Brainchild of lead guitarist and vocalist Arjun Singh Rawal, this band was founded in 2010 in Delhi and includes Aman Sagar on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Ankit Vedic on bass and Varun Arora on drums.
Check them out on Reverbnation here.Īrjun: The Band is an ensemble that brings pure classic rock to Hindi music. “Soldier’s Love” is also another good fusion song. “I Owe You” uses Indian beats along with western guitars and vocals to form a nice fusion. “Zidd Dhariyo” is a nice fusion song but sounds a lot like Indian Ocean who clearly have been a strong influence on the band. It’s a wonderful song that mixes Hindi and English lyrics wonderfully along with some refreshing guitars and a spirited beat. Their song “I’m Sending India to School” won the “Responsible Youth Talent” award in January 2012 presented by Rotaract. They sing both in Hindi and English and the fusion music with English vocals forms a very unique sound for the band. Sanchit on drums, Ameya on Percussions and Sukrut on tabla form the percussion trio of the band and provide the unique sound of the band. Check them out at their website here.Īnother band Indo Gypsies formed in 2011 in Mumbai consists of a versatile vocalist Saurabh, Nayan on guitar, Mahant on Bass, Durgesh on keyboards who along with Nayan and Mahant formed an instrumental band “Farol Trio” in 2010 which laid the foundation for Indo Gypsies. “Apna Tendulkar” is a must listen for every Sachin fan, by which of course, I mean every Indian. Neel and Ashraf on guitars and Mrinal on drums along with Kishore on keys form the rest of the band. The bass by Bernard is excellent and forms the centre of the band’s sound. “Banjara” is a soulful song with very good vocals by Buddha with a slight touch of Indian classical in his voice and beautiful lyrics by ABC. Their sound varies from sufiana to Indian classical with a mix of rock. Their music is very soothing and reflects the sense of connection every band member feels with the divine, which is also the reason behind the name of the band. Do check them out on Reverbnation here.ĭivine Raaga is another great band from Bengaluru. Aks is definitely a band to watch out for as it has huge potential to be one of the leading rock bands of India. The originality and creativity comes from the soul and justifies their name. The latest release “Paisaa” has a punch of a riff and interesting direct lyrics that comment on our society’s dirty love affair with money. They have released 5 more singles since then and each one is an interesting journey in its own. They came out with “Kisse Aise Bhi Hain” on Independence Day 2011 and it was an instant hit on Reverbnation. They don’t really fall under any specific genre but are most definitely rock, both in their sound and attitude. Dheerendra Doss is skilful on the drums and along with Abhilash Lakra on acoustics forms the rest of the band. Joel Dubba’s vocals are pleasant and soulful. Xavier Vishal Kichingia on lead guitars and Raveesh Tirkey on bass are the heart of the band. All the band members are individual artists who came together in 2011 in Bengaluru to form Aks.
Aks means reflection of the soul and along with being the name of the band, it is their philosophy towards music as well. Here are a few upcoming bands that are a testament that rock is more than just loud drums, shrieking guitars and growling vocals and that Hindi rock can exist as a separate entity and not just as a younger brother of Bollywood.Īks is one such band that makes a strong point for melodic rock in Hindi without going too Bollywood. There have been bands like Indian Ocean and Euphoria that have carried the Hindi rock flame for a long time but now more and more bands are coming up with good original Hindi rock music. And if non metal rock has been rare in India, Hindi rock bands have been even rarer. Rock music in India has been synonymous with metal and metal heads have become the image of rockers.
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