DJ Rekha decided to bring her Basement Bhangra series to an end with a SummerStage blowout, an afternoon packed with performances including Rekha's own set. Artists included Anik Khan, Madame Gandhi, Horsepowar, Sikh Knowledge, Apache Indian, DJ Petra, DJ Shilpa and bhangra legend Panjabi MC...
The former M.I.A. drummer collaborates with tUnE-yArDs and alt-J's singer on her debut EP, which is a vessel for her message: "The Future Is Female."
Anik Khan is a rapper who was born in Bangladesh and moved to Queens when he was four years old. He injects his raps with the Bengali music he grew up with, but he doesn't limit himself to that. Anik has as much pride in the diversity of Queens culture as he does in his immigrant upbringing...
PLUS: Mulatu Astatke, Roy Ayers, Panjabi MC, "Rock Steady Crew 40th Anniversary," and more.
Also: Margaret Glaspy, George Clinton, Main Source, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, DJ Premier, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Capone-N-Noreaga, GZA, Bilal, and so much more.