Tropitaal Desi Latino Soundclash : Saturday, September 14th

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TROPITAAL!

A Desi Latino Soundclash

Saturday, September 14th, 2024

Featuring hosts and resident DJs

Anjali and The Incredible Kid

GOODFOOT

2845 SE Stark St.

Portland, Oregon

9PM – 2AM

$12 advance & at the door

21 and over only (with proper ID)

Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India (“Taal”) and stir into TROPITAAL! A Desi Latine Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. Resident DJs Anjali & The Incredible Kid combine their deep passions and deep crates from across the spectrum of Latin, Caribbean & South Asian vibes. (Bhangra, Dembow, Future Filmi, Reggaeton, Funk carioca, Moombahton, Electro Cumbia, Tribal Guarachero, Desi Rap, Latin Trap, Dancehall, Chutney, Bollywood, Desi Bass, Brega & Diaspora party classics.)

“One of Portland’s favorite dance nights is making its return. Hosted by stalwart DJs Anjali and the Incredible Kid, Tropitaal mixes club music from India and South America—everything from urban desi to trap and reggaeton.” Willamette Week 8/11/2021

“For seven years now, DJ Anjali & The Kid have been commandeering the Tropitaal Desi-Latino Soundclash to the delight of knowing Portland audiences.” Portland Mercury 5/16/2020

“DJ Anjali & The Kid have been a staple of Portland, Oregon’s club scene for almost two decades, creating spaces for DJs and dancers to enjoy an international mélange of music ranging from bhangra to reggaeton.” Remezcla 12/26/18

ANDAZ Bhangra, Bollywood, Future Filmi & Desi Bass Dance Party Friday, September 27th

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ANDAZ

Portland’s Original Bhangra, Bollywood & Desi Bass Dance Party initiated in July of 2002.

Featuring resident DJs
Anjali & The Incredible Kid
Friday, September 27th, 2024
Show Bar
1300 SE Stark St #101

Portland, OR
8pm – 12am
$12 advance $15 day of sale

Anjali and The Incredible Kid first introduced Portland dance floors to the sounds of Bollywood and Bhangra in 2000, but it was not until July of 2002 that they founded a party dedicated exclusively to featuring the sounds of the desi diaspora. ANDAZ was an instant success and many thought the success was a fad. The party started as the Truth Hurts song “Addictive,” featuring a prominent sample of the Bollywood song “Thoda Resham Lagta Hai,” was making its way up the charts to a peak of #9. This was one year before a Jay-Z remix of Panjabi MC’s Bhangra track “Mundian To Bach Ke” reached the US Top 40. This was five years before MIA covered the Bollywood song “Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja,” and made use of South Indian soundtrack percussion players to create the dense rhythms of several of the tracks on her Kala album. This was seven years before Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Academy Awards and grossed $140 million dollars at the North American box office, with a soundtrack by the Bollywood composer A.R Rahman that one two Oscars, reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums twice, once knocking Lady Gaga out of the top spot after a twelve-week run. This was eight years before Bollywood movies were released in mainstream theaters throughout the Portland metro area, including such unlikely places as the Century Clackamas Town Center. This was 21 years before Amazon Prime released a four-part documentary on Punjabi singer AP Dhillon. This was 21 years before Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh performed at Coachella, and 22 years before Diljit’s sold-out stadium tour across North America including the largest Punjabi concert ever outside of India, his starring role as Punjabi folk icon Chamkila in a Netflix film, and his appearance on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show. This was 22 years before the Hollywood Theatre began monthly encore screenings of the Tollywood hit RRR.

“Known for fusing heart-quaking electronic with bhangra—a genre with roots in the traditional folk music of the northern Indian state of Punjab—and the soundtracks of Bollywood films, DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid’s dance floor sites are sweaty, glorious chaos.” – Portland Mercury 4/18/2020

“Their long-standing Andaz party has become legendary” – Willamette Week 6/5/19
“Whether it’s the Desi-Latino Soundclash: Tropitaal, the Bhangra Bollywood dance party: ANDAZ, or her annual NYE rager, Anjali is the premier Portland dance DJ.” – Eleven PDX 4/8/19
“Andaz, the longest-running bhangra and Bollywood dance party in the world (and one of the wildest opportunities to shake your bum in Portland).” – Portland Mercury 7/27/18

Bollywood Horror XXII : Thursday, October 31st

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Bollywood Horror XXII


Halloween Costume Dance Party
Featuring your hosts and DJs
Anjali and The Incredible Kid


Thursday October 31st, 2024
9PM-2AM
$15 
21+ only w/ proper ID
Goodfoot Pub & Lounge
2845 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214

The longest-running Bollywood Halloween party in the world is a Portland original, a wild dance party celebrating twenty-two years of raucous costumed merriment hosted by DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid. Only the wickedest beats from the subcontinent: cower at the thundering dhols, shiver at the piercing wails of Bollywood divas.
 
“Known for fusing heart-quaking electronic with bhangra—a genre with roots in the traditional folk music of the northern Indian state of Punjab—and the soundtracks of Bollywood films, DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid’s dance floor sites are sweaty, glorious chaos.” Portland Mercury 4/18/20

ON THE RADIO

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KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE KUSH

Hosted every Tuesday 10PM-Midnight (PST) on KBOO.FM 90.7FM PORTLAND.

Anjali and The Kid established Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Kush in January of 2006. Since 2018, The Incredible Kid has been a solo host.

CHOR BAZAAR 

Anjali and The Kid present International classics & unknown pop gems from their vintage vinyl & CD collections. With a focus on retro Bollywood and the Afro Latino diaspora, you can also expect to hear Panjabi folk, Qawwali and South Asian filmi (like Lollywood, Tollywood & Kollywood.) They hosted Chor Bazaar since XRAY’s inception in 2014 and retired the show after 7 years (details here.)

Archives can be heard at XRAY.FM.