Gita Sings The Blues

8. “Why This Kolaveri Di” From the yet-to-be released Tamil film “3.” No, it’s not an album but it’s just gorgeous.

7. “Life Is Dance!” Plugged-in Sounds of Wonder at the Pakistani Picture House (Finders Keepers)

6. Pakistan: Folk & Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976 (Sublime Frequencies)

5. Schlachthofbronx “Mudders” EP v. “Nasty Bass” EP (Mad Decent)

4. Delhi Belly (Ram Sampath) (UTV Music)

3. Cornershop and The Double-O Groove Of featuring Bubbley Kaur (Ample Play)

2. The Bant Singh Project “Word Sound Power” EP (Bandcamp)

1. JK “Gabru Panjab Dha” (V.I.P. Records)
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I got all dressed up for the Year of the Rabbit party… (opening up for Plastician) It’s not too often I get to play a full hour of desi dubstep!! (photo by Aaron Rogosin)

ravi, tarun & sanjay from delhi 2 dublin stopped by andaz late at night to show us some love ♥

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photo by Da Flew

I was booked to play desi dubstep at threshold this year … in celebration of the year of the rabbit (lunar new year 4709) … I had a fun night but honestly it could never compare to one of my fondest memories *ever* : threshold nye 2006. Some day you’ll read the full account (in my autobiography?) but for now you can look at this cute pic:

photo by jason kelley

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These photos taken by a new fan make me glad I do what I do ♥

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photo taken by my father in front of my mother’s childhood home in jabalpur, m.p. (feb 2010) my grandmother still lives here.

it’s been a while since I logged in here…
just in time (well, sort of) to post my top ten fav albums of 2010.
{you can find the incredible kid’s list here: Portland Mercury }

1. Panjabi MC “The Raj” (oh my god, album of the YEAR!!)
2. Nucleya “Horn OK Please” (filmi dubstep done proper)
3. Kulvinder Singh Johal “Mundeh Panjabi” (includes my fav SONG of the year: JOHAL BOLIYAN)
4. Nas & Damian Marley “Distant Relatives” (in heavy rotation over here)
5. Amar “Show it Off” (urban desi sassiness)
6. Amit Tridevi “Aisha” (Original SoundTrack) (Not your typical bollywood)
7. GTown Desi “11:34” (giddha! desi dnb! & bhangra bangers!!)
8. Pitbull “Armando” (club bangers!!!)
9. Balkan Beat Box “Blue Eyed Black Boy” (Can Tomer Yosef really do wrong??)
10. DJ Sanj “American Desi” (btw Apple Bottom Jeans has to be the *WORST* song of the year, wtf)

oh & for the record I bought my very first SHAKIRA album last year (there’s some good shit on there! never thought I’d say that…)
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I dusted off several stacks of vinyl, danced to the smiths (with fake flowers in my back pocket) & made up with my sister all in the same night … thanks dj rad!!!
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Believe it or not, I am an OREgon native. Meaning, I have a huge regard for the ridiculous. I have also never dj’ed a street party before. Sometimes these things come together naturally…

photos by David Haines

Photo by Andrew Kreps

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A beautiful song recently brought to my attention via The Pure Desi 3 Comp (where it gets a disco refix courtesy of Kaos Productions) released by the ever reliable VIP Records (Edinburgh reppin Desis)

The original Long Da Lishkara is Panjabi filmi at its finest (circa 1986.) The young & ever-so-suave Gurdas Maan graces the screen (from the same film where he first belted out Challa.)

Which ties up another episode of Anjali Random nicely. A very different desi classic, if only of the BrAsian rap variety… *Raxstar waxes poetic in Keep It Undercover

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*AS WE ENTER
NAS & DAMIEN MARLEY
oh yeah, the kings is back, time to return the crown

* PEERH
G-TOWN DESI ft. Kiranpreet
Scottish crew bringin the noise!!

* AUTHENTIC (schlachthofbronx Remix)
SHANTEL
3 brilliant producers come together, sounds genius to me

* LONG DHA LISHKARA
MINOO PURSHOTTAM
disco remix of a panjabi filmi classic with a bhangra breakdown!!
This is my dream song come true.

*CHORI CHORI TAKNA
DARK MC ft. Jaswinder Daghamia
they keep on killin it …

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