Devika Bakshi
Touring India isn’t easy for independent bands, but UK-based Fink is determined to make it here. Lead singer Fin Greenall tells us why, and what makes it worth it
“Record labels really don’t care two hoots about artistes or independent music. They act more like a distribution unit”
A cocktail of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Vedic chants and Norwegian black metal was recently served in Mumbai. It was odd, yet fun
“Jalebee Cartel is monotonous, but they play to a rich, drugged crowd, so they don’t have to try that hard”
How some traditional musicians, ignored by the mainstream, are learning the ropes of self-publishing and online distribution
Can playing great music on the radio or the internet tempt people into buying songs they’ve never heard before?
Nasreen Munni Kabir manages to draw out the shy AR Rahman, though this biography lacks warmth
Growling, rasping and purring, here is the vanguard of female indie music, rocking stage after stage with performances like none other