What: Folk and root music at De Kulture, available online here or at Loose Ends, off Linking Road, Bandra (W), Rs 395.

Why: A few minutes on De Kulture’s website and you’ll find out why beat-route is so good for you. Rich in forgotten folk music from all over India, these guys sell the sounds (ringtones, CDs and individual tracks) of Rajasthan’s chamak chalos, Punjab’s dilrubas, brass bands of the British era and more. We recommend Lounge in Punjab and Footprints in the Desert.

When: When Pushkar comes to shove.