Rekha Malhotra is a dee-jay, producer, curator, and activist, and has been credited with pioneering bhangra music in North America.

Her first album, DJ Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra, released in October 2007 on Koch Records, fused bhangra music with international hip-hop and drum beats. DJ Rekha has collaborated with an array of artists including Wyclef Jean, Punjabi MC, and Bikram Singh to name a few. The album skillfully weaves Punjabi folk traditions, dance hall rhythms from the U.S., U.K. and Jamaica, and DJ techniques that are 100% New York. This record connects DJ Rekha with a larger musical audience while introducing new listeners to the cross-section of the lively music that marries international beats with the tradition of Punjab.

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.

DJ Rekha showcases her skills at a monthly event known as Basement Bhangra at S.O.B.'s in New York City. Since its launch in 1997, Basement Bhangra has popularized the traditional-modern bhangra blend, rapidly making the genre an essential part of the NYC club scene. DJ Rekha has also been relentless in her mission to bring 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 in NYC.

She arranged the music for Bridge and Tunnel, the Obie-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.

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