The first time he performed in Mumbai in 2014, Taba Chake, a finger-style guitarist and singer from Arunachal Pradesh, fell in love with the challenges the city presented. And in January 2018, he shifted to a residence in Andheri West, composing for playback singers and working on jingles. A year on, he feels he has soaked in enough of the city to release his second album, titled Bombay Dreams, which he will launch at a gig this evening.

"That night in 2014, Mumbai seemed impossible [to handle] for someone who comes from a tribal town in Arunachal called Kyunglo, which has a population of 40 people," Chake shares ahead of the gig. "Besides, there are so many artistes here who are all looking for that one big moment. And though it seems difficult to succeed, there is a lot of positivity as everyone carries hope and faith that they will one day get to live their Bombay dream. I also have the same dream," Chake says, explaining the title of the album, which has songs like Shaayad that talk about how invisible one can feel in a fast-paced city. Another track, My Other Side, tackles the issue of one's social media image being different from reality.