IJA
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Delhi and Uttarakhand based duo with Ashhar Farooqui aka ToyMob on vocals, synths, toys; Sahil Mendiratta aka Inspector Maal on drums, raps, synths. IJA make both uptempo and downtempo music, perform with the laid-back precision of a finely-tuned pop duo, and even rap when the time calls for it. Their inventive use of distinctly Indian pop-culture samples, and their affable on-stage demeanour sets them apart from a lot of their contemporaries