Inside India: End of Indian Brass

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  Members of Master Band, an Indian Brass band, specialized playing in weddings, rehearse on the bank of the river Yamuna, in New Delhi.

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  Salim, 23, from Agra, a member of Master Band specializing in playing weddings, poses for a portrait in New Delhi.

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  Members of Indian Brass band, play as they accompany a wedding procession, in New Delhi.

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  Mohammad Gore from Sambal, a member of Master Band specializing in playing weddings, poses for a portrait in New Delhi.

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  Members of Master Band travel in a bus for work, in New Delhi, India.

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  Kapil Singh, 19, from Jhansi,a member of Master Band specializing in playing weddings, poses for a portrait in New Delhi.

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  Members of Master Band wait for transportation to leave for work, in New Delhi, India.

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  Bholu Ram, 40, from Jhansi, a member of Master Band specializing in playing weddings, poses for a portrait in New Delhi.

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  A member of Indian Brass band, holds decorative lights as he accompanies a wedding procession, in New Delhi,

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  Suresh Singh, 60, from Moradabad, a member of Master Band specializing in playing weddings, poses for a portrait in New Delhi.

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  Members of Indian Brass band, specialized playing in weddings, rest on reaching the spot from where the procession is supposed to start, in New Delhi.

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  Shivshankar, 55, from Pali, a member of Master Band specializing in playing weddings, poses for a portrait in New Delhi.

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  A member of Indian Brass band, specialized playing in weddings, waits to get back to their barrack after accompanying a wedding procession, in New Delhi.

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Dressed in faded military-style uniforms or long silken tunics and turbans, brass bands playing the latest Bollywood tunes have long been a must-have at any Indian wedding. But as the tastes of young, wealthier Indians shift to more modern music, young couples increasingly choose DJs playing electronic music instead of live bands. The shift is leaving band owners and musicians struggling to find gigs, exacerbating an already difficult existence.