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 – August 2010
1) Usher feat Jay-Z & Ester Dean – Hot Tottie
2) Dirt Nasty feat LMFAO – I Can’t Dance
3) Usher feat Will.I.Am, DJ Class & Fatman Scoop – OMG – DJ Class Remix
4) Lil Wayne feat Drake – Right Above It
5) Nelly – Tippin In Da Club
6) Kanye West feat Beyonce & Charlie Wilson – See Me Now
7) Jay Sean feat Nicki Minaj – 2012
8) DJ Lin feat Lil Jon, Fatman Scoop & Andrew I – Party Time
9) Jermaine Dupri – I Heard Um Say
10) Kanye West feat Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz – Power Remix
11) Lil Jon feat Claude Kelly – What A Night
12) Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
13) Lil Jon feat Shawty Putt & Pleasure P – Dance Like A Stripper
14) Cali Swag District – Where You Are
15) Afrojack feat Eva Simons – Take Over Control
16) Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – DJ MegaMan & Panic City Remix
17) Lil Jon feat Claude Kelly – What A Night – Chuckie Remix
18) Mike Posner – Please Don’t Go
19) Hardwell & Chuckie – Move It 2 The Drum
20) Travie McCoy feat Bruno Mars, Gucci Mane & LMFAO – Billionaire – Party Rock Remix
21) Drake – Show Me A Good Time
22) Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are
23) Soulja Boy – Blowing Me Kisses
24) Usher feat Jay-Z & Ester Dean – Hot Tottie – Kidd Spin & Phenom Short Edit
25) Usher feat Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – Jump Smokers Remix
26) Rick Ross feat Drake & Chrisette Michele – Aston Martin Music
27) Twin Pack – Funky Beats
28) Taio Cruz – Dynamite – DJ Tommy Diz Gaga Intro Edit
29) Timbaland feat James Fauntleroy – Paper Scissors Rock
30) Red Cafe feat Diddy & Fabolous – Money Money Money
31) Afrojack feat Daft Punk – UFO Porno – Unreleased Mix
32) T.I. feat Lil Wayne – Yeah
33) Trey Songz feat Nicki Minaj – Bottoms Up – Davey B 128-74 Transition
34) Sergio Mauri feat Janet Gray – Everybody Dance – Chuckie Remix
35) Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano – DJ Dexterous 100-125 Transition
36) The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight – DJ Digital Dave Edit
37) Nelly – Just A Dream
38) FM feat Robyn – Don’t F#cking Tell Me What To Drink
39) B.O.B. feat Hayley Williams – Airplanes – Dainjazone vs Mega Man & Panic City 93-116 Transition
40) The Ting Tings – Hands
41) N.O.R.E. – Nutcracker
42) Usher feat Ludacris – OMG – DJ Aristocat How Low 130-75 Transition
43) Usher feat Jay-Z & Ester Dean – Hot Tottie – Koji One Edit
44) DJ Mars feat DJ Class & N. Mason – Hands Up
45) Cassidy – Drumma Bass
46) Nicki Minaj feat Gyptian – Your Love – Mike D Tropical Blendz Reggae Remix
47) Nicki Minaj feat Sean Paul – Your Love – Sean Paul Remix
48) Usher feat Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – Serafin Remix
49) WTF & Dead Prez – It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop UK – Sidney Samson Remix
50) Usher feat Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – DJ Kue Remix
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