Monday, May 22, 2017

India's Reggae Resistance: Defending Dissent Under Modi

Editor's note: This film is currently being updated and will be available online shortly. 

An Indian reggae musician builds a Jamaican-style sound system to energise a wave of protests defending free speech.


Indian musician Taru Dalmia is convinced his reggae sounds can play a role in political activism, and decides it's time to act when a wave of protests erupts at universities across India.  

To take his music into the hearts of rallies and communities, he raises money to build a giant sound system and hits the road.  

Taru hopes his hand-built stack of speakers can support protesters alleging that free speech is being suppressed under Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government.  

But he's uncertain how local artists and activists will react. Will they embrace his Jamaica-inspired music, or see him as a naive outsider out of touch with the country's politics?





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