Basement Happy Hour featuring DJ Petra spinning dancehall and bhangramuffin vibes
9:30p Bhangra Dance lessons with Ajna Dance Company
$10 in advance
FREE at the door before 8pm
$15 at the door after 8pm
DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra is a 19-year plus New York City institution singularly responsible for popularizing Bhangra on this side of the Atlantic.
DRINK LEARN DANCE
This is a general admission event in The Gallery at LPR.
Basement Bhangra
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DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra is a 19-year plus New York City institution singularly responsible for popularizing Bhangra on this side of the Atlantic.
DJ Rekha
DJ Rekha official site | DJ Rekha on Twitter | DJ Rekha on Facebook
DJ Rekha is a British born, New York City based DJ, curator, record label owner, educator and activist. Called the “Ambassador of Bhangra” by the New York Times and named one of the most influential South Asians by Newsweek, Rekha is among the first DJs to merge classic Bhangra and Bollywood sounds into the language of contemporary electronic dance music. Since establishing herself on the club scene with her inaugural event, Basement Bhangra nightclub in 1997, Rekha has produced some of the longest running and most successful parties in New York including Bollywood Disco, and Mutiny. Her weekly podcast, Bhangra and Beyond can be heard on www.breakthruradio.com
DJ Petra
DJ Petra is a DJ, dancer, writer and organizer. She started throwing parties at her apartment in Washington Heights four years ago, and since then Petra has played all over NYC, including Bembe, South Paw, The Cove, Public Assembly, The Bowery Electric, The Delancey, Katra and others. She has studied with DJ Rekha and DJ Chela, and continues to study dancefloors everywhere. Petra is currently a contributing writer for Okayplayer.com, and hosts the weekly radio mix show “Hip Hop & Her Family” on WNYU with Genesis Be. Find out more at Hip Hop and Her Family.