Back with another mixtape after ‘Mirinda’ is Nikkethana aka Nikki, our producer at Maed in India. This time, she’s drawn an analogy between the changing seasons of nature and the changing circumstances of our lives. Let the songs on this mixtape make you experience a year full of Seasons! 

Song List:

Utsavi Jha - Chanchal Mann (01:46 - 04:46)

Nikhita Gandhi - Maharani (05:36 - 08:05)

Sanskar Vaidya - Waiting For A Rainbow (08:56 - 13:16)

Rono - Raat (14:54 - 18:03)

Jaden Maskie - When You're Around (20:44 - 25:08)

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CREDITS:

Host: Nikkethana Kamal

Instagram: @nikkiyish

Audio Editor Post: Lakshman Parsuram

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

 

This Maed Mixtape was brought to you by Sakshi, who works as an HR, Admin, and Production Assistant here at Maed in India. We’re not sure if she missed the memo and thought she was making a food video to teach us how to prepare her favourite dum biryani recipe, but she managed to bring it back to regular programming. So you get to enjoy a mixtape of great music while also getting to figure out how Sakshi tries to make a delicious biryani. 

Song List:

Neela - You'll Never Know (03:20 - 07:20)

Shreyas Bhartiya - Befikar (08:16 - 12:01)

Taba Chake - Udd Chala (12:58 - 17:42)

Parindey - Ud Ud - Folktronica (18:51 - 22:07)

Siddhant Mishra - Aabaad Ho (24:42 - 28:19)

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CREDITS:

Host: Sakshi Nair

Instagram: @sakshi_221b

Twitter: @SakshiNair221b

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala & Nikkethana K  

Put your backpack on and your school name tag because Mae’s back on mixtape duty and this time she’s brought her water bottle in tow. Those Milton water bottles were not just containers that stored water but the ultimate school accessory in the 90s. So grab your water bottle, take a refreshing sip and get ready to go dive into a pool of musical adventure with Mae. 

Song List:

 Till Apes - Whoa There Nelly (02:44- 05:46 )

Bhrigu Sahni - Everytime (07:29 - 11:50 )

Prakti - Aporpoise - (13:22 - 16:12  )

7Bantai'Z - In my head (16:58 - 21:21 )

Kenneth Soares - Easy (22:41 - 26:16)

The Pariah Kite - Tukda (27:39 - 30:56)

Sijya - Stonefruit (32:33 - 35:30)

Shama - 42.8% v/v (37:08 - 40:09)

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae Mariyam Thomas 

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Husein Haveliwala &  Nikkethana K  

Next up in this Maed Mixtape takeover by the Maed in India team is our audio engineer Lakshman. As a follow up to his previous mixtape ‘Popcorn’, something he can’t get enough of, he’s named this one after something even more dear to him – his beloved cup of joe. His methodical (read: obsessive) preparation process is the best part of his day, and the songs on this mixtape give him a similar kind of calm. So brew a cup for yourself and settle in!

Song List:

Perp, Tiana Tara, Varun Agnihotri - Weatherman (02:27 - 05:47)

Meewakching - Shall We Go Somewhere Else? (06:31 - 11:15)

Signal W - Dreamer (12:04 - 15:12)

Michael Dias - Time Machine (16:36 - 19:25)

Rounak Maiti - Enlightened (21:28 - 25:23)

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CREDITS:

Host: Lakshman Parsuram

Instagram: @february_31st

Twitter: @february_31st

Facebook: @february31st

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

We’re back with our second round of Maed Mixtapes made by yours truly, the Maed in India team! This week, Maed in India producer Husein returns with an aptly named mixtape with a playlist of songs that will transport you to a dreamy place far, far away. So fasten your seatbelts, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. Thank you for choosing Maed in India Airways!

Song List:

Gooth - Her Song (02:27 - 06:02)

Aarya, Backclash and SHMAR - My Pride (06:55 - 10:33)

Kalpana - Roses (12:11 - 16:20)

ROYAL - dosh (17:59 - 21:36)

Arjun C - Guilty Pleasures (23:58 - 27:08)

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CREDITS:

Host: Husein Haveliwala

Twitter: @huseinh7

Instagram: @huseinh7

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

 

It’s time for yet another mixtape in this round of Team Maed mixtapes, as our very own graphic designer and illustrating wizard Alika Gupta puts together her own playlist of Indian indie music she enjoys. As a visual person, she named her Maed Mixtape after a mythological creature she wanted to draw for the mixtape cover. Nothing wrong with playing to your strengths! Nonetheless, it gave us a mixtape of great music with beautiful cover art to go with it.

