When Kunal Merchant and Kahani crossed paths in New York in 2021, neither imagined they would soon be carrying the flag for a brand-new genre of music. Indo Warehouse, officially launched in February 2022, has since grown from underground test events to global stages, pushing what they call Indo House — electronic music mixed authentically with South Asian culture.

“We both loved music all our lives, but never thought we’d be pursuing it the way we are today,” Kahani recalls.

He had left a career in tech during the pandemic to chase a creative calling, sensing a gap in South Asian representation in electronic music. An idea sparked on a beach in Mexico quickly became an obsession. After a series of New York showcases, he reached out to Merchant, who was already DJing and experimenting in

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