When Naisha Bhargabi took the stage at Ultra Miami this March, she didn't merely bring voice — she brought her legacy, a beat, and a crest of South Asian pride to the epicentre of world dance music. Wearing a sparkling beaded top that glimmered like it came from stardust and tradition, Naisha didn't simply sing — she proclaimed.
Odisha-born, Los Angeles-based Naisha is a multihyphenate talent cutting across continents. Singer, songwriter, model, actor, writer, and DJ, she's creating a world where brown women don't have to pick just one dream. Her new single, 'Ada', released on DESI TRILL's project Brown Is Everywhere, is a melodic declaration of self-worth and autonomy, forged in the fire of heartbreak but grounded in strength. It's a track for anyone who's ever rebuilt themselves, piece by shimmering piece.
But at Ultra Music Festival 2025, she gave it another spin. Supporting no less than Skrillex, the trailblazer of sound chaos and reformation, Naisha joined the DJ for his first Ultra show in more than a decade. Alongside some other surprise attractions such as Damian Marley and Young Miko, Naisha was a captivating force, confidently leading her own body of work and an entire collective of Desi creatives into global territories.
Her singing electrified the audience with 'Talk To Me', a brand-new drop involving Skrillex, Four Tet, UK garage icon Champion, and Naisha herself. In her Hindi rap verses interpolated amid razor-sharp synths and bassy drops, Naisha brought an element of surprise to the equatio n, withgrace, identity, and heritage woven invisibly into the beat. It's that cross-cultural sorcery that doesn't merely blend — it opens up.
And that is the beauty of this performacce. With 'Talk To Me' she is not only featured — she's formidable. Her words are a connector: between club and classical; tradition and modernity; India and the globe. It is she who vibrates through the speakers, grounding the track's hectic pace with warmth and complexity.
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