Mark Romaneli
Y'all know Sol Bentley as DJ Dynamite Sol: owner of Skylight, spinner of jams and, in this instance, lover of man/womankind. Sol does double duty as a performer and coordinator of music for the 8th Annual Bollywood Club Invasion (6:30 pm Saturday, April 30, $15, at Sanbusco, 500 Montezuma Ave., 242-1171), an event that raises money for the Amma Center of New Mexico's local relief initiatives through partying.
You've been with Bollywood Club Invasion since the beginning. What made you want to get involved?
The biggest thing that interests me is how it's such a cool and different dynamic for a community event. I know these words get thrown around a lot, but I truly believe this is a great cause. I thought the whole idea to raise money for people in need that also allows me to rock a party ... I'm always down for that. Truth be told, this is one of my favorite events of every year.
Can you give us an idea of this year's entertainment?
This year, myself and DJ Aztech Sol will spin, and my friend Shobannon from San Francisco is flying out as well. We've got this guy Jaymin Patel, who will teach a Bollywood dance class. We've got such a plethora of great things like a bazaar, henna, the Pomegranate Dancers doing a big specialty performance, massage, costumes, astrology. Music and moving is the focus, though, and one of the big selling points is this artist Agramzu, who has made these beautiful, incredible videos for everything we're doing muscially.
Will you be doing anything special music-wise?
Absolutely. I was actually in the studio last night, working on custom mash-ups and remixes. The idea is East-meets-West, so we take a lot of the Bollywood music and mix it with a dance flair or hip-hop flair.
