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 which takes place the first Thursday of every month at Le Poisson Rouge.
00:00 -Intro-
01:30 Kala Til –Aman Hayer featuring Manak-E
05:27 Duet 2-Manak-E, Sangra Vibes & Sudesh Kumari
09:34 Door Ni Kulne-Manni Sandhu featuring Manak-E
12:48 Ous Kurri 2 (feat. Manak-E)-DJ Gurps
16:22 Time Naal (feat. Kaos Productions)- Manak-E
20:19 Naam Poocheya (feat. Major Singh)-Bally Sagoo
25:17 Radio -Diljit Dosanjh and Tru-Skool
29:19 Drama Queen (feat. Daljit Mattu)- Bups Saggu
33:33 Peeniya- DJ H & DJ Rags feat. Manak E
36:44 Tohar-Garry Sandhu- Angel, DJ Dips & Garry Sandhu
40:18 Mic Break
43:37 Getyoshitout- Jahcoozi
46:05 Yemen Cutta Connection Dub-Black Star Liner
51:47 TH9-Asian Dub Foundation
57:07 Baby Let’s Dance Together- Kittu
59:40 Outro
60:13 End
DJ Rekha4/4-Basement Bhangra Sweet Manak-E16 at Le Poisson Rouge
4/20-DJ Rekha at the Black Cat, Washington DC
5/2- Basement Bhangra at Le Poisson Rouge
5/11-Non-Stop Bhangra, San Francisco
Manak-E
Diljit Dosanjh
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