RAPPER’S REPUBLIC
At the peak of summer agitation in 2010, the wave of Roushan Illahi’s ‘I Protest’ song brought a new cultural phenomenon in Kashmir. SHAMS IRFAN traces the journey of Illahi, who just released his...
Singing His Way To Success
Young, determined and in Bollywood. Umer Beigh talks to a Kashmiri who is not afraid of taking chances.
Music has been a part of his life, a creative means of expression that he has connected...
On Difference, Art and Belonging
As a Hindu whose grandfather was shot dead by Muslim militants, Amit Wanchoo has long had reason to quit Kashmir. Instead he’s stayed and prospered in one of the most unlikely career choices on offer in the restive region -- singer in a rock band.
Sur, Strength, And Sangam
In recent years, Kashmiri youth are using different genres of music to express themselves. From rap to rock, Sufiayana to Bollywood, it seems there is no looking back. Iymon Majid reports on Sangam, a...
The music scientist
Syed Sahahzad Asim chose music over medicine and became a successful musician. His family that had opposed his career choice is now proud of his accomplishments, Aliya Bashir reports.When Shahzad was selected for a...
Walaykum Salam Ladishah Drav
Confined to radio and television studio’s Ladhishah were once the popular street performers, enriching Kashmir with satire and humour. Aliya Bashir reports
Asalaam Malaiqum Ladishah aaw, ruth kanchan tohi gar soe chaw
(The Ladishah has...
Kashmir Raps
A young rapper is gaining popularity among his people in Kashmir. He has got voice, a penchant for music and a heart for his place and its people. Sumayyah Qureshi reports.He might have got...
Faith no barrier
A Muslim woman is taking Sikh boys and girls in Srinagar closer to their religion by teaching them kirtan singing. Tasleema Langoo is a regular at Gurduwaras and finds applause even in the Golden...
Life is a quest
For some it takes a lifetime to know what they want to do with their lives. For some even a life time is not enough. SHAZIA KHAN reports the twists and turns in the...
Royal Musician
For 60 years Ghulam Qadir Langoo sang for rulers and the people of Kashmir, and his passion for music gave Kashmir, singers like Raj Begum. Shaziya Yousuf reports.
Ghulam Qadir Langoo, 95, spends his days...
Jockeying Kashmir
For aspiring Radio Jockeys, Sophie is an inspiration. Her own life has a daily transition from a homely girl to a chirpy anchor. Shazia Yousuf meets RJ Sophie.
She plays Bollywood music for people; listens...
Death of A Musical Note
With Gen X refusing to learn the art of making musical instruments, a centuries old art form in Kashmir is about to extinct. Shazia Yousuf tells the story of its last surviving artist, Ghulam Mohammad Zaz.
Bringing the timeless music back
Singers are breaking the shackles and re-introducing traditional Kashmiri music to the people it belongs to. Tanveen Kawoosa tells the story of one such singer, Waheed Jeelani …
Tanveen Kawoosa
Kashmiri music is back, pushing...
Songs of War, Bands of Peace
A rock of teenagers creates music that speaks of growing up in conflict. And a group of youth come together to compose music that speaks of the tragedies and questions the powers of the...
Sheikh Abdul Aziz
(March 1928- December 2006)
For most of his life, Sheikh Abdul Aziz did everything possible to retrieve some of the melodies of the Sufiana music that were lost to monumental neglect over the decades. Well...
