Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu:

He is a phenomenon in the realm of parties and music. With his deft hands, knowledge of music and understanding of Gen-X demands, DJ Aqeel, king of Indian remixes from Mumbai, has seized the best of Indian melodies, combined them with diverse sounds and rhythms and presented them to an international audience. And now he is all set to scorch the capital on April 13 at ‘The Heinken Thirst: The King of DJs’ with his tunes. The Himalayan Times is the official media for the event which is being organised by PartyNepal.com.

Aqeel has many charttoppers to his credit, which include ‘The Return of Daddy Mix’, ‘Kishore Da — The Daddy Mix’, ‘Ek Haseena Thee’, ‘DON’, ‘Disco 82’ and ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’. He has played all over the world in countries including Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Africa, London, USA, Spain and Belgium. He has played with the likes of Safri Duo, Outlandish, Claude Challe, Punjabi MC, Rishi Rich, Jay Sean, Juggy D, Shaan, Adnan Sami, Daler Mehndi and many more.

Mandil Pradhan of PartyNepal.com said, “DJ Aqeel is the most sought after DJ in India at present. Bringing him here to perform live is an achievement for us and since we are celebrating our second anniversary as well on April 13, it’s an added value to the celebrations of the New Year.” DJ Aqeel is geared to set the dance floor on fire come Nepali New Year Eve at the Poolside Garden of Hotel de’l Annapurna, Durbarmarg. The event is priced at Rs 800.