Maed in India

This week, we’ve got someone Mae likes to call the Jamiroquai of India. We’re talking about RnB, funk, soul singer, Azamaan Hoyvoy. In this episode, he performs his debut EP that released last year called E L F L (Everybody Looking For Love). He talks about his father’s band, why writing lyrics is so hard and procrastination. Also, who is Lana von Hoyvoy?   Set List: Free Like (00:58 - 06:02) Some...

Hip-hop rap duo from New Delhi, Seedhe Maut , are dropping some killer (get it, "straight death?") raps on the show this week. Signed to Azadi Records, the two gents talk to Mae about dropping out of engineering college to become rappers, having parents who are school principals, recording your mother for your album, and a dog called Carlos Montana.   Set List: Kranti (00:39 - 02:53) Dehshat (11:3...

“Ngo si hariang nyoku gahar kun Hugulo so chingma Ngam nyi malang kade kade do Alle bo ejee ngo geyma” This is the first verse of the song ‘Hugulo’ by folk singer-songwriter Taba Chake from Arunachal Pradesh, sung in his native language, Nyishi. Whether you understand the language or not, it’s his music that moves you. On this episode of Maed in India, Taba talks about the correct way to pronounce...

Resolution #202: Listen to more Maed in India episodes. Welcome to our first mixtape of the year! It’s January, of course, and nothing marks this month better than making, breaking or trying to keep resolutions. This month’s Maed Mixtape is a real mix. From Chandigarh to Chennai, we have songs written out of boredom in bedrooms, songs about unrequited love, dating, marriage, a wandering mind and m...

We have alternative rock band from Bangalore, Parvaaz , making their second appearance on Maed in India . They perform some of the songs from their latest album, Kun, which sound refreshingly different from what’s on the album. Listen to them spill the beans about Kun and their existential crisis. Lead vocalist Khalid Ahamed and guitarist Mir Kashif Iqbal, who are both from Kashmir, get candid abo...

WE ARE CELEBRATING EPISODE 200 on Maed in India . And who else to invite to the party than indie pop singer-songwriter Nikhil D’Souza ! Listen to him perform an exquisite and emotional set on the show with guitarist Zohran Miranda . As we walk down memory lane from Ep.1 to Ep.200, Nikhil talks about nearly losing his hand at an oil rig, Indian indie music in the ‘90s, bullying his way into opening...

Someone thought it was a good idea to turn the interviewer into the interviewee. On this special episode, we have Jishnu ‘ Short Round ’ Guha, indie folk singer-songwriter and videographer for Maed in India recordings along with Amit “ Groovebox ” Gurbaxani, a highly-respected music journalist in India with over two decades of experience. We discussed Mae’s mridangam skills, her teasing techniques...

Every year, picking our favourite performances on Maed in India is difficult but it’s a great exercise as we get to walk down memory lane and realise we had some of the best musicians on the show performing some bloody good music. This list wasn’t easy to put together. There have been many a battle fought, tears shed, words said, and feelings hurt. However, through all of it, there were a bunch of...

Here’s a band that are giving you a bit of everything - jazz pop, neo soul and even some prog rock. Hailing from Ahmedabad, we have Heat Sink out with a new EP this year called Euphony. We talk about the indie scene in Ahmedabad (or the lack of), owning your own recording studio, boarding school life, emo lyrics, and chota drummers. Set List: Time Lapse (00:45 - 03:55) Little House (23:37 - 28:56)...

On this episode, we have permaculture expert and singer-songwriter Aditi Veena aka Ditty . She grew up stuffing bugs in her nose, learning Kathak, art, tennis, swimming and French. While she plays us some of her haunting and moving songs, she chats to us about how her father passing away inspired some of her most powerful songs, her life in Sri Lanka, why bananas are really important, her mother’s...

Known as The Humma Girl, we have a classically-trained artist, who made her name as a playback singer, and now she’s making her own new music - we’re talking about pop soul Shashaa Tirupati . Born a Canadian, she now resides in Mumbai and she tells us about how she gave up studying medicine to pursue a music career, winning a National Award, why she stopped singing for 2 years before becoming a pa...

It’s our host Mae’s birthday month and to kick things off, we have electro rock act Fuzzculture , but his mother named him Arsh Sharma. On this episode, he talks about hitting rock bottom, teddy bear merchandise, going solo, writing music at Sharjah airport, and his new path to new music.    Set List: Kids In The Dark (01:04 - 05:02) Toast Of The Town (18:19 - 21:36) Escape To Where You’re Wanted...

