Maed in India

We declare the 2023 edition of Maed in India’s Ladies Special open for your listening pleasure! It’s our annual celebration of women in independent music in India, and our theme this year goes back to our country’s musical roots. We’re featuring artists who showcase India’s rich heritage through their identity, regional language or music style. To get this show on the road we have singer-songwriter and music educator, Banat. She talks about growing up in a traditional Punjabi household playing harmonium and kirtans at the gurdwara, from becoming a lawyer to a musician, and we find out that she’s working on a Punjabi folk album. She also treats us to her renditions of three Punjabi folk songs!

Song List:

Daachi Waaleya (02:00 - 05:31)

Madhaniya (16:58 - 21:12)

Ankhiyan Nu Rehn De (34:23 - 36:55)

 

Follow Banat:

Instagram @beekaybeewrites

Facebook @banat.bagga

Twitter @banatbagga

Partners: Shure

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

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Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai

Recorded at Island City Studios

It’s happening. 

No, this isn’t a dream. 

We can’t contain our excitement any longer. 

We have two HUGE reasons to celebrate. 

1. It’s Maed in India’s 300th episode!!! 
2. We’re celebrating this milestone with a band that’s been the soundtrack of the lives of college students through the late 90s and early 2000s. 

Mae has the iconic alt rock band Zero in the studio to celebrate 300 episodes of the show! And she’s even brought an old friend along with her too - Music Journalist, Co-founder of erstwhile NH7.in, Head of Red Bull Media House India, and #1 Zero superfan – Arjun S Ravi. They chat to Sidd, Warren, Bobby and Rajeev about their first i-Rock, about how these Dadar boys know each other, what their songs are really about (kinda) and how Zero once almost broke up. You also get to hear about how they got paid for a gig in sandwiches, a Europe tour that never happened because they weren’t “Indian enough”, using underwear as a pop filter, Buffy The Vampire slayer, leather chaps, and a whole lot more. You’ll also get to hear them perform a song that they’ve never recorded before right here on Maed in India.

Song List:

Mariachi (01:44 - 06:32)

Wish (34:09 - 38:50)

Take Me Away (1:10:18 - 1:15:19)

Zero is:

Rajeev Talwar on Vocals

Warren Mendonsa on Guitars

Girish 'Bobby' Talwar on Bass

Sidd Coutto on Drums

 

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Mae Mariyam Thomas & Arjun S Ravi

Instagram: @maemariyam & @arjun_s_ravi

Twitter: @maebemaebe & @arjun_s_ravi

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producers: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Artwork: Alika Gupta

Recording Engineers: Ashyar Balsara & Aria Nanji

Music Mixed by: Jehangir Jehangir & Warren Mendonsa

Recorded at Island City Studios

Our series of team-made Maed Mixtapes returns this week with ‘Mirinda’. Yes, the bright orange soda. It also happens to be a word in Esperanto, which is the world's most widely spoken constructed language. The person who curated this effervescent mixtape is Nikkethana aka Nikki, a producer at Maed in India! She’ll tell you why she chose ‘Mirinda’, and more about the songs on her mixtape. So pop this can of music open, and take a listen!

Song List:

Alan Ebe - So Late So Soon (02:23 - 06:00)

Long Distances - Lovesong for an Apocalypse (07:58 - 13:15)

Secrets For Sale - Saato Janam (14:41 - 16:58)

Daksh Kubba - Gateway to Freedom ft. Saint Soldier (18:28 - 21:39)

Tathaagat Project - Safar (24:47 - 29:51)

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CREDITS:

Host: Nikkethana Kamal

Instagram: @nikkiyish

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

This week, on Maed in India, we’re featuring songwriter, composer and guitarist from Ahmedabad – Chirag Todi! Mae chats to him about building up the confidence to sing again after a 10 year hiatus, overcoming stage fright, approaching collaborators for his EP Panodrama, and milestones, past and future! He also performs 3 of his songs solo on vocals and guitar, specially for Maed in India!

WSong List:

Desire (00:50 - 03:06)

Be Easy (13:48 - 16:30)

Choices (31:04 - 33:39)

Follow Chirag:

Instagram @chiragtodi

Facebook @chiragtodi98

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

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Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai

Recorded at Island City Studios

We’re back with another Maed Mixtape this week! This time, Sakshi, our HR, Admin and Production Assistant, has put together an eclectic mix of indie artists and songs with one thing in common – you’ll hear distinct touches of Indian classical or folk music in all of them. Presenting Raga, an ode to Sakshi’s love for classical fusions!

