Maed in India

It'’s a ska take over this week on Maed in India as Mae brings you some skanking music from two brilliant bands. The headliner for today are ska/reggae band The Fanculos, helmed by Ramon Ibrahim on vocals, keys & trombone, Saurabh Suman on bass, along with indie scene linchpins like Vinay Lobo on guitars (Airport / Duncun Rufus), Jehangir Jehangir on drums & Ryan Sadri on tenor saxaphone (Somethin...

This week I’ve got pop singer-songwriter Maalvika Manoj aka Mali. A young girl from Chennai who moved kit and kaboodle to Bombay with nothing but her music and her dreams. After her smattering of gigs around Bombay, and the release of her single 'Walk Away', she garnered the attention of music festival organisers and the likes of music directors Salim Merchant and Harris Jayaraj. Listen to her per...

For many, Dhoom Pichak wasn't a song, but an anthem. Circa 1988, this hindi rock-pop band's music has been the soundtrack to people's college years and even their lives. Tune in to this week's episode of Maed in India, as I chat to the lads from Euphoria about their new single 'Halla Bol', their upcoming album, their trials and tribulations across the last 28 years, and their ambitions to create a...

On this episode of Maed in India, I have RnB/blues/soul singer-songwriter Naina Kundu, who's been around the indie block for years and will be releasing her debut album this year, FWD. She also talks her boyfriend and producer Scott Kinsey, playing bass, her indie scene collaborations, radio in the Middle East & Ace of Base. But first, kicking off the show is Hindi rock band Euphoria! They're rele...

 From just a local lad living in a Kurla chawl to a high-flying rapper gigging across the country and working with some of the best producers in India. Naved Shaikh aka Naezy is our headliner on Maed in India this week as he talks about his debut album coming out this year and how doing what he loves is still a struggle for him regardless of his success. He also throws down some of his raps and ne...

All the way from Delhi, this week, Maed in India brings you contemporary fusion duo Shadow And Light. Ex-Advaita member, Anindo, and singer Pavithra talk about songwriting, recording two albums together, working with Shubha Mudgal, tricking people into falling in love, and they perform songs that meld Hindustani classical with electronica, jazz and blues. Kicking off the show is singer-songwriter...

Electro-rock duo from Mumbai, Fossil (not to be confused with the plural, "Fossils" who are a Bangla rock band from Kolkata) are performing on Maed in India this week. They have released 2 EPs till date - one about great spiritual anguish aka 'Toska', another called 'The Shield of Roma'. They talk about how Fossil formed, what inspires their music, being scared to come on Maed in India, Holla Cris...

This episode of Maed in India features headliner guitar virtuoso and composer from Delhi, Aditya Balani. He talks about founding fusion act, Advaita, his stint at Berklee College of Music, his innate curiosity about music, and he even gives us a sneak peak in to his new release. Kicking off the show is a stripped down session by indie rock act, The Fringe Pop, who featured on ep.41 of Maed in Indi...

It's my 50th episode!! And this week I bring you the best of Maed in India across the last 49 episodes which is a smorgasbord of music from indie rock, to folk, fusion, punk, hip hop, blues, reggae, pop and more. I've had the privilege of hanging out with some brilliant musicians from across India and I am so happy showcasing some of the best music coming out of this country. I would have loved to...

It's a Malayali infested episode as rock act Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip headline the show with his life experiences, world philosophies and rock poetry. And the opening act is another Mallu brother, Rohit Vasudevan, Pune singer-songwriter who featured on Ep.26 of Maed in India but he's thrown in an extra ditty just for you. Rohit Vasudevan Song: 'Voh' Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip 'Mona' 'Duplici...

Down from Delhi on Maed in India this week, is Delhi rock duo Barefaced Liar. Talking about their friendship since high school, why they're called Barefaced Liar, 5 years after their debut they released their sophomore album last year - Mind Over Matter, having Jens Bogren (Opeth & Marty Friedman) master your album, and performing in Pattaya, Thailand. They play acoustic renditions of their rock t...

Indie folk singer-songwriter Jishnu Guha is this week's headliner with his debut EP, Desperate Times. He talks about his busking licence, why he's named Short Round, being in a college faculty band called Thunderjunk, and points of desperation. He also performs his latest record live in studio. But first, opening for Maed in India this episode is "suburban punk" act, Punk on Toast. Songs: Short Ro...

Producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and one of the pioneers in the Asian Underground movement, Karsh Kale takes over this week's episode of Maed in India. He talks about his days in Table Beat Science with music greats Zakir Hussain & Sultan Khan, his trips back to the motherland, Coke Studio, The Dewarists, his India collaborations, performing for President Obama, being a Sting-fanboy and m...

