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Reviews

DJ Rekha

By Chris Catania

Rekha is a one-woman movement pushing hip-hop forward while successfully re-introducing Punjabi folk music to an American music culture, one show at a time. [30 April 2008]

DJ Rekha: Basement Bhangra

With her debut album, DJ Rekha releases (in recorded style) the Bhangra beats she’s been dropping during her sets at the New York club, Sounds of Brazil. [15 November 2007]