeet Kaur 56:56 - Outro 57:29 - Finish "