Song List:

Ameyaxoxo - Foxgloves Amethyst (01:59 - 07:25)

Jo Shy - Sad in December (09:01 - 12:13)

Devil The Rhymer - Devil’s Flu (13:29 - 16:34)

Shipperman- Football Season is Over (17:55 - 21:39)

Jhanvi Soni - Underwater (22:46 - 27:14)

Bulli Bainbridge - Monochrome ft. nushious (29:16 - 33:38)

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CREDITS:

Host: Alika Gupta

Instagram: @capefoxalix

Twitter: @capefoxalix

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

We may have left the Ladies Special behind us in March, but the conversation around woman in music must not end. So, on this episode of Maed in India, we’re featuring the prolific percussionist and producer, Swarupa Ananth. She tells us what it was like growing up around her first musical inspirations – her mother and grandmother, picking up the tabla at the age of 7, and how Zakir Hussain’s father Ustad Alla Rakha became her guru. She also performs 3 songs from her debut solo EP, Recomeçar, an ode to women!

Song List:

Happy Dance (01:12 - 04:12)

Recomeçar (21:46 - 25:52)

Clap Along (42:51 - 45:37)

Follow Swarupa:

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Facebook @tablanaari

Twitter @swarupaananth

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai

Recorded at Island City Studios

It’s the final chapter of our 2023 Ladies Special, and we’re featuring Bhojpuri folk artist Nimisha Shankar. She chats to Mae about how learning classical music as a child wasn’t something that interested her as much as singing folk music, interacting with Bhojpuri-speaking people from over 16 countries, and setting up Recalling Roots, a project that brings together musical & cultural identities from around the world.

Song List:

Peet Chunariya (01:33 - 03:51)

Barse Lagal (17:19 - 19:39)

Duniya (27:24 - 30:28)

 

Follow Nimisha:

Instagram @nimishashankar

Facebook @nimishashankarmusic

 

Musicians:

Rajesh Doraiswamy on harmonica

Sarthak Ray on guitar

Partners: Shure

The Ladies Special studio sessions were recorded using Shure mics and headphones. So if you think we sound particularly awesome, you now know why. When it matters most to you, rely on Shure to deliver an amazing sound performance, whatever stage you’re on.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Ashyar Bulsara

Recorded at Island City Studios

This week, on our Ladies Special, Mae is joined by Carnatic musician and vocalist Sushma Soma, based in Singapore and Chennai. Sushma opens up about quitting her Big Four accounting job to pursue music full time, her passion for sustainability and the environment, as well as preserving traditional artforms. She even opens up about the often problematic power dynamic between guru and shishya in the Indian classical space. Also, check out her performances from her album, Home, and a new track composed from her own Tamil poetry.

Song List:

Man in Nature (01:44 - 06:55)

Grief (23:37 - 28:34)

Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum (54:02 - 58:26)

 

Follow Sushma:

Instagram @sushmasaurus

Facebook @sushmamusic

Partners: Shure

The Ladies Special studio sessions were recorded using Shure mics and headphones. So if you think we sound particularly awesome, you now know why. When it matters most to you, rely on Shure to deliver an amazing sound performance, whatever stage you’re on.

More at https://rb.gy/kc0jz6.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Ashyar Bulsara

Recorded at Island City Studios

Our Ladies Special is chugging along very nicely, and this episode is no different! We feature Assamese Soul-pop folk singer-songwriter Sampriti, who talks about instances of colourism she’s had to face in her life, landing a job as a performer on a cruise ship, and writing in Assamese coming to her naturally. Of course, she performs three songs in her signature style that marries Assamese lyrics to Afrobeat and jazz-pop!

Song List:

Xathor (01:32 - 07:29)

Endhaar (27:16 - 32:29)
Kenigol (42:43 - 48:00)

 

Follow Sampriti:

Instagram @sampritisimii

 

Musicians:

Souvik Bhattacharya on bass

Subid Khan on guitar

Siddharth Rajmohan on drums

Partners: Shure

The Ladies Special studio sessions were recorded using Shure mics and headphones. So if you think we sound particularly awesome, you now know why. When it matters most to you, rely on Shure to deliver an amazing sound performance, whatever stage you’re on.

More at https://rb.gy/kc0jz6.

Come be our friend:

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Adhithya Sivakumar

Recorded at Island City Studios