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DJ Rekha (Rekha Malhotra) was born on 1971 in United Kingdom, is an A 21st-century english women musician. Discover DJ Rekha's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As Rekha Malhotra
Occupation Disc jockey, Producer
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign
Born 1971
Birthday 1971
Birthplace United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1971

DJ Rekha (born Rekha Malhotra, 1971) is a London-born musician, DJ, producer, curator, activist.

She has been credited with pioneering Bhangra music in North America.

1997

From 1997 - 2017, Basement Bhangra popularized the traditional-modern bhangra blend, making the genre a part of the NYC club scene.

DJ Rekha founded Basement Bhangra in 1997 in New York.

It occurred on the first Thursday of every month and became an international phenomenon, drawing an extremely diverse audience.

It started with dance lessons and then turned into a dance party.

It received international press, being featured on the cover of Billboard magazine and in Dutch and Japanese television.

2000

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.

2007

Her first album, DJ Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra, released in October 2007 on Koch Records, fuses the Indian genre of bhangra music with international hip-hop and drum beats.

DJ Rekha spent the first year of her life in London, and the following three years in New Delhi, India.

She credits this time in India as critical for exposure to Punjabi, the primary language of bhangra.

She returned to London briefly until her family moved to Queens, New York.

DJ Rekha spent most of her adolescence in Westbury, Long Island and currently lives in Jackson Heights, Queens.

She graduated from Queens College with a degree in Urban Studies while simultaneously experimenting and honing her craft on the turntables.

DJ Rekha launched a monthly event known as Basement Bhangra at SOB's on Varick Street.

2010

Since 2010, DJ Rekha has hosted 'Bhangra and Beyond', a weekly radio show on BTRtoday.

2017

The final 20th anniversary show was held at Central Park's Summerstage on August 6, 2017.

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 [Tony 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.

Her debut album, DJ Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra, is a 17 track mix CD with four exclusive tracks including two original productions from Rekha.

In this album, DJ Rekha collaborated with Wyclef Jean, Panjabi MC, and Bikram Singh, among others.

The album weaves Punjabi folk traditions, dance hall rhythms from the U.S., U.K. and Jamaica, and DJ techniques that are 100% New York.