Tring Tring. Tring Tring. Tring Tring.  We recommend you take this call. And if you missed it, don’t worry because this isn’t a call centre trying to sell you insurance/loans/subscription. This is a call to the best indie music coming out of Delhi, Manipur, Roorkee, Bangalore & Bombay. We have Kashmiris singing about their existential crisis, Frappe rap, a song about astrophysics and more.    Song...

We’ve all had a classic rock phase in our lives and on this episode, we relive that love with rockers InRegalia. They’ve been around for 7 years and we take a deep dive into their childhood, their musical influences, caves, forts, their cats, Zandu balm, and more. It’s time to rock out with your….   Set List: Best Of Us (00:38 - 04:21) Second Time Around (16:25 - 19:50) Leave Your Mind Behind (36:...

So when the main man Kailash Kher recommends an artist, you say Yes! On today’s episode we have hindustani, sufi, folk fusion band - AR Divine . We chat about reverbnation pages, being on The Voice India , what happens when your father teaches you tabla, cheesy music videos as well as bring you more new music on Maed in India .    Set List: Yeh Jiya (00:34 - 06:17) Nayi Udaan (19:03 - 22:10) Aye K...

We try and go far and wide when we bring you new music on Maed in India and on this episode, we are lucky enough to feature pop rockers Fame The Band who hail from a sleepy town in Meghalaya called Tura. They released their debut album in 2017 and come on the show to play you some songs from it. We talk about why they moved to Bombay, their school anthem, why bassists don’t have friends, two-chord...

As we get closer and closer to the cooler part of the year, we thought we’d throw in some hot tunes that are Beneath The Fireworks, or bring you the Heat Of The Day, or help you rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. So if you’re feeling a bit Paavam and need a blankie to keep you warm, we got you.    Song List: Taba Chake - In Waadiyon Mein (01:04 - 04:34) Taba Chake - Keeping Me From Sleep Tonight...

At long last, prog/post-rock band aswekeepsearching have landed in our Maed in India lap to play you a stripped down session of their hardcore songs. We talk about how they started out as a bedroom project in Ahmedabad, their tour antics, nearly breaking up and how you keep band members together by writing a song about them in the next album. 'Tis true. Let the heartbreak be your muse.   Set List:...

And he’s back. Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues comes to Maed in India with his guitar, looping pedal and his latest album in tow. We talk about his daughter Nia and her royalties, studying to be an engineer when all your friends are doing cooler stuff in college, how to make the best pav bhaji, epic basslines, his 40th birthday, Steely Dan and more. You’ll also get to hear a stripped down set...

Coming at you, highly recommended Classical fusion jazz outfit, Pakshee who hail from Delhi We chat about cheesy band bios, combining Hindustani & Carnatic classical, how to sprinkle a little hip hop into your music, and more. They will perform their latest self-titled debut album on Maed in India .   Set List: Ang (00:40 - 06:11) Kyun (11:22 - 15:24) Kosh (23:11 - 28:28) Raah Piya (33:47 - 40:30)...

In honour of our grand merch store opening, we bring you our Black T-shirt Mixtape that takes you through our exciting October episode releases and brings you closer to some of that spicy new music coming out of this country. From post-rock, pop rock, to electro, hip hop and Carnatic jazz fusion. This Mixtape has no particular theme except to pay homage to the black t-shirt brigade who frequent ou...

From her first disastrous performance in school to winning, music competition, Project Aloft Star Asia with Universal Music, pop soul singer-songwriter Hanita Bhambri lands up on Maed in India to talk about how nothing was going to stop her from making her music. We chat about writing lyrics in her Dragon Ball Z notebook at the age of 11, writing songs in uber rides, and using her mind to make her...

Out with some new music and galavanting on her Labour of Love tour, soul folk pop singer-songwriter, Abhilasha Sinha drops by to Maed in India for a little chat and a performance. She tells us about her college days in music society, her first band L For Vendetta, and how her time in New York changed her songwriting from sunshine ditties to grittier, darker compositions.  She also plays you some n...

Yo Yo Yo! Braap Braap! Yeah that’s what they say right? We try.  This week on the show, we got two emcees from Vivian Divine’s Gully Gang Cypher - Shah Rule & D’evil. They talk about the hustle, how the hip hop scene in India grew out of groups on Orkut, what do you do when you feel like all hope is lost for your musical career, being part of Bollywood sensation Gully Boy, and of course they throw...

Indie dream-pop shoegaze act Fox in the Garden bring you some new music from their upcoming EP that’s in the pipeline as we chat about the numerous bands they’ve been in, Calcutta, Goa and why they would rather be a “fox in the garden, than a rabbit in a hole”.   Set List: Japan (00:28 - 04:23) Daydream (15:00 - 18:00) Goa (25:28 - 32:38) Coma Weed (38:02 - 43:10)   Musicians: Soutrik Chakraborty...