Say Hello to INDIA'S MUSIC MAKERS
Cosmopolitan India|August 2020
Spanning across genres, this young lot is making the world dance to their tunes! Meet some of the country’s most talented maestros—singers, songwriters, musicians, and more—frontlining a new era for the Indian music industry.
Priyanka Yadav
Say Hello to INDIA'S MUSIC MAKERS

Vidya Vox

“Sometimes, it can be hard to be a woman in the music industry—there’s a lot of inequality and double standards. I am hoping that with more women speaking up, we will also see more women headlining festivals, getting the same opportunities, and being paid the same amount as men for the same jobs.

We have a long way to go!

I classify my music as Electro World Dream Pop—it has a bit of all of those elements. Being able to write songs based on my life and experiences, and having an audience sing them or dance to them, is hugely fulfilling! It’s amazing to see people transported to another world for the duration of that song or concert. Every performance has an insane story to it, and when the audience requests me for my original songs, it’s the best feeling ever!”

Akriti Kakar

“I’m told I was three years old when I volunteered to sing at my uncle’s wedding. I had made up my own gibberish lyrics and sang a Punjabi folk song. Everyone was rather impressed actually, and my mother noticed my inclination towards music. She has taught music all her life, and became my first guru, too. Being a musician gives you the license to zone out in the middle of a conversation, without a reason... musicians are legit dreamers, after all! Even as a kid, it used to be very hard for me to study in silence. The slightest sound—a vehicle honking, or the buzzing noise that the tube light on the wall makes—would make me catch the ‘sur’ and break into a song!

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