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Concerts in India have always been more than just about music—they’re about identity, expression, and belonging. From the rebellious underground rockers of the ’80s...
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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
- Reviews
Rajah Betta’s ‘Offcuts (SF021)’ imagines classic Indian tunes for the dance floor
Peter Cat Recording Co. delivers an intimate homecoming ode in Delhi
Sitar, Synths, and Spiritual Grooves: Tabla Maestro Karsh Kale’s Ten Year Comeback
Doab Collective’s PB2047 Explores Punjab’s Wounds and Hope
Delhivision’s ‘Day One’ Is Young, Restless, and Self-Aware In Their Debut Album
- Industry Insight
Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
- Featured
Alan Walker and STING Energy® Capture the Sound of F1 in New Track “The Sting Within Me”
Everything Jazz: Insight From The Forerunners of Jazz In India
Gujarati Rap Isn’t Emerging Anymore, It’s Here
How a Government-Funded Initiative Is Changing Music Culture in Meghalaya
“From small club shows to festivals, I realized this is where I feel at home” – In Conversation With Abhishek Shukla
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An article which explores the current ecosystem of Jazz in India through interviews with Arjun Sagar Gupta of The Piano Man, Vasundhara Vee and...
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There is something quietly radical happening in Indian hip hop right now, and you might miss it if you are only listening in Hindi...
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There is this very specific feeling of hearing a song for the first time and thinking, “this is exactly what I needed and I...
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Every festival season in India begins the same way. Lineups drop. Group chats explode. Tickets sell out. And somewhere in the middle of all...
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Jamblu’s music enters my life quite strangely. I spend a couple of debilitating weeks listening to Service Animal, and it feels incapacitating – because...
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My introduction to Maati Baani wasn’t marked by a single track or moment — it was My introduction to Maati Baani wasn’t marked by...
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A tambourine jingles; light go off. Deepankar pulls out a harmonica just as the drums kick-in. The harmonica jam builds and lasts a few...
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The recent hullabaloo surrounds the controversial ethics of artists showing up late to the party! From Lauryn Hill to Ye to Metallica, the terrain...
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Every breaking wave on the shore tells the next one there’ll be one more. Legacies inspire legacies. Music inspires music. The songs of yesterday...
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My introduction to Rounak Maiti is bizarre, which is to say I find his music the same week in two places, and fail to...
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While walking down a particularly mundane stretch of a road near my campus, a realization dawns upon me, blooms in my head like a...
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If I were ever asked to use one word to describe my childhood, I would probably gravitate to “non descript”. Well, two words. It...
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It was around 2018 that I stumbled upon Fiddler’s Green’s performance of Resham Firiri on YouTube, and I was hooked right away. The way...