9 Lesser Known Indian Bands That Are Totally Worth Your Time


BANGALORE: Indian bands are mushrooming as new bands are spawning in different cities of the country. The music scene is getting viral and is sending enthusiasts into frenzy.

The surge of internet downloading in India in 2007 exploded the nation with some great genre music. Native bands today are making strides in the music world buzzing the cities with their experimental music, reports Scoopwhoop.

 

Madboy/Mink

 

 

Ever since their constitution, Madboy/Mink has only been active for a year.  Madboy (Imaaduddin Shah) along with Mink (Saba Azad) form the Electro Funk/ Nu Disco band.

 

Bollyjazz

 

 

The band Bollyjazz pretty much speaks for them when it comes to the kind of music they play. The brilliance in classic Bollywood songs modernized to amazing jazzy tunes is what makes Red Mawkin (the man behind the band) the artist that everyone wants to hear.

 

Laxmi Bomb 

 

 

Electro-rock Laxmi Bomb are a perfect combination between traditional and urbanscape sounds. The unique electronic beats with 90’s Bollywood music revamped with English lyrics are what set them apart.

 

Adil and Vasundhra 

 

 

Adil and Vasundhra's jazzy tunes that is a mix of both English and French is quite soothing and would be the perfect way to unwind at the end of a  long day. 

 

Samved 

 

 

Samved goes all the way back to 2012 and is regarded as one of the few musicians to preserve the Sarangi.  The fusion of Classical Indian with Electronic sounds works best for both worlds.

 

Hari and Sukhmani

 

The free-spirited energetic blend Punjabi folk music with ambient electronic has been inspired by poets like Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah and Kabir.

 

Rehan Dalal 

 

 

 Built his career in Canada and had even released two albums. Growing up listening to Jazz, Rehan has infused jazz, soul and pop to perk up his songs and keep your feet tapping.

  Coshish

 

 

Progressive Hindi rock Coshish is a Mumbai-based band making hits since 2006. They are one of the few bands to perfectly merge genres between Hindi lyrics and rock compositions.

 

Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe 

 

 

Contemporary folk fusion band comprise of five talented men who perform Kabir’s dohas with a twist. Their Kabir’s poetry is a fusion of reggae, pop, folk fusion and rock. Their creative serves as a newer mode to keep lost poetry alive.

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