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Indian Ocean is hard to slot. They’re not quite rock, not just folk, but that’s not all. Starting out as an instrumental band, they still play long instrumental passages, but the concert crowds know every word of their lyrics. They’ve done the odd film score, but they’re certainly not Bollywood. They’ve been around for almost twenty years, but smooth-chinned collegians find them cool, as do greybeards. Amazingly inventive, they’re hardly prolific, with just five albums in all those years. Which still sell well, but gigs keep the fires burning; their hectic concert schedule sees them play all over the world.
(This story appears in the 30 April, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)