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AFTER debating global warming and attending hectic round table conferences on Barack Obama’s new economic plan, the delegates at the 40th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, might just be unwinding to Bollywood tunes.

Megha Kawale, a Mumbai based DJ, has been invited to perform for two parties, on January 28 and 29, at the Cabana Club, Davos, for the Wipro-CII Bollywood Music night.

“It is not usually the kind of platform I play at, so this event will be special.” gushes Kawale, 32, who was resident DJ for five years at Taj Mahal Mumbai’s nightclub, Beyond 1900’s.

The Bollywood Music Night is being held for the fifth year in succession and is open to all leaders present at the WEF.

“This is not like a regular dance party where you have socialites and celebrities. There will be heads of multinationals from various countries and possibly heads of state, I am told,” says Kawale. “Last year I was traveling so I missed out, but this time when the event management firm contacted me I did not think twice.”

Kawale now works on her own, and has an impressive list of Mumbai celebrities whose parties she’s rocked, literally. She has been DJ at functions for Vijay Mallya and brands like Swarovski, Carrera, Guess, and at the opening and closing parties of Mumbai Fashion Week.

Her favourite event so far has been hobnobbing with the rich and famous at the after-hours party of Art Basel (a popular art fair) and Basel World (jewellery and watch fair) in Switzerland for the last two years.

“People at these parties have frequented nightclubs 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, hesitantly.

Kawale usually plays a lot of house music mixed with progressive trance at nightclubs. But 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 clientele,” says Kawale, who dabbles with modeling on the side and walked the ramp recently for a Manish Malhotra show. “I enjoy both worlds, they keep me focused,” she smiles.