Friday Night 'BollyHouse' Mix

Hailing from far north of Europe,Yes, that is Finland and taking inspiration from 3000 years of art and science, Renaissance Man makes out of the box house music.

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Renaissance Man Mix Session

Rihanna Remixed

New York Cities 'Music Without Boarders' deliver a dance-floor filler with their remix of Distrubia. Laced with Tumbi's, Dhols and North Indian Chants, this one is a keeper.

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Distrubia by Rihanna ( Music Without Boarders Remix)

Happy 90th Birthday Ravi Shankar

Today is the birthday of Pandit Ravi Shankar and he is the most well known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar's effect is profound from teaching George Harrison of the Beatles to relentlessly carrying the Indian classical music torch to the west by writing concerti for sitar and orchestra during the 70's and 80's. Lets not forget he also performed at Woodstock in 1969.

For our tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar we came across a question posed by BBC Broadcaster Bobby Friction (who also happened todo a recent documentary on him here)

Bobby Friction:

Wondering what the love child of Jimi Hendrix & Ravi Shankar would sound like....?

The Answer: Dave Sharma and his remix of Dheere Jalna from the film "Paheli"

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Dheere Junglist by Sharmaji

Love can fade away

STAY

"Woke up in the morning,
To find a new beginning
Footprints on the floor
Saw them running across by your door

Caught you stealing your way,
Everyday,
Fingers on the wall,
Saw them running across by your door

Now I say, Stay don't you stray"

This masterpiece is by Gods Robot a.k.a Janaka Selekta and Taamara. Everything about it is hair-raising and deep, from the lyrics to the flawless fusion of dub and sitar. A therapeutic listening if you have just ended a relationship since the emotions of this recording are very real. Whether your fading away from a loved one or you have lost someone special "stay" is healing.

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STAY by Gods Robots

KaZantip Bhangra

With summer fast approaching and massive festivals all across the globe in preparation for roaring party-goers, one festival sticks out as the black sheep of them all. Its the Kazantip festival, which was originally held at an abandoned nuclear reactor near the black sea but since then has moved to the Crimean town of Popivka. Each year 150,000 paradiZers come to the town to see 300 DJ's, dance for 21 hours a day and party for one month. The main inhabitants of this festival are the eastern european mafia and lots of hot young girls.....click here for the documentary on kazantip.

Now if Chaiwallas Boombox were a tech-house outfit and were to spin @ Kazantip I would defiantly be dropping this tune by Stefano Noferini. The fresh northern punjabi chants and heavy bass will make all those mobsters in their speedos wanna get down and say "Hoi Hoi" "Shava oh Shava"

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Stefano Noferini- Burujava

Cinderella Singh the "Bhangra Muffin"

She sleeps during the day and only comes out after midnight. She is Cinderella Singh, a reckless, bleach blonde that drinks her bourbon whiskey straight and likes her dub-bhangra. Part “Home Wrecker”, Part “Bhangra Muffin”, every city has one and she is unforgettable.

Here is Scottish Producer Miyagi....want more music for Miyagi check out our previous post here

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MIYAGI- BHANGRA MUFFIN

13 Years of Basement Bhangra Tonight

Tonight 7pm 200 Varick Street, New York will be the 13th Anniversary of the legendary Basement Bhangra night. DJ Rekha is the President of an institution that has helped spread Bhangra across North America and her efforts are truly remarkable. So come out and celebrate!

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DJ REKHA- PON DE FLOOR REMIX