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The DocumentaryBangalore's New Beat

The rise of independent Indian music and festivals in India such as Bangalore's NH7

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NH7 organiser Vijay Nair (right) raised the money to start the first festival by re-mortgaging his father’s house!

The back of an ambulance is the only place quiet enough for an interview

  • The two-day NH7 Music Festival in Bangalore, India, saw a cyclone hit on the first day
  • Bollywood actress and singer Monica Dogra, and guitarist Randolph Correia from electronica band Shaa’ir and Func
  • Kailash says that playing alternative festivals is creatively his ‘real food’ and that they are an energy force for the people
  • NH7 organiser Vijay Nair (right) raised the money to start the first festival by re-mortgaging his father’s house!
  • Although they wouldn't dress like this in front of their parents, festival goers are finding a new way to dress
  • Bands like The Low Rhyderz are spearheading a new sound in India - a mix of reggae with rap and hip hop

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