The lineup on Jun. 22 in Mumbai also includes folk-fusion act Swastik The Band, hip-hop/pop duo Ranj x Clifr, pop act Boys from Marsss, singer-songwriter Samad Khan and Tamil artist Marshall Robinson OAFF aka Kabeer Kathpalia and Savera Mehta (from left to right). In the last four years, ’s for Indian artists has spotlighted about 40 emerging artists, catapulting them into editorial playlists and even the Times Square billboard in New York City.
To celebrate, eight acts will perform in Mumbai on Jun. 22 as part of a gig called Spotify Radar India: Meet the Future. That includes music duo and , hip-hop/pop duo , Punjabi artist , singer-songwriters like Samad Khan and Marshall Robinson, singer-composer Hansika Pareek, pop duo Boys from Marsss and folk-fusion act Swastik The Band.
Entry is free with the event taking place at Snow Ball Studios in Worli. For a young artist like Pareek, who was on the Times Square billboard after featuring on Radar in February this year, performing in Mumbai is also entering new ground. She’s performed with and , with a covers-heavy set, but this is her first set comprising just her own music including “ .
” She says, “It’s very rare, because I don’t think many people have heard that many songs of mine, but I have the confidence that with Spotify providing the platform, people will listen. I’m happy.” Coming in from New Delhi is Burrah, on the back of releasing “West Delhi,” his Punjabi ode to where he grew up.
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