Portland, OR, USA
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
ANDAZ : Portland's original Bhangra/Bollywood/Urban Desi Dance Party with DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid presents
BlackMahal [Live Panjabi Funk band from SF]
http://blackmahal.com/
Part P-Funk, part Punjabi-Funk, BlackMahal is a San Francisco-based live music experience complete with drums, DJs, horns, hip-hop MCs, and the godfather of Punjabi-American music – Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti.
Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti is an American Music Icon and the most famous dhol drummer and Punjabi vocalist in the world. Known as the ‘Godfather of the Dhol’, Bhatti has performed for nearly every U.S. President since Gerald Ford as well as being honored at the opening of the Smithsonian Sikh Gallery in 2005. After picking up the dhol drum instrument as a teenager, he quickly won the hearts of India by the way he played and was invited by the Government of India to serve as cultural music liaison to the country via worldwide music tours to 25 countries. For over four decades, Bhatti has used the power of dhol, bhangra and Punjabi music to bring people of all cultures together including performances at America’s Bi-Centennial celebration in 1976 all the way to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as official Cultural Olympiad Performer.
Rotture
315 SE 3rd Ave.
Portland, Ore. 97214
503.234.5683
9pm - 2:00am
21+ only with valid photo ID
$7
DJ ANJALI & THE INCREDIBLE KID BIOGRAPHY
DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid have played a transformative
role in the Portland, Oregon club scene for over a decade, presiding
over two of Portland’s longest-running and most successful dance
parties, as well as hosting a cult radio show on KBOO community radio.
They are most known for incinerating dance floors with the South Asian
sounds of Bhangra and Bollywood, but the duo scours the globe for any
hard-hitting music that combines local musical traditions with
window-rattling production. After making a name for themselves in
their hometown’s raucous house party circuit, DJ Anjali & The
Incredible Kid introduced the Portland, Oregon nightclub scene to the
sounds of Bhangra and Bollywood on New Year’s Eve 2000. After a series
of residencies, beginning with a six-month residency at the legendary
Blackbird, the duo began hosting their ANDAZ dance parties in July of
2002. The party’s focus on hardcore Panjabi Bhangra and the latest
electronic confections from the Bollywood film industry continue to
pack the dance floor after more than eight years.
While ANDAZ was still in the bloom of youth, Anjali and The Kid
founded the popular monthly ATLAS (with co-host/DJ E3) at Holocene in
November of 2003, making it the longest-running night in the club’s
history. The ATLAS parties provide a forum for the duo to feature
other sounds in their repertoire including: UK Asian flavas,
Middle-Eastern hip-hop, Balkan Beats, Merengue Urbano, Reggaeton and
all local and diasporic future musics. Since introducing Portland club
audiences to the amazing sounds of the South Asian diaspora and more
the duo have remained in constant demand playing any number of one-off
events nearly every weekend of the year in addition to their regular
parties. The duo barnstormed New York in December of 2004 when they
were flown out to headline a sold-out party at NYC’s oldest and best
Bhangra party: Basement Bhangra, where Anjali has returned to play
several times. In the Fall of 2005 Anjali and The Kid began their long
association with KBOO community radio, where they currently host a
weekly radio show every Tuesday evening. In January of 2007 Anjali and
the Kid headlined the opening night party of the Vancouver
International Bhangra Celebration in Vancouver, British Columbia, and
in August of 2009 they headlined the opening night party of the
Vancouver Queer Film Festival. In 2010 they played the Beloved and
Photosynthesis festivals, and in 2011 they are booked to play all four
nights of Sasquatch! festival. Together and separately they have
supported artists as diverse as Digable Planets, Balkan Beat Box, Pink
Martini, The Decemberists, DJ Spooky, Tigerstyle, Boban i Marco
Markovic Orkestar, Delhi 2 Dublin, State of Bengal, Karsh Kale, DJ
Rekha, CeU, Antibalas, Dengue Fever, Blockhead, Soulico, Rupa & the
April Fishes, DJ Marcelinho Da Lua, Toy Selectah, Extra Golden, Maga
Bo, Plastician, Quasi, Ming & FS, Joro-Boro, Kultur Shock, Ghostland
Observatory, J-Boogie, and Nickodemus from Turntables on the Hudson.
www.anjaliandthekid.com/
www.myspace.com/theincrediblekidspace
www.myspace.com/djanjali
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21265581248
"DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid sets are one of Portland’s great recurring
dance parties." Willamette Week 12/16/09
"Portland's favorite boy/girl DJ pair" The Oregonian 6/19/09
“The pair have been keeping Portland dancing for so long in various
incarnations, imagining the local music scene without their bhangra and
Bollywood rhythms is unthinkable. ” The Oregonian 5/26/06
"The DJs responsible for making "bhangra" and "Asian garage" somewhat
household words outside Portland's Desi community" - The Portland
Mercury 1/8/04
