Swadesi
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Swadesi consists of emcess producers DJs and graffiti artists// Mumbai based crew.
News
Many Roots Ensemble Release New Single 'Insaniyat' Featuring MC TodFod & MC Mawali
Mumbai-based collaborative group Many Roots Ensemble just released 'Insaniyat', their new single featuring performances by hip-hop crew Swadesi's MC Mawali and MC TodFod, who tragically passed away...
Swadesi's MC Tod Fod Passes Away At 24
Rapper Dharmesh Parmar aka MC Tod Fod passed away on March 20. The 24-year-old artist was best known for his work as part of Mumbai's multi-lingual crew Swadesi, through which he dropped bold verses...
M.A.P // A.M.P Highlights Performances & Stories Of Musicians With A Cause Including Ahmer, Sheetal Sathe & More
Exploring the intersection of music and activism in South Asia, Goethe Institut's cross-platform programme M.A.P // A.M.P continued to capture and spotlight protest music and notable acts producing...
Swadesi’s MC Mawali & BamBoy Tackle Commercialisation Of Indian Hip-Hop On ‘Shambhar Bars’
“Ekmekaanna khaali paadta mhanun aaj hip-hop mela / Ekmekaancha aadar karaa, hip hop cha pahilaa dhadaa (Hip-hop is dead because everyone is showing each other down. Respect everyone, that’s...
Swadesi’s MC TodFod Offers A Controversial Take On The COVID-19 Crisis With ‘Plandemic’
Several conspiracy theories surrounding the coronavirus crisis found their way into people’s chatter over the last few months. The more overarching take that big pharmaceutical corporations...
Swadesi Channel The Mahabharata On Animated Music Video For 'Jung'
Mumbai-based, multi-lingual conscious rap and hip-hop crew Swadesi are fast becoming one of the most noteworthy hip-hop acts in the country. The reputation they gained with their charged single 'The...
Listen: 'Birthright' By Sarathy Korwar Ft. Zia Ahmed, Mirande & Swadesi
Sarathy Korwar seems to be getting cheekier with each release. His previous album, which tackled the South Asian diaspora, stereotyping of South Asians, post-colonialism, racism, discrimination...
Listen: ‘Chetavni’ By Swadesi
Mumbai hip-hop crew Swadesi pulls no punches in their critique of the ruling elite with their debut album ‘Chetavni’ that just dropped via Azadi Records. The socially and politically conscious...
Watch: ‘Kranti Havi’ By Swadesi Ft. Delhi Sultanate
Mumbai’s multilingual, socially conscious hip-hop crew Swadesi has just released the video to ‘Kranti Havi’, featuring reggae MC and activist Taru Dalmia aka Delhi Sultanate, the lead single off...
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...
Features
Wild City Singled Out: April 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 listen to your music, send the relevant info to...
Wild City Singled Out: Q1 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 listen to your music, send the relevant info to...
2019 In Review
2019... the year Donald Trump was (almost) impeached, the year Greta Thunberg woke the world to the climate crisis, the year citizens of India came together to fight for the secularity of the country,...