Desi Disco Divas!!! highlights a few of my favorite Desi Disco and Pop songs from the 70s and 80s that I have mostly learned of through collecting Bollywood vinyl. I love how fabulously Bollywood music interprets Western Pop, from dramatically funky introductions, to beautiful synth undertones, and elements of traditional religious music. This mix was inspired by my desire to get people dancing. - DJ Kohinoorgasm
Every week we feature a mix from one of our very own Chulitas- the mix comes directly from her vinyl collection.
This week's mix comes directly from DJ Kohinoorgasm's collection.
Kohinoorgasm (one word: ko-hee-noor-gasm) is the experimental pop music project of Josephine Shetty. As a mixed race, queer, desi artist, she seeks to expand the dialogue around multidimensional identity-based experiences by visualizing and performing commentary on complex histories across many mediums, including photography, electronic pop music, and vinyl DJing. Josephine is from Los Angeles, CA, and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Come out and listen to DJ Kohinoorgasm(CVC Bay Area) spin tunes at our next event.
Tracklist:
1. Performer: Runa Laila
Lyrics: Anjaan
Music Direction: Bappi Lahiri
Album: Superuna
Song: Disco Premee
Label: His Master’s Voice
Released: 1982
Country Release: India
Format: LP Vinyl
2. Performers: Hemant Bhosle feat. Asha Bhosle
Album: Sitar Beat! Indian Style Heavy Funk Vol. II
Song: Phir Teri Yaad
Label: Guerilla Reissues
Released: 2007
Country Release: India
Format: LP Vinyl
3. Performers: Malaysia Vasudevan & S.P. Sailaja
Music: Ilaiyaraaja
Album: Fire Star: Synth-Pop & Electro-Funk From Tamil Films 1985-1989
Song: Pattu Engey
Label: Bombay Connection Records
Released: 2012
Country Release: Netherlands
Format: LP Vinyl
4. Performer: Musaraat
Music: Peter Moss
Album: Chal Disco Chal
Song: Maf Karo
Label: Multitone Records LTD/Music India LTD
Released: 1981
Country Release: India
Format: LP Vinyl
5. Performer: Runa Laila
Lyrics: Indeewar
Music Direction: Bappi Lahiri
Album: Superuna
Song: Romance
Label: His Master’s Voice
Released: 1982
Country Release: India
Format: LP Vinyl
6. Performer: Nazir Ali feat. Nahid Akhtar & Mehnaz
Album: “Life Is Dance!” Plugged-in Sounds of Wonder at the Pakistani picture house.
Song: Life Is Dance
Label: B-Music
Released: 2011
Country Release: United Kingdom
Format: LP Vinyl
