Bleaking the Barriers - BLEK

Mumbai band Blek is going from strength to strength. This 3-member power pop band comprising of college mates Rishi Bradoo (Guitar/Vocals) and Jared Juan Creado (Bass/Vocals) and Linford D'souza (Drums) was formed in 2011. Two years later the band found themselves at the The Great Escape Music Festival in Brighton, UK playing not one but two gigs and meeting a whole new spectrum of international music artists. At home they are a regular on the Indian music circuit and have played at most prominent muisc festivals, grabbing also a few awards along the way.

The Don Returns - Apache Indian

The Brit-Asian Steven Kapur a.k.a. Apache Indian needs no introduction. He has been around for over 25 years with a distinguished career that many of today’s artistes will envy. Apache took his vibrant sounds of Dancehall, Reggae and Raga around the world fusing his distinctive vocal style with Indian, Jamaican and English music.

The Spice Girl – Ananya Birla

With a surname that could get her anywhere, Ananya Birla doesn’t wish to fall back on it and instead she is keen on building her own legacy. At 22, Ananya is many things; intelligent, passionate, with a sharp entrepreneurial mind, and forging her way into a music career, a dream she nursed while studying at college. Daughter of business tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla and Neerja Birla, Ananyais determined to rise above the pack, follow her heart and make a difference.

The Sound of Voices - Voctronica

Consider this, Warsha Easwar a psychologist, Arjun Nair a full time music director, Avinash Tiwari a businessman, Raj Verma a sessions beatboxer and keyboardist and Clyde Fernandes a budding producer, put all of them together and you get India’s most in-tune a-cappella band Voctronica.

Toronto’s Nightingale - Jonita Gandhi

Confident women make their own choices. Jonita Gandhi is one of them. Gandhi left her family back in Canada to pursue a career in music. In a short span of time she was nominated for Best Female Playback Singer at the Mirchi Music Awards and the Filmfare Awards for her Breakup Song from the movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. More recently, she won Female Vocalist of the Year at the Mirchi Music Awards for the song Gilehriyaan from the movie Dangal.

Kiwi export - Shirley Setia

Shirley Setia is a 22 year old Indo-Kiwi singer, performer from Auckland, New Zealand. She makes cover songs which can be found on her YouTube channel.The Cancerian is not only a famous singer, but also a former RJ on Radio Tarana with her show “Showtime with Shirley”.

Ska, Ska, Ska with a Vengeance - The Ska Vengers

Touted as ‘One of the Most Fun Indie Acts to Watch out for’,Delhi basedSkaVengers can set any stage ablaze with their music as they bring together Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub, Jazz and Punk mixed with Cuban and Latin influences to create that magic vibe.

Desi voice - Vidya Vox

This year’s YouTube FanFest held for the fourth time in Mumbai, had a stellar lineup with a dynamic mix of music, comedy, dance, fashion and much more. The fest also had its widely popular YouTubers from around the world, one of them being the very pretty Indian born Vidya Vox. Vidya has built an incredible fan base from India and around the world with thousands of fans and was delighted to be in Mumbai. She has performed in some amazing venues around the world, including the White House, NCPA and Webster Hall.

Angel of the Harp - Nush Lewis

As an instrument of beauty in both sound and looks, the harp not only looks elegant and catches the eye of everyone around, the harp sounds wonderful from even the first notes pluked. Harpist Nush Lewis from Mumbai has been playing the harp for a while now. Your heart will melt when you see her sitting angelically behind the world’s most glamourous instrument producing the most exquisite sounds.

Little Wonder - Nishtha Sharma

Nishtha Sharma from Uttar Pradesh lifted the winner's trophy in the first edition of famous children’s singing reality show 'The Voice India Kids'. With show mentors Shaan, Neeti Mohan and music director Shekhar Ravjiani, The Voice India kids had begun with nothing less than 94 contestants from different regions from India.