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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Fellow Traveler
"Panjabi MC links with Ashok Gill on a wicked new tune. India’s indie electronic powerhouses, Ritviz and Nucleya, drop the first single from their forthcoming 8 track album. LA via Vancouver’s Horsepower, has some healthy advice with some genre agnostic tropical bass leaning, and Uproot Andy collaborates with Pierre Kwenders for a dance heavy summertime banger. Fulvargi - Panjabi MC Sathi - Ritviz, Nucleya 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Fulvargi - Panjabi MC, Ashok Gill 05:23 - Bismillah - Amrit Maan, Dr. Zeus, Rahul Dutta 08:29 - Mithi Mithi - Amrit Maan, Jasmine Sandlas 12:09 - Pani Di Gal - Maninder Buttar 16:03 - Majhail vs. Malvain - Miss Pooja, Geeta Zaildar 18:44 - I Like You - Garry Sandhu, Loco Ink 23:34 - Jinni Sonhi - G. Sidhu, Urban Kinng 25:55 - Umbrella - Diljit Dosanjh, Intense Music 29:00 - Chu Gon Do ? - Karan Aujla 33:22 - Pinjra - Jasmine Sandlas, Badshah, Dr. Zeus 35:53 - Thug Life - Jasmine Sandlas, Raaginder 40:22 - Mic Break 43:25 - Sathi - Ritviz, Nucleya 46:57 - Drink Juice - Horsepowar 48:39 - Ofele - Pierre Kwenders, Uproot Andy 54:16 - Downpour - Ayesha 58:05 - Outro 59:12 - Finish "