Maed in India

It's my 50th episode!! And this week I bring you the best of Maed in India across the last 49 episodes which is a smorgasbord of music from indie rock, to folk, fusion, punk, hip hop, blues, reggae, pop and more. I've had the privilege of hanging out with some brilliant musicians from across India and I am so happy showcasing some of the best music coming out of this country. I would have loved to play you ALL the songs from every single episode, but for now here is a sample of what Maed in India is all about.

Tracklist Gowri - 'WaterLilly' The F16s - 'Blackboard' The Tripp - 'Minor Blues' Rebecca Naz - 'Step' Vernon Noronha - 'Come Back Jack' Warren Mendonsa - 'Folkish Three' Nikhil D’Souza - 'Waiting for the Sun' Zoya Mohan - 'Swim' Punk On Toast - 'For Hire' Barefaced Liar - 'Chocolate' Aditya Balani - '1979'

The Maed In India Podcast is also available on iTunes: https://goo.gl/mvFfLJ, Stitcher: https://goo.gl/Dc7iaV, Tunein: https://goo.gl/xw5liS, Or generally, just about any app you use to get your podcasts (Overcast, Beyond Pod)

Follow Maed In India on: Facebook: facebook.com/maedinindia/ Twitter: twitter.com/maedinindia

This is an IVM Production; for more such awesome podcasts, come find us: Website: Indusvox.com Facebook: https://goo.gl/P130uw Twitter: https://goo.gl/7P7Uec Instagram: https://goo.gl/qH3PHm

Tags: #GowriJayakumar #TheF16s #TheTripp #RebeccaNaz #VernonNoronha #WarrenMendonsa #NikhilDSouza #ZoyaMohan #PunkOnToast #BarefacedLiar #AdityaBalani #Indian #Indie #BestOf #Pop #Soul #Rock #Electro #Acoustic #Punk #RnB #Electronic #Soul

It's a Malayali infested episode as rock act Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip headline the show with his life experiences, world philosophies and rock poetry. And the opening act is another Mallu brother, Rohit Vasudevan, Pune singer-songwriter who featured on Ep.26 of Maed in India but he's thrown in an extra ditty just for you.

Rohit Vasudevan Song: 'Voh'

Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip 'Mona' 'Duplicity' 'Anxious attachments'

The Maed In India Podcast is also available on iTunes: https://goo.gl/mvFfLJ, Stitcher: https://goo.gl/Dc7iaV, Tunein: https://goo.gl/xw5liS, Or generally, just about any app you use to get your podcasts (Overcast, Beyond Pod)

Follow Maed In India on: Facebook: facebook.com/maedinindia/ Twitter: twitter.com/maedinindia

This is an IVM Production; for more such awesome podcasts, come find us: Website: Indusvox.com Facebook: https://goo.gl/P130uw Twitter: https://goo.gl/7P7Uec Instagram: https://goo.gl/qH3PHm

#SurajManiAndTheTattvaTrip #RohitVasudevan #Rock #Indie #Indian #Music

Down from Delhi on Maed in India this week, is Delhi rock duo Barefaced Liar. Talking about their friendship since high school, why they're called Barefaced Liar, 5 years after their debut they released their sophomore album last year - Mind Over Matter, having Jens Bogren (Opeth & Marty Friedman) master your album, and performing in Pattaya, Thailand. They play acoustic renditions of their rock tracks for your listening pleasure. But first, opening for them this week is Pune singer-songwriter Gowri with her stripped down session.

Barefaced Liar All I have Chocolate Toe the line http://www.barefacedliar.com/

Gowri Jayakumar Ego tripping https://www.facebook.com/gowrijayakumar

The Maed In India Podcast is also available on iTunes: https://goo.gl/mvFfLJ, Stitcher: https://goo.gl/Dc7iaV, Tunein: https://goo.gl/xw5liS, Or generally, just about any app you use to get your podcasts (Overcast, Beyond Pod)

Follow Maed In India on: Facebook: facebook.com/maedinindia/ Twitter: twitter.com/maedinindia

This is an IVM Production; for more such awesome podcasts, come find us: Website: Indusvox.com Facebook: https://goo.gl/P130uw Twitter: https://goo.gl/7P7Uec Instagram: https://goo.gl/qH3PHm

#Indie #Indian #Music #Barefaced #Liar #Maed #Maedinindia #Gowri #Jayakumar

Indie folk singer-songwriter Jishnu Guha is this week's headliner with his debut EP, Desperate Times. He talks about his busking licence, why he's named Short Round, being in a college faculty band called Thunderjunk, and points of desperation. He also performs his latest record live in studio. But first, opening for Maed in India this episode is "suburban punk" act, Punk on Toast.

