Bhangra And Beyond
DJ Rekha is DJ, curator, educator, and activist. Named ambassador of bhangra by the New York Times, she has been instrumental in placing bhangra on the map in North America. Rooted in bhangra and hip-hop her DJ sets range from Brazilian Baile Funk to Balkan Beats and everything in between. She is founder and resident of Basement Bhangra one NYC’s longest running dance parties. This week is dedicated to the only on Don Raja aka Apache Indian.
00:00 -Intro-
01:24 Kharku- Diljit Dosanjh & Tru-Skool
04:48 Katal Kare- Jay Status & DJ Sanj
08:26 Bachaa- Diljit Dosanjh
12:08 Ous Kurri 2-DJ Gurps featuring Manak-E
15:44 Dosti (feat. Jaswinder Daghamia)- Notorious Jatt
20:07 Glassy-Umusic
24:21 Fitteh Moo-PBN
29:11 Whiskey Di Botal (Remix)-Bally Sagoo
34:16 Dhaaru Pee Ke – Kaka Bhainiavaala, Specialist & Tru Skool
38:26 Chabi-Baljit Malwa
44:52 Mic Break
47:08 Cry Freedom-Jay Dabhi featuring Moises Modesto
50:16 Armegeddion Time(Hard Step Remix)-Apache Indian
56:34 Units of Resistence- Badawi
59:12 Outro
60:08 End
DJ Rekha
11/21/12 Basement Bhangra Thanksgiving Eve w/ Apache Indian
11/30/12-Museum of Natural History, Margaret Mead Festival After-Party
12/6/12-Basement Bhangra, NYC
12/24/12-3rd Annual Bollywood Disco Xmas at Le Poisson Rouge
12/27/12- Last Basement Bhangra of 2012 and at SOBs w/ Bikram Singh
1/3/12- Basement Bhangra moves to Le Poisson Rouge- Panjabi MC, Mandeep Sethi-early
Tru-Skool
Baljit Malwa
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