A Girls Band And A Media’s Baja
Bilal Handoo
Srinagar
As the reams of newsprint were consumed to report and analyze the sudden “threat” received by the Valley’s only girl band making Chief...
Bhakan Singer Haji Ghuam Mohammad Dies
KL Report
Srinagar
Noted Dogri Singer Haji Ghulam Mohammad Dansalia passed away. He was 84. A recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskar, Haji was a popular...
The Rap Revolution
The advent of rap music in Kashmir with Roushan Ilahi’s powerful song, ‘I Protest’, has given birth to a new generation of budding and...
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...
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...
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...
The Music Scientist
Syed Shahzad Asim chose music over medicine and became a successful musician. His family had opposed his career choice and is now proud of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
