Pride, Not Prejudice 2016
Sponsored in part by Eli Dagostino Photography & Scottish Bakehouse
DJ Rekha
DanceHall: Public Dancing Allowed!!!
Saturday, June 23 | 7:30PM
Location: The Yard
This event is for 18+ only
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DJ Rekha is a producer, curator, and educator based in New York City, known for pioneering merging Bhangra and Bollywood sounds with contemporary electronic dance music. She is the founder of Basement Bhangra™, Bollywood Disco and co‐founder of Mutiny Club nights. She was named "Ambassador of Bhangra" by the New York Times. Rekha was the sound designer for the TONY award‐winning Broadway Show, "Bridge and Tunnel.” and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work on the play, "Rafta Rafta," and was the associate producer for the NPR Radio Documentary, "A Feet in Two Worlds." She has done remixes for artists that range from Meredith Monk to Priyanka Chopra. Her debut album, DJ Rekha presents Basement Bhangra, was released on E1 Music. Rekha has received numerous community awards and in 2009, inducted into the New York City's Peoples’ Hall of Fame. She has curated events for Celebrate Brooklyn, Central Park Summerstage, and has performed at the White House and internationally. DJ Rekha was a Grand Marshall of the 9th Annual NYC Dance Parade in 2015. She has taught courses on music history, business, and pop culture at New York University.