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 monthly at Le Poisson Rouge. This week Rekha drops her and Dave Sharma’s remix of Priyanka Chopra’s new single Exotic.
00:00 -Intro-
00:49 Pyar Karke-Labh Janjua
04:53 Rang Di Basanit-Daler Mendhi
10:53 Say Na Say Na- Vishal-Shekhar
14:06 Singh Is Kinng-R.D.B, Snoop Dogg & Akshay Kumar
18:55 Paisa-Manak-E
22:43 Mauja Hi Mauja-Mika Singh
26:42 Sadi Gali-Krsna & Lehmber Hussainpuri
31:02 Aahun Aahun-Pritam
35:54 Ainvayi Ainvayi-Salim-Sulaiman, Sunidhi Chauhan & Salim Merchant
40:19 Mic Break
43:38 Burnin’ Like Babylon ft. Unknown Mizery [Prod. by Rumplestiltz]-Mandeep Sethi
46:42 Resident Alien-Goldspot
50:49 Jawani-Jan Ne Man-Bapbi Lahri, Asha Bhonsle
56:01 Yeh Mera Dil-Asha Bhosle
60:14 Outro
60:29 End
DJ Rekha
8/25-Bollywood Disco Movie and Dance Party-Littlefield, Brooklyn NY
9/6-Basement Bhangra at Le Poisson Rouge
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