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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Inquilab
"Specialist and Tru-Skool have influenced many a bhangra producer, as evident in the DJ Frenzy’s track with Raf-Saperra. The beyond section features tracks for the compilation, Inquilab, which features music written, performed, composed and produced by South Asian women, trans, nonbinary and/or gender fluid sonic artists. From the Subcontinent to the diaspora across the globe, these artists span across genres and fields in the music industry: film scoring, spoken word, lo-fi, electronica, pop, vocals, carnatic fusion, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, sound design, EDM, etc. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Milli-1 - Raf-Saperra & DJ Frenzy 08:25 - Pomp Pomp Tha Music - JK feat. Tru-Skool 12:36 - Jinni Sohni - G. Sidhu, Urban King 14:56 - Lamborghini - Khan Bhaini 18:02 - Sakhiyan Saheliyan_Bally Sagoo feat. Jyoti G 22:34 - Oye Hoye Hoye - Jassie Gill & Simar Kaur feat. Dhanashree 25:21 - Mago - Jasmine Sandlas 28:33 - Cyclone - UpsideDown feat. Jaz Dhami 31:34 - Duniya - Bambi Bains 35:26 - Mic Break 38:37 - Dew - Krithi 42:46 - Season of spring (churaliya remix) - Sanjeet 46:53 - Ostara - Bishi 53:52 - Brahmamokkate (Carnatic Fusion) - Deepti Busireddy 59:02 - Outro 59:12 - Finish "