{{More citations needed|date=November 2025}} '''MIDIval Punditz''' is an electronica group from New Delhi, India. It is the brainchild of Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj from New Delhi, India.<ref name="am">{{cite web |title=MIDIval PunditZ |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/midival-punditz-mn0000477734 |website=AllMusic |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="dm">{{cite journal |last1=Murthy |first1=Dhiraj |title=Nationalism remixed? The politics of cultural flows between the South Asian diaspora and ‘homeland’ |journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies |date=September 2010 |volume=33 |issue=8 |pages=1412–1430 |doi=10.1080/01419870903521523 |url=https://www.dhirajmurthy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Nationalism-Remixed_-The-Politics-of-Cultural-Flows-between-the-South-Asian-Diaspora-and-Homeland.pdf |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref> They were the first Indian electronica act to get signed by an international label,{{cn|date=November 2025}} being Six Degrees Records in the United States.<ref name="am"/>
Over the span of their career, the duo have released eight albums. In 2002, they released their debut self-titled album "MIDIval PunditZ". Their 2009 release, "Hello Hello", was their largest album, and it received a spot on Amazon’s top picks for 2009. In 2011, Alicia Keys invited them to perform alongside Norah Jones, will.i.am and Usher in New York City to promote her nonprofit charity organization, Keep a Child Alive. Over the years, their music has been licensed in numerous Hollywood and Bollywood films, international TV series, advertisements, video games and over 50 compilations{{cn|date=November 2025}} (such as ''Backspin: A Six Degrees Ten Year Anniversary Project'' from 2007).<ref>{{cite web |title=Various Artists: Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project |url=https://www.popmatters.com/various-artists-backspin-a-six-degrees-10-year-anniversary-project-2496186199.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref> MIDIval Punditz are notable for their blend of electronica with instruments such as the flute and tabla. They have played in many renowned clubs, including Fabric (London), Joe's Pub (NYC), The Fillmore (SF), Blue Frog (Mumbai), and more.{{cn|date=November 2025}}
==Discography== ===Albums=== *''MIDIval Punditz'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=MIDIval PunditZ: self-titled |url=https://www.popmatters.com/midivalpunditz-st-2496004965.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MIDIval PunditZ - MIDIval PunditZ |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/midival-punditz-mw0000662118 |website=AllMusic |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Review - Midival Punditz |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/2314918/ |website=Orlando Weekly |access-date=29 November 2025 |date=28 November 2002}}</ref> *''Let's Enjoy'' (OST) (2004) *''MIDIval Times'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Midival Times - MIDIval PunditZ |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/midival-times-mw0000671596 |website=AllMusic |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> *''MIDIval Punditz'' Remixed (2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=MIDIval PunditZ: Remixed |url=https://www.popmatters.com/midival-punditz-remixed-2495814682.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Midival Punditz Remixed - MIDIval PunditZ |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/midival-punditz-remixed-mw0001077502 |website=AllMusic |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> *''Hello Hello'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Midival Punditz: Hello Hello |url=https://www.popmatters.com/72429-midival-punditz-hello-hello-2496034281.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hello Hello - MIDIval PunditZ |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hello-hello-mw0000813192 |website=AllMusic |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> *''Atomizer Remixes'' (2009) *''Light'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scott-Bates |first1=Paul |title=Midival Punditz: Light - album review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/midival-punditz-light-album-review/ |website=Louder Than War |access-date=29 November 2025 |date=28 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pruitt |first1=Asha |title=Album Review: MIDIval Punditz – Light |url=https://www.slugmag.com/music/national-music-reviews/midival-punditz-light/ |website=SLUG Magazine |access-date=29 November 2025 |date=2 July 2015}}</ref> *''Love And Machines'' (2026)
===EPs=== *''Rebirth'' (2005) *''Ali'' (2005) *''Tonic Remixes'' (2010) *''Rootha Yaar'' (2019) *''Nukhta'' (2019) *''Purvayi'' (2019) *Lagan (2022)
===Filmography=== *''Monsoon Wedding'' (2001) *''Don'' (2006) *''Chak de India'' (2007) *''Karthik Calling Karthik'' (2010) *''Gully Boy'' (2019)
=== Singles ===
* Twilight feat. Kutle Khan (2014) *Purvayi feat Papon (2019) *Raanjhan (2022)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.punditz.com Official website] * [https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/midival-punditz/ Six Degrees Records article] * [https://asianvibrations.blogspot.com/2002/11/midival-punditz-after-asian-massive-nyc.html Interview] at AsianVibrations.com * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080830013600/https://myspace.com/midivalpunditz Punditz on Myspace] (archived, 2008)
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