(artists) AGENT

AGENT (Smita Singh) is a fashion designer, interior stylist and co-founder of Magnetic Fields Festival. Brought up on a diet of 80s and 90s funk,...

(artists) Anushka

Combining their individual sound and skills, their DJ sets are a diverse mash-up from disco, funk, hiphop, rnb, classic house to fresh beats and trap....

(artists) DJ Skip

The turntablist, DJ and sound designer is a pioneer on the decks. Mixing his own signature sound, DJ Skip possesses a skill set unlike any other, with...

(artists) MC Mawali

A revolutionary marathi rapper who writes songs about his life, and the people he encounters. With strong views about the westernisation of Indian...

(artists) MC Tod Fod

Dharmesh Parmar aka MC Tod Fod is a Gujarati rapper from the Mumbai-based hip-hop collective, Swadesi. Dharmesh has lived his whole life in Naigoan in...

(artists) Miredo

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(artists) Murthovic

The multi-talented Murthy’s abiding passion has seen him conceive his own celebrated brand of music – a variant of house, techno and bass with...

(directory) Gully Gang Entertainment

Launched by hip-hop artist and rapper DIVINE in 2019, Gully Gang Entertainment is an independent, entrepreneurial venture that acts as an...

(news) Dhanji Releases His Earnestly Awaited Debut Album 'Ruab'

Among avid listeners of Indian hip-hop, Dhanji's 'RUAB' has been as awaited as any work by the long-standing heavyweights of the genre – a feat...

(news) Excise Dept Take A Dig At The Absurdity In Present-Day Religious Figures On 'Baaro Maala'

After sporadic releases over the last 3 years and the occasional collaboration, New Delhi-Mumbai artist collective EXCISE DEPT recently dropped their...

(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...

(news) Rap & Funk Mix On Dhanji's 'Thaltej Blues'

Ahmedabad performer Dhanji recently released the single 'Thaltej Blues' from his upcoming debut album 'Ruab', taking a cue from 80s funk with the help...

(news) Alternative Hip-Hop, Electronica & Hindi Lyricism Combine On Chaar Diwaari's 'TERI MAIYAT KE GAANE'

There is a growing crop of singer-producers mixing the dramatic melodic lyricism of Hindi songs with off-beat electronica. While going back further,...

(news) BC Azad Releases Debut Album 'Naya Hindustan'

Member of Kolkata's collective Park Circus and now a Mumbai-based alternative hip-hop artist, Arijit Sett aka BC Azad just dropped his debut album...

(news) MC Dodo Addresses Addiction On His First Video In 2 Years With 'Talap'

Pune rapper Ashutosh Rokde aka MC Dodo of Street Force Pune just released his latest music video and track entitled 'Talap', which he has created with...

(news) Till Apes Release Beat-Tape For Rappers & Casual-Listening Alike

Bangalore 6-piece Till Apes recently released a 9-track EP 'ill tapes Vol. 1' which offers energetic but easy-going hip-hop that doubles as beats for...

(news) Culture Connects' Final Event To Demistify NFTs With Speakers From TIRT, Engendered, TEDx & More

Culture Connects, our event series with MUTEK San Francisco and American Center New Delhi, draws to a close on April 29 after a year-long journey of...

(news) Meba Ofilia, Khasi Bloodz, Stunnah Beatz & More Come Together To Represent Northeast India's Rap Talent On 'All Stars'

Never short of talent to contribute to the country's music, the North-Eastern region of India, which often doesn't get its due in the contemporary...

(news) 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...

(news) Lacuna Keeps It Simple & Hard-Hitting On New EP 'Transmute'

In the two years since his last long-form solo release, Chandigarh-born bass producer Mihir Raina aka Lacuna has focused on sound design which he uses...

(news) 'Songs of the Earth': Soumik Datta Releases Album Accompanying His Directorial Debut At COP-26

Indian-origin UK-based artist Soumik Datta just released an 8-track album accompanying his directorial debut film 'Songs of the Earth', which...

(news) MC Altaf Features Alongside Sandunes x Spaven On 'Don't Ask'

Altaf Shaikh aka MC Altaf, the Gully Gang Entertainment rapper from Dharavi, Mumbai, recently featured on 'Don't Ask', the latest track from the...

(news) Culture Connects Returns With Sushant Divgikar, Eki Shola, Burudu & More For Workshops, Conversations & Performances

'Culture Connects', the year-long series of online and offline events by Wild City and San Francisco-based digital innovators MUTEK.SF in...

(news) Tamil Nadu Duo Irfana & Taslina Offer Soulful Hip-Hop With ‘Ko-Lab’

Irfana Hameed and Taslina Nazar just released their joint EP ‘Ko-Lab’, which the two childhood friends crafted together on a trip back to their...

(news) SOS Compilation, Discostan Prints, Kerelief & More: COVID-19 Relief Efforts By South Asian Music Artists & Platforms

As India struggles under the extreme second wave of COVID-19, trying to survive with the help of people over social media and good samaritans of the...

(news) Prabh Deep Meanders Through Different Styles On Album ‘Tabia’

New Delhi rapper Prabh Deep recently released ‘Tabia’, his second album after the seminal 2017 debut long-form work ‘Class-Sikh’. While...

