(artists) Begum X

Begum X aka Samara Chopra is the lead singer of her band The Ska Vengers and is also co-owner of Bass Foundation Roots (BFR) Sound System along with...

(artists) BFR Sound System

BFR SOUND SYSTEM is owned and operated by Indian reggae artists Delhi Sultanate and Begum X. aka Samara Chopra, lead singers of The Ska Vengers and...

(news) BFR Sound System Sessions Return After 3 Years With A Multi-Day Event At Delhi's Outskirts

BFR Sound System, one of the few dub sound systems and collective in the country led by Taru Dalmia aka Delhi Sultanate with Samara Chopra aka Begum...

(news) The Ska Vengers Release Live Video Of New Song 'Bad Cat Spray'

Popular Indian group The Ska Vengers returned after a long hiatus in September with a live-streamed performance in partnership with Skillbox....

(news) BFR Sound System To Host Block Party At Mumbai’s Dharavi

New Delhi-based artists Taru Dalmia aka Delhi Sultanate and Samara Chopra aka Begum X will take their Jamaican-style hand built BFR Sound System for a...

(news) Magnetic Fields Announces Second Wave Of Names For 2019

Magnetic Fields Festival, which takes place from December 13-15 this year at the surreal Alsisar Mahal in Rajasthan, had earlier announced a bevy of...

(news) BFR Sound System To Celebrate 3-Year Anniversary With Show In New Delhi

Three years ago, Begum X and Delhi Sultanate ran an Indiegogo campaign that successfully culminated with the two The Ska Vengers members realising...

(news) Magnetic Fields Announces First Wave Of Names For 2018 Edition

The wait is over - Magnetic Fields Festival has just released the first phase of it’s 2018 line-up. Magnetic Fields is notorious for pushing...

(news) BFR Sound System Back With More Sessions

After a long hiatus, Bass Foundation Roots Sound System is back for another series of sessions featuring Delhi Sultanate and Begum X. For those not...

(news) Goa Sunsplash 2018 Announce Venue Change & Lineup

After 2 successful editions, Goa Sunsplash is back on 13 and 14 January 2018 with a heavyweight lineup of reggae and dub artists. Now taking place at...

(news) Four Tet, Jayda G, Machinedrum & More To Play At Magnetic Fields 2017

After consecutive years of delivering one of the most important dates on the electronic music calendar - Magnetic Fields Festival has just announced...

(news) Thank you: Magnetic Fields 2016

Our eyes are still droopy from sleepless nights and our muscles achy and knotted with all that running around and dancing – and yet, as always -...

(news) Superpoze, Matias Aguayo & More To Play At Magnetic Fields 2016

Our favourite three days of the year are getting closer and closer… Magnetic Fields is out with the second phase of its extensive lineup for 2016....

(news) Gig Preview: BFR Soundsystem At Champa Gali

The BFR soundsystem is all set to hold its much-anticipated second edition at New Delhi’s picturesque Champa Gali on 22 October. If you’ve been...

(news) ‘RUDE’: A Documentary on The Ska Vengers By Wanphrang Diengdoh

Wanphrang K Diengdoh (documentary filmmaker/one third of “Matrilineal punk” band Tarik) collaborates with The Urban Beat Project and Stiff Kittens...

(news) Listen: The Ska Vengers Release New Album ‘XX’

Delhi based reggae/punk/rocksteady/jazz band The Ska Vengers are back with their new album ‘XX’ (pronounced double cross) and are all set to play...

(news) Bass Foundation Roots Sound System To Launch In Delhi This Week

One of the marked events in our independent music community this year so far was the success of Delhi Sultanate and Begum X’s Indiegogo campaign to...

(news) Delhi Sultanate Seeks Crowdfunding To Build India's First Reggae Sound System

Taru Dalmia has been pushing the sound culture of Jamaica in India for years as Delhi Sultanate, BASSFoundation Roots or when he’s fronting the...

(news) Listen: Delhi Sultanate Releases ‘India-2-Africa Bootleg Versions’

Musician, vocalist and DJ Delhi Sultanate, a.k.a. Taru Dalmia has just released his new ‘India-2-Africa Bootleg Versions’ EP, which “pays...

(news) Gig Preview: antiSOCIAL Launches Season 2

Back in November 2014, we announced the launch of antiSOCIAL, a venue that in its 9 months running has grown to become of the most popular cultural...

(news) Sound System En Masse: Hyderabad Brings Reggae To School Kids

‘Sound System En Masse’ is a unique initiative, implemented by Hyderabad-based non-profit organization Monkey Foundation, which aims to provide...

(news) Magnetic Fields Festival Announces Full Line Up

Already featuring some of the most exciting names handpicked from across the musical spectrum, Magnetic Fields Festival is packed to the brim with an...

(features) Review: 'Little Kid, Big Dreams' By AHMER x Sez On The Beat

“For me, this is the most important record we have ever put out,'' remarked Azadi Records co-founder Uday Kapur at our listening session for...

(features) 2018 In Review: The Artists That Defined The Alternative Music Sphere In India

2019 has barely taken its first steps, and there have already been a host of exciting releases, events and music festivals. Before we launch...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2018

Our favourite weekend of the year is closing in. With just a week to go, Magnetic Fields is right around the corner, and it's going to be chock full...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2017

The countdown is well and truly on. Magnetic Fields Festival, one of the highly-anticipated weekends in the year, is fast approaching. With less than...

(features) Politics and Music: A Look Into BFR Sound System’s Documentary

Convinced of the role music can play in political activism, Taru Dalmia had long dreamed of building a sound system - representing the very origins of...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2016

And we’re almost there – just 10 days to go for our favourite weekend of the year! Magnetic Fields will be back for its 2016 edition with a whole...

(features) Delhi Sultanate and Begum X: The Kabul Project

To most people, Afghanistan invariably and understandably conjures up the same few images: war, suicide bombings, austere bearded men who banned...

(mixes) Wild City #087: BASSFoundation Roots

You’d probably recognise Taru Dalmia as the face behind popular ska/jungle/reggae/dub act - Delhi Sultanate and as a member of D&B and jungle...

(events) GULLY FEST

DIVINE DIVINE started his career as an underground rapper in 2011, his track ʻYeh Mera Bombayʼ received the best video award for the year by...

(events) Magnetic Fields Festival 2019

At Magnetic Fields, you can expect the freshest Indian sounds accompanied by some of the most exciting underground international stars alongside a...