Songs:

Short Round 'Golden' 'Lies And Promises' 'Ex'

www.soundcloud.com/shortroundmusic www.facebook.com/shortroundmusic

Punk On Toast 'Rampage'

www.facebook.com/punkrockmumbai www.soundcloud.com/punk-on-toast

Producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and one of the pioneers in the Asian Underground movement, Karsh Kale takes over this week's episode of Maed in India. He talks about his days in Table Beat Science with music greats Zakir Hussain & Sultan Khan, his trips back to the motherland, Coke Studio, The Dewarists, his India collaborations, performing for President Obama, being a Sting-fanboy and more. You also get to hear his stories behind the songs on his latest album, Up, that released in January this year.

www.karshkale.com

Contemporary Indian harpist, Nush Lewis takes over this week's episode as she talks about how playing the harp was her calling, lugging around an 11 kg harp for gigs, working with producer Ayan De, and her 6-track EP called Fused that came out last year.

Opening this week's show is "ethnotronic" duo Filter Coffee, with an extra #StrippedDown session they did after they recorded Ep.29 of Maed in India.

Nush Lewis Songs: 'Bright Orange Teacups' 'Finding Sanity' 'Dim Lights' https://soundcloud.com/nushlewis https://www.facebook.com/nush.lewis/

Filter Coffee 'Slow Down Kalandar' http://www.filtercoffeemusic.com/

This week's headliner is guitar virtuoso/producer/composer Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues, who picked up a guitar at the age of 5 and currently has 3 rock-bluesy albums under his belt (majority of which are instrumental). He's been in bands such as Zero, Alien Chutney, Helga's Fun Castle, and performed with the likes of Karsh Kale, Ankur & The Ghalat Family, Tejas Menon and more. In this episode we try to understand what inspires Warren's music, his years in Auckland before he came back to India, his most recent record - The Universe Has A Strange Sense of Humour, using chaddies as a pop-filter, and refrigerating a overheated computer while producing an album. We also have Warren interrupting his own performances in the studio to explain his songs.

Also on the lineup is indie folk singer-songwriter Jishnu Guha aka Short Round, who released his debut EP Desperate Times recently, and came to the studio to perform on Maed in India. His #StrippedDown Session is the opening act this week.

Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha 'Three Minute Record'

https://soundcloud.com/jishnu-guha https://www.facebook.com/shortroundmusic

Warren 'Blackstratblues' Mendonsa Songs:  'Soar the Sky' 'Happy Billi Song' 'Folkish Three' "Something New"

http://www.blackstratblues.com/

This week's headliner is guitar virtuoso/producer/composer Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues, who picked up a guitar at the age of 5 and currently has 3 rock-bluesy albums under his belt (majority of which are instrumental). He's been in bands such as Zero, Alien Chutney, Helga's Fun Castle, and performed with the likes of Karsh Kale, Ankur & The Ghalat Family, Tejas Menon and more. In this episode we try to understand what inspires Warren's music, his years in Auckland before he came back to India, his most recent record - The Universe Has A Strange Sense of Humour, using chaddies as a pop-filter, and refrigerating a overheated computer while producing an album. We also have Warren interrupting his own performances in the studio to explain his songs.

Also on the lineup is indie folk singer-songwriter Jishnu Guha aka Short Round, who released his debut EP Desperate Times recently, and came to the studio to perform on Maed in India. His #StrippedDown Session is the opening act this week.

Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha
'Three Minute Record'

https://soundcloud.com/jishnu-guha
https://www.facebook.com/shortroundmusic

Warren 'Blackstratblues' Mendonsa
Songs:
'Soar the Sky'
'Happy Billi Song'
'Folkish Three'
"Something New"

http://www.blackstratblues.com/

Indian-born/Toronto-based pop singer Rebecca Nazz popped into the studio to bring you her latest EP, Loved. We talk about everything from her cheesy lyrics, to working with Grammy-nominated producers, helping empower young teens, and we even dug up a little of her past where she's collaborated with Apache Indian on a bhangra-dance-pop track?

Songs performed are:

Ordinary Girl

Too Late

Step

http://www.rebeccanazz.com/

Indian-born/Toronto-based pop singer Rebecca Nazz popped into the studio to bring you her latest EP, Loved. We talk about everything from her cheesy lyrics, to working with Grammy-nominated producers, helping empower young teens, and we even dug up a little of her past where she's collaborated with Apache Indian on a bhangra-dance-pop track?

Songs performed are:

Ordinary Girl

Too Late

Step

http://www.rebeccanazz.com/