(news) Culture Connects Announces Nucleya, Under 25, Kayan, LBB & More For Discussion, Workshops & Performances

Last week, Wild City, in partnership with MUTEK San Francisco and with support from American Center New Delhi, announced 'Culture Connects' – a...

(features) Spotlight: Varun Desai On Bringing Out India’s Ambient Music From Obscurity

The ambient music scene in India is scattered, to say the least. Artists remain on the fringes and it has not grown as much as other forms of...

(features) 2020 In Review

To fully grasp all that the year 2020 entailed, it’s important to briefly reflect on how things were at the start of it. India was seething with...

(features) A Library, A Time Machine, A Contact Zone: Natasha Noorani's Peshkash Maps Postcolonial Pakistani Music

Back in 2014, a bunch of rare Films Division-era films resurfaced online with Alexander Keefe’s 'Sarkari Shorts', calling my attention to the...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: August + September 2020

Wild City handpicks the most interesting tracks released by artists of South Asia and its diaspora in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d...

(features) APEX: SPRYK's Quest For The Ultimate Music Festival Experience

To understand how APEX came to be, it’s important to start with Tejas Nair a.k.a. SPRYK’s journey of discovering music and technology itself....

(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) 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...

(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) Spotlight: Emmanuelle de Decker (Gatecrash / Music Mulakatein Foundation)

Dedicating the month of March to the immensely talented women in our music community and to spreading awareness about female representation and...

(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) Voice Of The People: Protest Music In India

Last night at Shaheen Bagh, a little after midnight, hundreds of people burst into cheer as the verses of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' soared into...

(mixes) Wild City #186: Lacuna

Over the years, we've hosted plenty of wonderful mixes on Wild City. Some of the sets stood out for being unpredictable, for playing with our emotions...

(mixes) Wild City #176: Dolorblind

If you've ever wondered what it's like to live inside the mind of Dolorblind, we suggest you plug in your headphones (and strap in a metaphorical seat...

(mixes) Wild City #163: Sepoys

Those of you familiar with Rohit Tandon aka Sepoys' monthly 'Verdura Vibes' podcast on boxout.fm may associate him with soothing jazz-leaning tracks,...

(mixes) Wild City #079: Asvajit

Once the lead guitarist of Colombo based progressive jazz-rock band 'Powercut Circus', Asvajit has made a name for himself as one of the most...

(mixes) Wild City 062: FuzzCulture

FuzzCulture is a 2-piece electronic music outfit from New Delhi, made up of Arsh Sharma (The Circus) and Srijan Mahajan (Parikrama, Half Step Down and...

(events) A Few Good Friends

‘A Few Good Friends’ is an all-female Delhi based DJ collective who will be performing together for the first time at New Delhi’s Auro Kitchen...

(events) Danny Scrilla, MC Soopy & More

Danny Scrilla A man with few words, German producer Danny Scrilla a.k.a. Daniel Pirkl prefers to let his music speak for itself. With his background...

(events) Danny Scrilla, A/K/A SOUNDS & More

Danny Scrilla A man with few words, German producer Danny Scrilla a.k.a. Daniel Pirkl prefers to let his music speak for itself. With his background...

(events) Oceantied, Danny Scrilla & More

Danny Scrilla A man with few words, German producer Danny Scrilla a.k.a. Daniel Pirkl prefers to let his music speak for itself. With his background...

(events) Vh1 Supersonic 2019

Bonobo Live Known by his stage name Bonobo, Simon Green hails from Brighton, England. Starting out with a trip-hop aesthetic, he has since branched...

(events) Kumail, Spryk, MC Tod Fod & more

Location: QueenslineIndia MC Tod Fod Dharmesh Parmar aka MC Tod Fod is a Gujarati rapper from the Mumbai-based hip-hop collective,...

(events) Sukh Knight, Bigfat & Metanoia

Sukh Knight Hailing from East London, Sukh Knight has been producing deep and dark rolling grime & dubstep since the early days. His more recent...

(events) Wild City Presents 'Selectors' #003: Record Store Day Fair

Artists Jonny Rock A mainstay in London's electronic underground music scene for nearly two decades, Jonny Rock has laid down tracks on some of the...

(events) Mike Shannon, Bullzye & Bhavhishyavani Crew

Image by ZoeNoblePhotography Mike Shannon A true “DJ’s DJ”, he has won legions of fans and the respect of his peers alike for his deep crates...

(events) Dauwd, WeTurnToRed & KRISH

WeTurnToRed Shamanta Chandran is a Syrian-born, East-Indian Canadian Producer/ DJ Singer/Songwriter based out of Toronto. Formally trained in opera...

(events) Desi Hip-Hop

7:30PM on Desi Hip Hop's Instagram Artists Friday Imgujubhai Spin Doctor Panther Navz47 Vazeer Dhruv Rajpal MC Heam Kalpanik Bass Pablo Sikander...

(events) Plastic Parvati, SOS & Swadesi

Image by Samarth Shirke SOS Srinagar-based hip-hop duo Straight Outta Srinagar (SOS) was formed by Tufail Nazir and Aatankki in 2020. What sets the...