DJ Rekha on Bollywood Disco, Pt. 2



DJ Rekha, producer, musician, activist, and reigning expert on all things Bollywood, returns to ARTonAIR. This time, Rekha focuses on the "Golden Age" of Bollywood, the '70s and early '80s. Indian film composers RD Burman, Bapphi Lahiri, and Kalimanji Annan ruled the Bollywood film music industry during these times, fusing western funk, disco, cabaret styles, and traditional Indian sounds.

 

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