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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No Limits
"Bally Sagoo revisits his tried and true themes from his folkier repertoire of bhangra songs, with a new single from his forthcoming album. Brooklyn based Ayesha gently infuses South Asian sounds in her release from last fall, the second of her’s during the pandemic. Plus, a new tune from ciphers Chee Malabar and Prabh Deep. Bhangra Jawan Ho Gaya - Bally Sagoo Time Chakda - Nimrat Khaira 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Bhangra Jawan Ho Gaya - Bally Sagoo 04:59 - Billo Ni Tera Dil Mangda - Satveer Dillion, Bally Sagoo 14:35 - Mundeyo Aaagee Oye - Bally Sagoo 20:10 - Heartbeat - Nawab, Gurlez Akhtar 23:40 - Time Chakda - Nimrat Khaira 26:36 - Barood Wargi - Simiran Kaur Dhadli & San B 30:06 - Sira E Hou - Amrit Maan & Nimrat Khaira 33:32 - Majhe Wale - Baani Sandhu 36:24 - Kisan - Coolie 40:17 - Charka - Mitika Kanwar 42:11 - Mic Break 44:32 - Liminality - Ayesha 48:58 - Icarus - Chee Malabar 51:14 - Abadabad 9 - Chee Malabar 54:27 - Badur - Prabh Deep 58:44 - Outro 59:19 - FInish "