Hip Hop is about authenticity: Kr$na

2020 marked the fourth year of the biggest hip-hop festival Breezer Vivid Shuffle. They also introduced a league format that will include elements of hip-hop across music, art and dance. Each element will have stalwart ambassadors aka league ambassadors like Kr$na the rapper who also starred in Gully Boy, Shantanu Maheshwari the dancer-cum-actor, JordIndian the duo that is known for their Smoke Sheesha Play Fifa videos and Piyush and Shazia who have choreographed Bollywood songs including Genda Phool and Tere Naal Nachna.

Playing music live is what I enjoy most – Uday Benegal

As vocalist, guitarist and front – man of Indie pioneers Indus Creed (formerly Rock Machine), Uday Benegal has completed over 35 years in the Indian music scene. He is one of the true rock renegades of the music industry. Benegal alongwith his bandmates have contributed immensely to the rock scene in India, with the band’s songs continuing to delight the old and the new rock music lovers.

The world needs Love and a lot of healing: Rudy Wallang of Soulmate

India’s most loved blues band Soulmate, released an album ‘Give Love’ during lockdown and by the sound of it, you bet it’s another chartbuster that is loved by all their fans all across the world. For guitarist – vocalist Rudy Wallang and powerhouse vocalist Tipriti Kharbangar, it was nothing really different from the usual, except of course they we didn’t play a real ‘Live’ gig to support the album release and the absence of fans around.

The Sound of Bose

Within a span of seven years Meghdeep Bose has been commissioned as a music arranger and producer by the likes of Amaal Mallik, Amit Trivedi, AR Rahman, Pritam, Salim-Sulaiman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Vishal-Shekhar and film and television projects like ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, ‘MS Dhoni’, ‘Beecham House’ and upcoming biopic of Indian Badminton Champion Saina Nehwal.

My fundraiser is for the musical fraternity: Anuradha Pal

One of India’s leading and most innovative percussionist and composers, Anuradha Pal is a President awardee of the ‘FIRST LADIES’ award for being the only female musician to perform with her three bands- Stree Shakti, Recharge and SuFoRe in Woodstock and Womad Festival.

“Betabiyaan sends mixed love signals” - Leslee Lewis

Just about a month after the release of his new single Chandrama, Leslee (now spelt with an addded ‘e’) Lewis, one half of the lovable duo Colonial Cousins, is back in the news for his second new single Betabiyaan.

I want to do more creative work in Bollywood: Dharmendra Narayan

There’s nothing we love more than a someone who does things their way, and Dharmendra Narayan Shrivastav is in that department. The Bihar native holds audiences rapt with his guitar and soulful voice and is a pleasure to listen to.

Reviving Folk music: Jambili

Jambili is a Folk – rock band that was formed mainly to preserve and bring back long forgotten Karbi folk songs that were almost forgotten by the people from district Diphu in Assam. The idea to form a band was conceived when school friends came together and played for the first time, trying to bring back the folks songs that were almost forgotten.

“My new single revolves all that is happening around us today” - Zarir Warden

Zarir Warden of ONEmpire is feeling on top of the world. He has just released a brand new single What’s Going On that is a must hear. It’s got some fab lyrics with a catchy hook that gives this a truly international flavour. “When the world falls down, all that you’re left with, is pieces”…. Wow this is some good punch in a long time. A lot of time, energy and hard work has gone into making this new music and the video.

“Love is the most powerful force in the world” – Ananya Birla

With a surname that could get her anywhere, Ananya doesn’t wish to fall back on it and instead she is keen on building her own legacy. At 25, Ananya is many things; intelligent, passionate, with a sharp entrepreneurial mind, forging her way into a music career, a dream she nursed while studying at college.