(artists) Begum

BEGUM is a dreamy, lo-fi experimental perverteer band from New Delhi, India specialising in 11th century seduction sounds. Their songs are written in...

(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) VH1 Supersonic Reveals Full Lineup Featuring Tyga, Bob Moses, Anyasa & More

Returning to Pune's Mahalaxmi lawns on February 24-26, music festival Vh1 Supersonic has recently disclosed the second half of its lineup. The 3-day...

(news) Jamblu Drops Dreamy New EP 'Service Animal'

New Delhi's Kartik Pillai aka Jamblu, who is also known for his work as part of widely-loved bands Peter Cat Recording Co. and Begum, recently dropped...

(news) Delhi-Goa Trio Begum Premiere New Single ‘Maybe Baby’   

Alternative pop outfit Begum have shared a new single titled ‘Maybe Baby’ with an accompanying music video. The song marks the band’s third...

(news) Begum Announces First Album In 5 Years With The Single 'Better Person'

Though Begum has stayed quiet on the release front since their lauded 2016 album 'W.A.E' (We Are Excited), the trio of Kartik Pillai, Karan Singh and...

(news) Magnetic Fields Nomads Announce Jatin Mallick, Peter Cat Recording Co., Kaleekarma, Gauley Bhai, VITALITY HOURS & More For Inaugural Edition

Earlier this month, India’s premiere boutique event Magnetic Fields Festival announced its new IP entitled ‘Magnetic Fields Nomads’ which is...

(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) Bowls Serenades Friendship On ‘Pretend Friends’

With the release of ‘Shed Winter’ last year, Dhruv Bhola stepped out into the limelight as Bowls after years of providing support as an...

(news) Listen: Jamblu Paints Surreal, Textured Dreamscapes On 'Music To Be Nothing To'

Ever so often, while sifting through what seems like an endless barrage of releases, I will find myself walking into strange, surreal dreamscapes,...

(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) Death Disco Celebrates World Music Day

New Delhi based Stiff Kittens Inc. will be celebrating World Music Day on Thursday, 21 June with ‘Death Disco’; a night dedicated to showcasing...

(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 -...

(features) 2022 In Review

2022 – the year that the world seemed to finally emerge out of the nightmare that was the COVID-19 pandemic. The year wasn’t without its tragedies...

(features) A Guide To The Key Experiences At Magnetic Fields Nomads

This weekend (March 19 - 21), India’s premiere boutique festival Magnetic Fields is launching its new IP with a limited-capacity 3-day open-air...

(features) Spotlight: Pagal Haina – The Indian Label Connecting Prateek Kuhad To Lifafa

Pagal Haina? Crazy, right? The inception of the artist development agency and label which has cultivated the likes of Prateek Kuhad, Rounak Maiti and...

(features) Wild City: Editorial Intent & Resource List

The music landscape in India and across South Asia has undergone massive movements and overhauls since we launched Wild City 9 years ago. Each day,...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: May 2020

Wild City handpicks the most interesting one-off singles released by artists in South Asia in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d like us to...

(features) Peter Cat Recording Co: End Of An Era?

If you want to miff or bore Peter Cat Recording Co., a sure shot way would be to ask the band what genre their music belongs to. They're not the first...

(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) Wild City Singled Out: October 2017

Wild City handpicks the most interesting one-off singles released by artists in South Asia in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d like us to...

(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) 5 Standout Music Videos From 2015

We can’t overstate the importance of the music video in the current cultural climate. In a 2014 interview with filmmaker Sachin Pillai, a prolific...

(features) Wild City’s Most Anticipated Releases Of 2015

A new musical year has commenced and with it come the requisite lists, many of which you have undoubtedly seen floating around the Internet. To make...

(features) Wild City's Essential 2014 Roundup

2014 had a lot going on. Homegrown artists churned out EPs like nobody’s business, festivals sprouted up at obscure corners of the country, grabbing...

(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) Rini, Begum, Pakshee

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(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...