Sometime in 2010, Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty visited Almaty in Kazakhstan. Such was the craze around Mithun da aka Jimmy, that hordes of frenzied fans thronged the airport, reportedly bringing official programming to a standstill. The Kazakhs clearly don’t need an introduction to Indian music. Indians, on the other hand, could use a refresher in the soundscape of the Central Asian country. A young seven-piece section of the band JuBand seeks to do just that as they take stage in Juhu alongside students of the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Music Academy.

Samir Seitakhunov and Nurbolsyn Toleukhan