First, there was indie music. Then came stand-up comedy. And now it's the spoken word that's emerging as the third wave of alternative entertainment in India. Here's a case in point. When Spoken Fest — a platform for the genre — was held in Mumbai for the first time in 2017, nearly 6,000 people turned up. "That number is expected to rise to 15,000 this year," says Kommune's Roshan Abbas, the main organiser, adding that some of the artistes — such as Canadian spoken word mainstay Shane Koyzcak — have travelled over 24 hours by flight to perform. Here are five artistes we feel that you must catch at the weekend fest.

On January 11 and 12, 2 pm
At JioWorld Garden, G Block, BKC.
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