Maed in India

Keeping Mae’s relationship with her roots strong, we have another band from her motherland on the show - happy campers electro-pop band, The Derelicts! We talk about how being in a metal band in coll…

Ever the early riser, always the late arriver. That’s Mae. Punctuality isn’t particularly her forte but making awesome mixtapes is! This month, we have music from all over the country - Chennai, Hyde…

4 years of Maed in India

4 producers of Maed in India

This episode brings you stories behind this humble indie music podcast that has over 170 episodes and 600 songs out so far. Mae chats to Amit, Ma…

A band whose members originate from South India but found each other in a college in Haryana, jazz/blues/soul/funk act Shorthand talk about the band’s ups & downs, their music, sugar with idlis, and …

On Maed in India this week, we have multilingual hip-hop crew Swadesi that brings you rap in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali. We chat about why MC Mawali’s name was inspired by his mother, rappi…

This month’s Maed Mixtape brings you a bunch of songs that talk about love, siblings, butterflies, and Nagraj. And with every playlist we curate, our dear host Mae always wants to squeeze in JUST ONE…

It started out as a solo project in medical college. Soon a band formed with a name synonymous with pondering at a cafe in Thane, Mumbai. On this episode, electro-prog-rock outfit Corner Cafe Chronic…

Keeping the flame of Malayali lovin alive on the show, this week we have two lads who hail from Kerala - one is the beard and the other is the harmony - who make up acoustic prog rock duo, Beard of H…

Back on the show for Round 2, The Koniac Net come back on the show (after featuring on Ep.2) with a new album coming soon and with their whole band in tow. This episode is filled with way to many PJs…

We’re going to make this a regular thing. Mae’s Mixtapes will bring you the tunes that have landed up in her inbox before they end up lying around and gathering digital dust. She's also going to shar…

This band are back with a brand new record out. I’m talking about ska/reggae/dub outfit The Fanculos and their out with The Fanculos Album. We’ll be chatting about recording at a farmhouse in Alibag,…

When any person lands up in the midst of host, Mae on Maed in India, they will be subjected to lots of love but equal amounts of torture and will be squeezed for information. She will bring you momen…

Mae: “So I called my friend Aditi and I asked her, ‘Hey I know that the mission of your crew, Ladies Compartment, is to work with and bring together female musicians and I was wondering if you’d like…

Headlining the show this week is acapella/beatboxing crew Voctronica. This band have gone through various changes and breakups and now after much coaxing…. They at last landed up on Maed in India. Be…

He’s sold out stadiums across the world after his big break with AR Rahman. His origins are Carnatic classical but he’s a pop/soul/R&B singer songwriter too. I’m talking about Sid Sriram. Out with hi…

It’s all about that new music on Maed in India. I’m Mae and today my headliner is rapper/emcee/hip hop artist Enkore and out with his 2nd album Bombay Soul. So different from the last time when he ca…

The last time indie soul R&B singer-songwriter Kamakshi Khanna landed up on the show (Ep.85), it was just herself and a ukulele. Now she’s brought her whole band to the studio and performing brand ne…

Another band that returns to the Maed in India fold is Hindi rockers Daira (Ep.86). Out with a new album called Itni Jurrat? The last time we spoke to the band, the episode became a counselling sessi…

Welcome to Maed in India 2019! My first band this year is electro-jazz/funk/trip hop/soul crew Ape Echoes! Started by producer/multi-instrumentalist duo Nirmit Shah & Sid Shirodkar, it’s grown into a…

An end to another awesome year of music and of course, Mae was arm-twisted into putting together her favourite performances on the show. Her attempts at making a shortlist failed as it was too long a…