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Begum X

Begum X
Polina Schapova

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 Delhi Sultanate. Her singing style is rooted in jazz and blues, which she adapts to reggae, ska and rub-a-dub instrumentals.

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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 X, will return for its first session in over 3...

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. Releasing a video from that performance, the band has...

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 a digitally livestreamed competition. With the...

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 session at The Dharavi Dream Project’s After...

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