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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Live Your Life
"Game changer Jasmine Sandlas does it again with a generically titled but entirely unique Punjabi song. With no shortage of bangers, her best is when her lyrics feel introspective and authentic. The beyond set highlights relatively mellower tracks from the pleasantly frenetic Daytimers compilation raising funds for Covid-19 relief in India. Thug Life - Jasmine Sandlas Illusion - Somatic feat. Tommy Khosla 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Thug Life - Jasmine Sandlas 05:55 - Charkha - Mitika Kanwar 07:47 - Pani Di Gal - Maninder Buttar, Asees Kaur 11:42 - Ik Tera - Maninder Buttar 14:19 - Track Suit - Nimrat Khaira, Diljit Dosanjh 17:33 - Chithiyaan - Karan Aujla 21:49 - Alert - Garry Sandu 24:23 - Doabey Wala - Kaur B, Garry Sandhu, DJ Goddess 27:50 - Global Jatt - Manwal & DJ Kam Kang, Bups Saggu 31:42 - Fashion Di Definition - Deep Jandu, Dr. Zeus 35:09 - Sadi Jind Jaan - Jaz Dhami, Aman Hayer 40:25 - Mic Break 42:56 - Illusion - Somatic feat. Tommy Khosla 48:32 - Agility - Dulha 52:45 - Say Shava Shava Bootleg - Manara 57:46 - Outro 58:44 - Finish "