Desi Beats for DJs: How South Asian Music Moves Global Crowds

Desi 101: What Exactly Is Desi Music? Let’s clear something up: Desi isn’t a genre. It’s a cultural identity. “Desi” is how South Asians across the diaspor...
Last week Afrojack and Deadmau5 got into a Twitter argument regarding their opinions on production style. The debate resulted in Afrojack uploading a track to his own SoundCloud which pokes fun at Deadmau5’s style. Here’s the track:
Deadmau5 has fired back though: yesterday the Canadian DJ/producer uploaded his own mock track which takes a shot at commercial house and Afrojack. Listen below:
What do you think about this “battle”? Honestly, we’d rather see artists duke it out with music than on Twitter. By the way, the Afrojack and Deadmau5 tracks have received roughly 84K and 88K SoundCloud plays respectively. Not bad for sh*ts and giggles…
Desi 101: What Exactly Is Desi Music? Let’s clear something up: Desi isn’t a genre. It’s a cultural identity. “Desi” is how South Asians across the diaspor...
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