DJ Rekha presents Basement Bhangra
DJ Rekha has brought South Asian music to New York by spinning at events like “P.S. 1′s Warm Up Series”, Central Park’s “Summerstage”, Prospect Park’s “Celebrate Brooklyn”, Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturdays, and the annual flagship “Loving Day” celebration held in New York City. She arranged the music for Bridge and Tunnel, the Obie-Award winning Off-Broadway show. Newsweek recognized her as one of the most influential South Asians in the US and she has received accolades from The New York Times, CNN, The Fader, The Village Voice, and The Washington Post, among others.
DJ Rekha invites the listener to go with her into a world that merges the traditional Bhangra music of South Asia and the Hip-Hop beats of today. It takes one on a journey into the infectious expanding South Asian dance music genre known as Bhangra. The listener will be able to experience some of the music that is heard at DJ Rekha’s own internationally known event called Basement Bhangra, the New York dance party which takes place every first Thursday of the month at Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s) that DJ Rekha has spearheaded and nurtured for more than ten years now.
In 2000, DJ Rekha founded Sangament (sangam is Hindi for “confluence” — a place where two rivers flow together), a production company that produces live concerts and provides music consulting services to record labels, cultural institutions, media companies, and corporations. DJ Rekha produces live events and her monthly parties, Basement Bhangra and Bollywood Disco through Sangament, Inc.
When: Nov 4th, 2010
Where: Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s) – 204 Varick Street, Subway: 1 to Houston St, NYC, NY
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When: Nov 24th, 2010
Where: Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s) – 204 Varick Street, Subway: 1 to Houston St, NYC, NY
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When: Dec 2nd, 2010
Where: Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s) – 204 Varick Street, Subway: 1 to Houston St, NYC, NY
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When: Dec 30th, 2010
Where: Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s) – 204 Varick Street, Subway: 1 to Houston St, NYC, NY
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When: April 1st, 2010
Where: Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s) – 204 Varick Street, Subway: 1 to Houston St, NYC, NY
When: April 8th, 2010
Where: Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
When: April 17th, 2010
Where: Black Cat – 1811 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
When: April 23rd, 2010
Where: The Fillmore at Irving Plaza – 15 Irving Place, NYC, NY
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When: Saturday May 1, 2010
Where: Majestic Theatre, 115 King Street, Madison, WI
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