2009 Chennai Press Releases
New York City’s Own DJ Rekha Conducts Workshops and Performances in Chennai
Chennai, January 21: Internationally acclaimed DJ Rekha from New York City presents “Basement Bhangra” in Chennai – a musical journey that combines traditional South Asian bhangra music with today’s dance, Bollywood and hip-hop beats! New York magazine has called her “New York’s best DJ.” DJ Rekha’s monthly Basement Bhangra party in New York City is celebrating its 11th anniversary this year. Rekha is New York City's “unchallenged goddess of the buoyant, bombastic South Asian style, a breathtaking surge of Bollywood sentiment and hip-hop bravado,” according to The Village Voice.
The U.S. Consulate is bringing DJ Rekha to perform in Chennai on January 24-25 at various venues, including IIT Sarang and Pasha, The Park. DJ Rekha will also conduct a workshop for young upcoming DJs on January 27th at the Unwind Center, 67, 3rd Cross Street, Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai from 6:00-7:30, followed by a performance (entry free). We request that you place an announcement regarding this workshop and performance in your events calendar and cultural supplement listings. Interested individuals should please contact the following: (Email: ChennaiPASPrograms@state.gov; Cell: 98412-72073) to register for the workshop.
Popular in dance clubs around the world, DJ Rekha has been called a “roving music ambassador.” Almost single-handedly responsible for popularizing bhangra and Bollywood music with the general public in New York City and throughout the U.S., DJ Rekha’s masala mixes underscore the connections – cultural, philosophical, but mainly human – between India and the United States.