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 monthly at Le Poisson Rouge.
00:00 -Intro-
01:57 Sohni Lagdi Tun-Dr. Zeus and A-Dr. Zeus & Amrinder Gill
04:30 High Heels-YoYo Honey Singh and Jaz Dhami
09:17 Whisky-Gippy Grewal
13:05 Zulfaan De Naag (feat. Kaur-B)-Tigerstyle
17:23 Bach Ni-Garry Sandhu
20:32 Burrraahh-Geeta Zaildar
23:12 Kinna Sona Munda-Bikram Singh and Tigerstyle
27:45 Moorni(Dance Mix)-Panjabi MC
33:42 Tere Aashiq-Bally Sagoo
38:39 Mic Break
43:10 Homelands-Nitin Sawhney
48:54 Yaad-Rupa and the April Fishes
53:49 Mirage-Lucrecia Dalt
58:54 Basement Bhangra Anthem(Johnny Quest Remix)- DJ Rekha, Sunil Sehgal, Wyclef Jean, Bikram Singh
59:43 Outro
60:34 End
DJ Rekha
10/29-Jiva Performing Arts Annual Gala
11/7- Basement Bhangra w/ Pree Mayall
11/27-Basement Bhangra vs Que Bajo Brooklyn Bowl
12/5-Basement Bhangra Holiday Party
12/12- BRIC House Party w/ DJ Rekha
12/25-Bollywood Disco XMAS at LPR
Bally Sagoo
Tigerstyle
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