(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) Magnetic Fields Announces Lineup For 2023 Edition

Magnetic Fields, one of India’s top contemporary arts and music festivals, has just released its first lineup for the 2023 event. With...

(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) Gear Up For Quarantine Clash 2020 With A Series Of Talks On Sound Clash Culture

A month and a half ago, nobody could have imagined the sound clash culture, which originated in the streets of Jamaica, would ever be translated into...

(news) Wild City ‘Together’: Mentoring, Conversations, Skill-Sharing & Performances With Sandunes, BLOT!, Arjun Vagale & More

The coronavirus pandemic and the necessary global lockdown has brought many lives and industries to a standstill, while subjecting all of us to an...

(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) BFR Sound System To Play Shows In Assam & Meghalaya With Mr India, Prabh Deep, Ahmer & More

BFR Sound System, one of the most socio-politically active musical collectives of the country, are taking their revered sound system to Diphu,...

(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) Daphni, Khruangbin, Josey Rebelle, Sassy J Added To Magnetic Fields Festival Line-Up

Joining the likes of Four Tet, Ben UFO, Special Request, Jayda G, Machinedrum, and TEEBS at Magnetic Fields Festival this year will be Caribou’s...

(news) ECHO Travels To Mumbai & Bangalore With Special Sound System Show In New Delhi

A one-of-a-kind club night, ECHO will travel to Mumbai and Bangalore before a very special, show on a Sunday afternoon in New Delhi. 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) Delhi Sultanate & General Zooz Discuss Reggae On DJ MoCity’s Motellacast

It’s been about a year that DJ MoCity a.k.a. Mohammed Abood has been running Motellacast, a Mixcloud series that seeks out fresh, young talent in...

(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) SYSTEM MUSIC Boss V.I.V.E.K (UK) Leads The Lineup For ECHO #005

Our favourite no-nonsense bass night ECHO will be back later this month with a particularly exciting international addition to the lineup. Mumbai...

(features) Moving Forward: India’s Live Music Through The COVID-19 Pandemic

There’s a part of me that wants to go back to grabbing myself an overpriced beer during some gig at the once-frequented haunts, the very first...

(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) Compa's 7 Most Influential Dubstep Tracks

Compa – real name Will Brown, was born busy. He started making and releasing music very early on - after hustling hard to get himself heard, the...

(features) Echo: A Taste Of The Club Night

If you’ve been keeping tabs on us in the recent past, you may have heard of ‘Echo’ - a one-of-a-kind club night we launched in April along with...

(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) 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...

(events) Wild City 'Together' Conversation: Nightlife & Music

4PM on Wild City's Facebook The first chapter of 'Wild City: Together' will include a conversation that will aim to reflect on the industry landscape...