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...
Based on popularity according to DJcity members.
DJcity Digital Pool Top 50 Tracks – April 2012
1) Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull – Dance Again
2) Kanye West feat DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris – Way Too Cold
3) Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
4) Pitbull – Back In Time
5) Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm
6) Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz & Kanye West – Mercy
7) Chris Brown feat Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa – Till I Die
8) Meek Mill – I’m Rollin’
9) DJ Khaled feat Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Take It To The Head
10) Nicki Minaj feat Chris Brown – Right By My Side
11) Nicki Minaj feat 2 Chainz – Beez In The Trap
12) Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
13) Tiesto & Wolfgang Gartner feat Luciana – We Own The Night
14) DMX – Party Up – DJ Kor 126-102 Transition
15) Calvin Harris feat Ne-Yo – Let’s Go – Benny Black Hype Up Intro
16) Madonna – Girl Gone Wild – Avicii Remix
17) David Guetta & Nicky Romero – Metropolis
18) Nicki Minaj feat Rick Ross & Cam’ron – I Am Your Leader
19) Skrillex & Damain Marley – Make It Bun Dem
20) Swizz Beatz feat A$AP Rocky – Street Knock
21) V.I.C. – Twerk It
22) Nelly Furtado – Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)
23) T.I. – I Need Dollas
24) Rihanna feat Chris Brown – Birthday Cake – DJ Primetyme Break Intro
25) Katy Perry – Part Of Me – DJ Skeet Skeet Remix
26) Rihanna – Where Have You Been – Hardwell Remix
27) Twista – Gucci, Louie, Prada
28) Nicki Minaj – HOV Lane
29) Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe – Chris James Groovy Movie Edit
30) Chuckie – Who Is Ready To Jump – Chuckie Jump Around Bootleg
31) Tyga feat Lil Wayne – Faded – DJB 128-95 Transition
32) Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
33) One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
34) Kevin McCall feat Big Sean – Naked
35) Gotye feat Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know – Tiesto Remix
36) Martin Solveig – The Night Out – A-Trak Remix
37) Nicki Minaj feat Drake, Young Jeezy & Nas – Champion
38) Swedish House Mafia – Greyhound – NASA Edit
39) DJ Premier feat Nas – Turn Up The Mic – DJ Premier Remix
40) Travis Porter feat Jeremih – Ride Like That
41) Trey Songz – Heart Attack
42) Nicki Minaj – Starships – Rev Kev Acap Intro Edit
43) Rihanna feat Chris Brown & Rick Ross – Birthday Cake – Maybach Remix
44) The Cataracs feat Waka Flocka Flame & Kaskade – All You
45) Usher – Climax – Kaskade Remix
46) Drake feat Lil Wayne & Tyga – The Motto – Mendez Moombahton Bootleg Remix
47) Eva Simons – I Don’t Like You
48) Avicii feat Salem Al Fakir – Silhouettes
49) Pitbull – Back In Time – Benny Black Edit
50) Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe – DJ Kue Remix
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