(news) Farhan Rehman Delves Into a Fusion of Jazz, Afro & Latin on Debut EP ‘Cool Cat, Jazz Cat’

Farhan Rehman just released a 2-track EP ‘Cool Cat, Jazz Cat’ in which he explores his jazz, Afro and Latin influences within a club friendly...

(news) Jazz Weekender Announces Desmadre Orkesta, Tara Lily, Kayan & More

Returning for a winter edition after a sell-out inaugural edition last year, New Delhi's Jazz Weekender just dropped the lineup for its upcoming...

(news) Releases Of The Week: Sickflip, FOPCHU, Gouri and Aksha & More

With 'Releases Of The Week', Wild City handpicks and highlights our favourite new music from the previous week by artists from South Asia and its...

(news) Releases Of The Week: Sarathy Korwar & Upaj Collective, SHFT, Joshua Singh & More

With 'Releases Of The Week', Wild City handpicks and highlights our favourite new music from the previous week by artists from South Asia and its...

(news) Watch: ‘Load Shedding’ By Radha Thomas & Aman Mahajan

Jazz vocalist Radha Thomas and Bangalore-based pianist Aman Mahajan deliver an exercise in simplicity and virtuosity with ‘Load Shedding’, the...

(news) Winter Jazz Wave 2019 To Bring Down 7 Bands For Over 50 Shows Across India

Mumbai-based music agency Gatecrash has just announced Winter Jazz Wave 2019, for which they will be bringing down 7 bands to play over 50 shows...

(news) Juju & Jordash Head To India For WAVLNGTH Anniversary Celebrations

Israeli-Dutch techno duo Juju & Jordash have just announced a 2-city India tour that sees them play in Mumbai and New Delhi between June...

(news) GMI & The Piano Man Jazz Club Announce Singer-Songwriter Contest 'Song Weavers'

Global Music Institute and The Piano Man Jazz Club have recently announced India's first ever singer-songwriter contest 'Song Weavers'. The contest...

(news) The Piano Man Jazz Club Celebrates International Jazz Day

In November 2011, the UNESCO officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting...

(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) Global Music Institute Announces Workshop Series

In anticipation of launching its Noida campus in 2017, the Global Music Institute (GMI) has announced a series of workshops, called In Conversation...

(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....

(features) An Unlikely Marriage: Indian Classical Music’s Century-Old Flirtation With Jazz

I was recently asked if there was jazz in India, a question related to my life experience of 5 years living there. I received the question with a...

(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: 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...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: November + December 2019

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) 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...

(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: ‘11:11’ By Sandunes

If I were asked to choose a single artist that is, in this moment, purveying India’s underground electronic music on a global scale – an...

(features) Jojo Mayer: ‘Nothing New Can Be Created Without Deviating From The Norm’

“NERVE sounds like electronic music, but it’s not. It doesn’t sound like jazz or rock, but it is,” states the bio of NERVE. To comprehend this...

(features) 'I play jazz for fuck’s sake – it’s revolt music': Tarun Balani

The reason Tarun Balani is a jazz drummer and composer ultimately boils down to a technical error. Roughly 14 years ago in New York City, technology...

(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) A WORLDWIDE THING: #FEBRUARY

Radio Broadcaster and DJ IAMRISHA hosts a bi-monthly show on Delhi-based online station Radio 79. It's called and showcases global underground sounds...

(mixes) Wild City #178: Abhi Meer

DJ, radio host and music critic Abhi Meer’s mix for Wild City might be our most dramatic one yet. Peppered generously with riveting moments, the mix...

(events) International Jazz Day

The Piano Man Jazz Club in New Delhi will be joining global celebrations next week, giving credence to one of the world’s most widely appreciated...