DJ Rekha spent most of their adolescence in Westbury, Long Island and currently lives in Jackson Heights, Queens.
[3] They graduated from Queens College with a degree in Urban Studies while simultaneously experimenting and honing their craft on the turntables.
[10] Newsweek recognized them as one of the most influential South Asians in the US,[11] and they have received accolades from The New York Times, CNN, The Fader, The Village Voice, and The Washington Post, among others.
[16] The album weaves Punjabi folk traditions, dance hall rhythms from the U.S., U.K. and Jamaica, and DJ techniques that are 100% New York.
[18] In 2000, DJ Rekha founded Sangament (sangam is Hindi for "confluence" — a place where two rivers flow together), a production company that produces live concerts and provides music consulting services to record labels, cultural institutions, media companies, and corporations.