…………………………………dj Anjali…………………………………

With a name like Gitanjali (song offering) you’d think she was born to play records. Made in India & born in Oregon, Anjali was raised by Marathi banjaras & Cascadian loggers. She started DJing after watching too many dudes run the soundtrack at house parties. After studying Kathak & Bharata Natyam for many years, Anjali hung up her ghungaroo & picked up her headphones. Through her love of dance & her compulsive record buying/ music obsession. Armed with an impressive collection of Brit pop, glam, modrock, girl group and French gems Anjali always threw in the odd South Asian track. It wasn’t too long before entire sets were filled with Hindi & Panjabi vocals. From those early days a more urban Asian sound is what you’ll most likely hear, though she is also known for throwing down dancehall, hiphop & drumnbass in her sets.

Since her Portland debut in 2000, DJ Anjali has existed as the city’s primary advocate for the many varied electronic sounds of the South Asian/desi diaspora. She introduced “bhangra” & “Bollywood” to the dancefloors of Portland. Well-known as dancefloor instigators, she & her partner, The Incredible Kid, hold down several Portland party originals: ANDAZ (since 2002, now at Rotture), ATLAS (Holocene since 2003) & FILMISTAN (The Someday Lounge) as well as the Anjali & The Kid weekly radio show on KBOO 90.7FM, Tuesday evenings 10pm to midnight.