Indian hip-hop has suddenly received global attention, but the genre has a rich history in India with a thriving modern scene that is as diverse as the country itself.

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If you’ve ever watched a Bollywood film, you’ve probably noticed that the actors often transition to a song-and-dance sequence in the middle of multiple scenes. What you witnessed is among Bollywood’s most unique offerings: filmi gaane, meaning…

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Cover Harmonizing Emotions: A Soulful Conversation with Nikhita Gandhi Music Technology: MIDI Guitar: All You Need To Know Score Indie Quickie: Vasuda Sharma Fingerprints by Purbayan Chatterjee: Tradition and Innovation Also inside: 6 Books to Read…

The thing that stands out about Mrunal Shankar is that she just keeps going. She started singing in bars to find her sound, stumbled into rap, sent an email that got her signed to Kalamkaar and keeps moving from melody to rap so that she knows…

College fest fixtures (well, back in the day) and Indian rock pioneers Motherjane have returned after over a decade with a new EP, 111, and fans have immediately been transported back into their adolescent obsession with one of the most unique sounds…

May-June 2022 issue features Raftaar on the cover! Music Technology: Four Critical Things For Aspiring Sound Designers, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You How And Why, Fine Tune- 5 Essential Tips for Tuning Guitar Strings In conversation with- Jerry Silvester…

One of the most recognisable names to emerge out of India’s independent musical niche, Prateek Kuhad’s songs are identifiable by their brooding sincerity, surprising but relatable translations of love, and string-dominated musical starbursts. Having…

After the baroque flourish of his debut EP, The Melancholic Rhapsody, pianist, and composer Anirudh Varma immersed himself in the joyous exploration of Hindustani Classical music. His last album Perspectives dipped its toes into this tradition, but…

Jaipur-based musician Nitesh Jhurani, who goes by Owlist has a taste for quirk. But then he spoons in a few heaps of unassuming beat work, and comes up with an album you can recline into, all without risking melodic boredom. Amoeba was forged in the…

5 albums you need for your Halloween soundtrack – Score Short Reads While we might not be trick-or-treating or bobbing for apples at Halloween parties (well, not all of us) this Halloween thanks to the pandemic, it doesn’t mean we can’t get into a…

Compared to his 2020 EP Weekend Smile, Brooklyn-based singer Ricky Vasan’s new offering conveys a newfound conviction in his craft. Led by quick-to-resonate lyrics and a few unassuming acoustic guitars, Treading Water is deeply pleasant, even in its…

Artist of the month: Warren Mendonsa – Score Short Reads Congratulations on a full blown album “Hindsight is 2020” that you have created during a pandemic. Tell us about the name, what were some of the best and challenging moments creating this? I…

Everyone calls him the godfather of Korean hip-hop, and for good reason. Tiger JK AKA Seo Jung-kwon started rapping in a scene and time (1990s) when hip hop generally had a bad rap (pun intended) in Korea. It was considered uncouth, disruptive and…

Bipul Chettri’s music, bewildering in it’s uncomplicated profundity, is known for achingly addictive melody and slice-of-life lyrical imagery that stays with you for days. His third EP Samaya, however, walks a few steps away from vignettes of…

Having emerged as one of the most recognisable and adored names in indie, Raghav Meattle is now setting his sights on giving back to the scene. At the helm of Big Indie Bang, a platform built to cater to the country’s unique indie landscape, he hopes…