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DJ Amita unleashes the kind of global awareness and mesmerizing vibes that are right at home in any urban village. Spinning a fusion of bollywood, bhangra, and other eastern influences, dj amita who also holds a doctorate in sociology, brings traditional folk, bollywood and urban music sounds together with an irrepressible social consciousness. Aside from being the resident DJ of the wildly popular Besharam, she hosts and produces Masala Mixx 88.1 FM, Saturdays 4-6pm and is author of "Of Silk Saris and Mini Skirts: South Asian Girls Walk the Tightrope of Culture."

Amita has been at the forefront of the South Asian music scene in Canada for over a decade. Check her out as music columnist of Toronto Star's new magazine, DESI LIFE.

Besharam, has grown to be Canada's largest bollywood party with DJ Amita spinning the newest bollywood chart stoppers, retro bhangra, uk fusion and old skool hindi classics. Besharam has been featured in the Toronto Star, on OMNI television, Asian Television Network, desi vibe magazine, mybindi.com, desiclub.com and mahiram.com. Besharam has also toured as part of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, South Asian Heritage Festival, PRIDE festival in Toronto.

DJ Amita's portfolio also includes Wintercity, FashionCares,  Luminato and recently the Geminis. She has also djed for the Indo Canadian Chamber of Commerce, EPROC, YGNET and is available for private parties, weddings and festivals.

Book DJ Amita for private parties, festivals, weddings and international gigs. Contact ahanda90@hotmail.com for details.
   
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  Music Contributors:
   
  DJ Amita is known to occasionally slip in the musical requests of Besharam goers. You have a list of songs you like? Email us and let us know. You have a special CD of your collection of songs? Drop it off to the DJ Amita at Besharam. Amita would like to thank the following people for their CD’s and musical input. I couldn’t do this without your musical expertise!
 

 

First off to Yasmin Jamal our in-house Bollywood music buff. She keep us on top of the latest bollywood hits!
 

 

Also to thank you to:

Kunal Vora, will miss you now that you’ve gone to Bombay but still expect your input.
Rita Gupta, for being one of the first to bring in a CD of her favorite tunes.
Protibha Gupta for her on-going unique musical ear.
Omme Rahemtullah for her East African Bhangra Mix.
Ranarakhbir Bassi for his exhaustive Bhangra music list.
Dunstan Egbert for his Tamil CD’s.
Vijay Saravanamuthu for his Pride Tamil Mixes.

 

Be one of our music contributors, send in your favorite song titles/artists or drop off a CD to the next Besharam.
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Music Questionnaire:

 

Take a moment to answer the following questions?

 

 
 
 What do you like to hear at Besharam?
 
Bollywood R&B
Bhangra Reggae
Soca/Chutney Other (specify)
Tamil  
 

 Name your favorite tracks

(Please give the name of the movie, artist and genre when possible.
Example - Track: Do you wanna Partner, Movie: Partner, Genre:Bollywood.)
 
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DJ Amita’s Top Dance Floor Hits:
  1. Baalmulaiza Remix - De Dana Dana
2. Bareily - Jail
3. Man ko Ati Bhavey - London Dreams
4. Prem Ki Naiyya - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab
5. Paise Club mix - De Dana Dan
6. Dulha Mil Gaya - Dulha Mil Gaya
7. Pyar Impossible - Pyar Impossible
8. Sajda - My Name is Khan
9. Zoobie Doobie - 3 Idiots
10. Striker - Aim Lagaa Ungli Lagaa
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