A procession led by musicians clad in brightly coloured uniforms is a common sight during Indian weddings. Fulfilling a specific cultural and historical demand for processional music, bandsmen and their music are symbolic of the association between musical and cultural change in South Asia. Brass Baja examines the reality of the low musical and social status ascribed to Indian bandsmen, as well as changes in musical repertoire and instrumentation. It focuses on the ways in which Indian processional music has changed over time and on the socio-economic gulf between bandsmen and their patrons.