Bhangra, Global Hip-Hop Special with DJ Rekha, Dave Sharma and Chee Malabar
December 31, 2005
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Nomadic Sounds is back on the air today at 11 am with it’s Bhangra/South Asian hip-hop special. Hosts Benny Herson (Nomadic Wax) and Marinieves Alba (IHX/WBAI) will be hosting. The show will feature some live performances, rare recordings and killer Bhangra/Hip-Hop mash-ups!
TUNE INTO WBAI 99.5 FM – FRIDAY JANUARY 27TH AT 11 AM
Or stream it live at: WBAI.ORG
or Podcast it at nomadicsounds.org
Guest Biographies:
DJ Rekha is a producer, activist and founder of Basement Bhangra and Bollywood Disco. Named one of the most influential South Asians in the United States by Newsweek magazine, DJ Rekha is a cultural instigator that has put Bhangra music on the map in North America. She serves on the boards of www.breakthrough.tv and www.popandpolitics.com.
She did the sound design for Sara Jones’ Bridge and Tunnel one-woman show and for the NPR documentary, Feet in Two Worlds. She is also the music supervisor for the upcoming documentary, Project Kashmir (executive producer: Ross Kauffman, Born into Brothels). Her production company, Sangament produces live concerts and provides
music consulting services.
Chee Malabar is 1/2 of hip hop outfit Himalayan Project. Brimming with sociopolitical commentary and personal narratives that range from satirical to inflammatory, Chee Malabar and Rainman dropped “Wince At The Sun” in 2003 to heavy underground critical acclaim. Chee is currently finishing up his
debut solo effort, “O’Blique Brown” For more information please visit www.himalayanproject.com
Over the last few years Dave Sharma has established himself as one of the most versatile performers in New York City. As the product of 2 cultures and traditions, Sharma fuses classical Indian tabla, drum n’ bass DJ culture, Punjabi Bhangra, and western music traditions, developing a sound and approach to modern music that keeps him in demand as a musician, DJ, and educator. Whether it’s playing myriad instruments onstage in broadway’s “Bombay Dreams,” DJing drum n’ bass and Punjabi grime at monthlies Avaaz and Tablatronic, playing Qawwalis with Salman from Junoon, DJing in Toronto alongside State of Bengal, touring Brazil with Basement Bhangra’s DJ Rekha or sharing the stage with reggaeton superstar Don Omar at Madison Square Garden (and that’s just 2005!), Sharma creates an energy that spans halfway around the globe.
Big Thanks to Marineves Alba, Leanne Stahnke and Dred Scott Keys!
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