About this Event
TROPITAAL! A Desi-Latine Soundclash
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
Featuring hosts and resident DJs
Anjali and The Incredible Kid
GOODFOOT
2845 SE Stark St.
Portland, Oregon
9pm-2am
21+
$13 advance & at the door
For all of 2026 Anjali and The Kid are celebrating 25 years as a DJ duo!
Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India ("Taal") and stir into TROPITAAL! A Desi Latine Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. Resident DJs Anjali & The Incredible Kid combine their deep passions and deep crates from across the spectrum of Latin, Caribbean & South Asian vibes. Expect to hear a mix of Bhangra, Dembow, Future Filmi, Reggaeton, Baile Funk, Panjabi Rap, Trap & Drill, Moombahton, Electro Cumbia, Tribal Guarachero, Dancehall, Bollywood, Desi Bass & Global Bass party classics.
"DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid aren’t exactly under-the-radar among clubgoers ‘round these parts, and there’s a good reason for that. The duo—who first formed for a New Year’s Eve party 25 years ago—rattle windows with Desi bass, reggaeton, and darkwave chillers like nooooobody else in town." Portland Mercury 12/26/25
“Portland electronic music luminary DJ Anjali”
Willamette Week 8/27/24
"One of Portland’s favorite dance nights is making its return. Hosted by stalwart DJs Anjali and the Incredible Kid, Tropitaal mixes club music from India and South America—everything from urban desi to trap and reggaeton." Willamette Week 8/11/2021
"For seven years now, DJ Anjali & The Kid have been commandeering the Tropitaal Desi-Latino Soundclash to the delight of knowing Portland audiences." Portland Mercury 5/16/2020
“DJ Anjali & The Kid have been a staple of Portland, Oregon’s club scene for almost two decades, creating spaces for DJs and dancers to enjoy an international mélange of music ranging from bhangra to reggaeton.” Remezcla 12/26/18
DJ ANJALI AND THE INCREDIBLE KID
www.anjaliandthekid.com
Few DJs can be said to have changed the sound of their city but that is exactly what DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid have done since they first introduced Portland, Oregon nightclub audiences to the many varied sounds of Global Bass at a rowdy New Year’s Eve debut in 2000. They are most known for incinerating dance floors with the heavy dance floor artillery of South Asia, but the duo scour the globe for any hard-hitting music that combines local music traditions with window-rattling production.
In 2002 they founded ANDAZ, a Bhangra and Bollywood party that ran for 18 years and was only stopped by a global pandemic. With DJ E3 they co-founded the Pacific Northwest’s first Global Bass dance party (Atlas 2003-2013.) They currently host TROPITAAL! A Desi Latine Soundclash the second Saturday of every month at the Goodfoot (est. 2013).
In addition to hosting their own club nights, Anjali and The Kid have performed at many festivals including Sasquatch!, Decibel, What The Festival?!, MusicfestNW, Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration, Beloved, Matatu Festival of Stories, Photosynthesis, Soul’d Out, Portland International Film Festival, Indian Summer Festival (Vancouver, B.C.), Kaleidoscope and Vancouver Queer Film Festival to name a few. They have guested at parties from NYC (iBomba) to SF (Dhoom) and Chicago (Bhangratheque) as well as numerous appearances at both the legendary Basement Bhangra (NYC) and Non Stop Bhangra (SF.) Anjali has played many Queer Desi parties on the West Coast from BollyQ (Seattle) to Dalit Dreamlands (Oakland) and now hosts Chai & Roses in Portland.
Anjali & The Kid have supported artists as diverse as A Tribe Called Red, Bomba Estéreo, Tigerstyle, Major Lazer, Skrillex, Flying Lotus, Saini Surinder, Digable Planets, Delhi 2 Dublin, Sleigh Bells, Glitch Mob, Dengue Fever, Blockhead, Edna Vazquez, The Decemberists, Pink Martini, Portugal. The Man, Uproot Andy, Ming & FS, Hindi Zahra, Toy Selectah, Quantic, Opiuo, Sub Swara, Bonobo, Plastician, Bobby Friction, Kiran Ahluwalia, Gold Panda, Maga Bo, Poirier, Kultur Shock, Ghostland Observatory, Heems, State of Bengal, Karsh Kale, DJ Rekha, DJ Spooky, CeU, Antibalas, & Nickodemus.
In 2016 they won Best DJ in Willamette Week's Best of Portland and in 2017 Willamette Week's Best of Portland Readers' Poll.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Kush just celebrated twenty years! The Incredible Kid hosts his weekly radio show on KBOO.FM every Tuesday night (10PM to Midnight.) Archives of Chor Bazaar, their former radio show dedicated to the vintage sounds of South Asia & Latin America can be found on XRAY.FM.
Anjali continues to teach Bhangra & Bollywood weekly at The Viscount Dance Studio. She regularly performs with Gulabi Gang, her troupe of Queer Desi diaspora dancers.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Goodfoot Pub & Lounge, 2845 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, United States
USD 15.71