Contemporary Indian harpist, Nush Lewis takes over this week's episode as she talks about how playing the harp was her calling, lugging around an 11 kg harp for gigs, working with producer Ayan De, and her 6-track EP called Fused that came out last year. Opening this week's show is "ethnotronic" duo Filter Coffee, with an extra #StrippedDown session they did after they recorded Ep.29 of Maed in In...

This week's headliner is guitar virtuoso/producer/composer Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues, who picked up a guitar at the age of 5 and currently has 3 rock-bluesy albums under his belt (majority of which are instrumental). He's been in bands such as Zero, Alien Chutney, Helga's Fun Castle, and performed with the likes of Karsh Kale, Ankur & The Ghalat Family, Tejas Menon and more. In this epis...

Indian-born/Toronto-based pop singer Rebecca Nazz popped into the studio to bring you her latest EP, Loved. We talk about everything from her cheesy lyrics, to working with Grammy-nominated producers, helping empower young teens, and we even dug up a little of her past where she's collaborated with Apache Indian on a bhangra-dance-pop track? Songs performed are: Ordinary Girl Too Late Step http://...

Shy and unassuming singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha bares his soul and his guitar in this week's episode of Maed in India. Performing since 2011 he's released numerous singles, and now his debut EP, Closer To Home, sees Vernon at his most vulnerable as his songs talk of love, loss and a lunchbox. Songs performed are: Sunrise With Candlelights As The Ship Sails Come Back Jack https://soundcloud.com...

Starting out as a college band, and recording their album while they lived in different cities, Mumbai indie rock act The Fringe Pop have found a way to keep their musical ambitions alive regardless of lineup changes, and working full-time jobs. Having released their debut album, 'If You Haven't Noticed Yet' a couple of years ago, they are now working on new stuff and they are performing on Maed i...

We bring you the 2nd part of the #MaedinIndia episode special with indie music scene stalwart, Arjun S Ravi, music journalist, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, and director at OML. In this half of our chat we talk about festivals, music venues, his plans for 2016 and I irritate him about his short-lived "band". He also throws in the rest of his indie music picks that kindled his curiousity for local...

In a new episode special of #MaedinIndia, Mae picks indie scene stalwarts to give their pick of Indian indie music they love and play it across the show. This week's guest is Arjun S Ravi, music journalist for over a decade, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, director of Only Much Louder and my old boss. He talks about being a music geek & journalist, why he thinks your band sucks,NH7.in, and his new...

Chennai indie rockers The F16's popped over for a chat and played some tunes on this episode of Maed in India. They've released two EPs so far - 'Kaleidoscope' (Chennai) and 'Nobody's Gonna Wait' (Converse Rubber Tracks Studio in Brooklyn) - and they're working on their new album, Triggerpunkte at Cotton Press Studios. Songs performed are: Cannibal Life Blackboard Jacuzzi The F16s (Chennai Indie r...

It's an eruption of new music on Maed in India Ep.37 this week with a debut EP out by Bombay singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha, along with a single from nu-disco DJ/Producer Jai Vaswani aka Nanok, and multi-instrumentalist/composer & one of the pioneers of the Asian Underground sound Karsh Kale is out with a new album featuring him singing for once! Also in the soup is a recommendation by buddy, mu...

In this episode of #MaedInIndia, Bombay blues rock band, The Tripp join Mae in the studio to talk about how they met, their Catholic wedding band image, their first single, having 3 guitarists, and their upcoming debut release. The songs performed are: Minor Blues She's On My Mind Madness Stalk The Tripp here:  https://www.facebook.com/thetripp77 https://twitter.com/thetripp77 https://soundcloud.c...

This episode of #MaedinIndia has Mae throwing down her selection of songs, indie scene news and new releases. We have tunes from a man who's trying to create India's first reggae soundsystem, electro-rock from Delhi, a Shillong band rehashing a single for republic day, free music from garage & glitch hop producer Ankur Chauhan, along with an artist that #MaedMyDay (and has a new album in the works...

This latest episode will be the first of the new format of #Maedinindia where we have an interview and acoustic session with reggae/funk/drum and bass band, Bombay Bassment. We have Bobcat (MC & rapper), Ruell (guitar), Levin (drums & percussion) & Chandu (samples & djembe). They bully Mae to no end; talk about how they met; Ruell's wedding band career & stream of girlfriends; their long overdue d...