Song List:

Rakuuth - Rasam N Rhymes ft. Rap Kid India (02:18 - 05:29)

Vahaka - Anhad (with The Sound Guy Sam) (07:02 - 10:57)

Param - Moonrain (11:54 - 16:40)

Chandar Karunakaran - Pariyai Ezhu ft. Yazin Nizar (17:53 - 21:50)

Naad - Adi (22:33 - 28:19)

Rishi K - Vizha (30:02 - 32:52)

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CREDITS:

Host: Sakshi Nair

Instagram: @sakshi_221b

Twitter: @SakshiNair221b

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

We’re a full house in the studio on this episode of Maed in India, with the 6 members of contemporary folk fusion band Abhanga Repost joining Mae this week! The group revives traditional Marathi abhangas or devotional poems of saints from Maharashtra, into contemporary renditions . Along with performing three special abhangas, they also tell Mae about how they came together, their process of finding abhangas and reimaging them, and their experience of performing on the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage.

Song List:

Mani Nahi Bhaav (01:17 - 08:11)

Papachi Vasana (24:54 - 30:40)

Aise Kaise Zhale Bhondu (43:01 - 48:34)

Abhanga Repost is:

Pratish Mhaske on lead vocals and rhythm guitar

Ajay Vavhal on lead guitar

Swapnil Tarphe on bass guitar

Tushar Totre on harmonium

Viraj Acharya on tabla and percussions

Dushyant Deorukhkhar on drums

 

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Instagram @abhanga_repost

Facebook @Abhangarepost

Twitter @abhangarepost

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

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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

We’re back with another Maed Mixtape, and keeping our series of Team Maed mixtapes going with the first one of the year by Sonali Gupta, an Assistant Producer here at Maed in India. From our vast selection of music submissions, she’s picked the songs that made her bounce the most! And she hopes these tracks make you bounce too. Swaying or rocking from side to side are also appropriate responses too.

Song List:

Komorebi x Curtain Blue - Birds And Bees (02:30 - 05:47)

Punch.M - Back to You (ft. Joel Padikkal) (06:51 - 09:38)

HVSH - Down (ft. Deverano) (11:16 - 13:27)

Kino - Replay (ft. wyrd & Ratri) (14:25 - 18:17)

Anika - Behind The Sky (19:40 - 23:14)

Shujan De - Time ft. Koko (25:05 - 28:08)

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CREDITS:

Host: Sonali Gupta

Instagram: @sonaligups

Twitter: @sonaligups

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Back in the studio, Mae is joined by Urdu-Blues music composer, performer, and writer Sameer Rahat! He talks about his relationship with poetry and music, coming from a family of poets, how classical ghazals and traditional blues came together in his music, how Urdu as a language is dying a gradual death, and on his experience being a music composer for film and TV. He also performs a stripped down version of a song from his 2020 debut solo-album Aamad, and two unreleased songs!

Song List:

Puraana (00:57 - 04:46)

Tasalli (16:36 - 22:00)

Saare Chor (33:50 - 37:42)

Follow Sameer Rahat:

Instagram @sameerrahat

Facebook @sameerrahat

Twitter @sameerrahat

Follow Jayesh Malani (on saxophone & guitar):

Instagram @jayeshmalani

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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: Aria Nanji

Recorded at Island City Studios

In January 2021, we released a special Maed Mixtape called FOMO, in the belief that, on Maed in India, we “leave no song behind” (at least not the good stuff). Now we’re back with another edition of FOMO to feature the tunes that are giving Mae some major FOMO. Well, in that she thinks she missed featuring them in 2022!

Song List:

Daira - Mazaar (01:30 - 07:17)

Meba Ofilia, Khasi Bloodz, G'nie, Borkung Hrangkhawl, Young Dirrt & Stunnah Beatz - All Stars (09:07 - 15:02)

Kamakshi Khanna & OAFF - Duur (16:01 - 19:03)

Ady Manral - What I Need (20:17 - 23:43)

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya - UDDCHALEIN (ft. Aman Sagar & Full Power) (24:51 - 28:14)

Rohit Vasudevan Diaries - Woh (29:25 - 34:16)

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

HOW IS IT THE END OF 2022 ALREADY?!?! Okay, everyone calm down. CALM DOWN. There’s only one thing we can do to come to terms with this, and that is –  take a listen to some of the most incredible performances from our Maed in India studio sessions this year. Please know that if Mae could, she would feature all performances from Maed in India 2022 in her Best of, but alas, she picked 10 of her favourites. Take it away, Mae!

Song List:

RANJ & Clifr - Attached (02:28 - 04:49)

Swarathma - Raah-e-Fakira (07:49 - 13:08)

Alvin Presley - I'll Miss This Day (15:36 - 20:44)

JBABE - Punch Me in My Third Eye (22:46 - 24:24)

Trance Effect - Took Me A While (26:33 - 30:08)

Tribemama Marykali - Serpent on Dance Floor (31:17 - 35:03)

Ankit Dayal - What You Need To Hear/Suffer (37:11 - 40:03)

Aakash Mehta - Sister Superior (41:55 - 44:42)

Easy Wanderlings - Mayflower (47:58 - 52:09)

Hashbass with Burrah - Someone to Believe in Me (53:01 - 56:16)

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Instagram: @maemariyam

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala