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- Debesh Banerjee

Megha Kawale, a Mumbai-based DJ, has been invitedn by the organizers to perform for two parties on January 28 and 29, at the Cabana Club, Daavos, for the Wipro-CII Bollywood Music Night. “It is not usually the kind of Platform I play at, so this event will be special,” says Kawale, 32, who was the resident DJ at Beyond 1900s, Taj Mahal Mumbai’s nightclub, for five years. The Bollywood Music Night is held for the fifth year in succession and is open to all the leaders present at the WEF “Last year, I was traveling so I missed out, but this time when the event-management firm contacted me I did not think twice,” she adds. Now Kawale works on her own, and has an impressive list of Mumbai celebrities whoses parties she’s rocked. She has been a DJ at functions for Viajay Maliya, brands like Swarovski, Carrera, Guess and parties at Mumbai Fashion week. But her favourite so far has been hobnobbing with the rich and famous at the after-hours party af Art Basel (apopular art fair) and Basel World (jewellery and watch fair) in Switzerland for the last 2 years. “People at these parties have frequented night clubs and are usually carefree and enjoy world music. Right now, I am apprehensive since I’m not entirely sure what kind of music the crowd at Davos will like, “she says. Kawale usually plays a lot of house music mixed with progressive trance at night clubs.

For Davos, she has been requested to play mostly Bollywood tracks, which she will mix with international fusion songs. “There will be songs like Twist from Love Aaj kal and Nagada Nagada from Jab We Met, fused with some up-tempo tracks mixing Arabic and Indian sarangi tunes. I need to blend the two genres since I am not sure of the clientle,” says Kawale, who also dabbles in Modelling and walked the ramp recently for a Manish Malhotra shoe, “I enjoy both the worlds,” she smiles. Now, If only Kawale can get the leaders at Davos to let their hair down.