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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh Enjoys Kashmiri Kahwa And Rabab Music On Dal Lake
The singer-actor shared a clip on Instagram where he enjoys kahwa served by the ever-charming "Dal Star," Mushtaq Bhai.
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"May We Soon Reunite With Our Homes": Kashmiri Singer On Article 370 Move
Article 370: The dramatic announcement by the government on Monday to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and birfurcate the state into two union territories raised a political storm and strong reactions. For Aabha Hanjura, a singer who was displaced from Kashmir in the 1990s during the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, music is her...
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From Guns To Music: Meet Altaf Mir The Voice Behind Coke Studio's 'Ha Gulo'
Mr Mir, from south Kashmir's Anantnag is the first Kashmiri singer to feature in Pakistan's Coke Studio. It has been a fascinating journey for him from the holding a gun to singing songs.
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Kashmiri Girls Break Into A Father-To-Son Tradition: Sufi Music
When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to practise singing in secret because all the men in her Muslim family opposed her new passion. Now the 14-year-old is a proud member of what her teacher Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh says is the first mixed Sufi singing ensemble in Kashmir, where the music h...
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Avoiding Carpet Stains When Red Wine Spills
We've been in settings where we've seen wine being spilt on a gorgeous Kashmiri carpet. Sometimes it may have even our own carpets as a dinner guest swayed a bit too fluidly to the music while holding his glass. Those carpet disasters are always bound...
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Vishal Bharadwaj ropes in Kashmiri musician for Haider
A Kashmiri musician has been signed by Bollywood director Vishal Bhardwaj to compose a song for Haider, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet being filmed in the Kashmir Valley these days.
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Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: 108 songs on Bapu in 14 languages
A new music album comprising 108 songs dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi penned by poets from across the country in 14 languages including Kashmiri, Sindhi and Urdu has been launched.
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Kashmiri folk music leaves Pune audience captivated
Music lovers in the city were treated to Kashmiri folk melodies at the 6th Kashmir Festival, which took place at the Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch on Sunday.The J&K folk music ensemble, Soz-O-Saaz, composed and conducted by santoor virtuosos and music composers, Pandit Bhajan Sopori and his son Abhay Rustum Sopori, had 50 musicians playing togeth...
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Can Sufi music help young, stressed Kashmiris?
Srinagar hosted a Kashmiri Sufi concert for the youth of the state who do not get a chance to listen to its live versions.
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh Enjoys Kashmiri Kahwa And Rabab Music On Dal Lake
The singer-actor shared a clip on Instagram where he enjoys kahwa served by the ever-charming "Dal Star," Mushtaq Bhai.
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"May We Soon Reunite With Our Homes": Kashmiri Singer On Article 370 Move
Article 370: The dramatic announcement by the government on Monday to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and birfurcate the state into two union territories raised a political storm and strong reactions. For Aabha Hanjura, a singer who was displaced from Kashmir in the 1990s during the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, music is her...
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From Guns To Music: Meet Altaf Mir The Voice Behind Coke Studio's 'Ha Gulo'
Mr Mir, from south Kashmir's Anantnag is the first Kashmiri singer to feature in Pakistan's Coke Studio. It has been a fascinating journey for him from the holding a gun to singing songs.
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Kashmiri Girls Break Into A Father-To-Son Tradition: Sufi Music
When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to practise singing in secret because all the men in her Muslim family opposed her new passion. Now the 14-year-old is a proud member of what her teacher Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh says is the first mixed Sufi singing ensemble in Kashmir, where the music h...
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Avoiding Carpet Stains When Red Wine Spills
We've been in settings where we've seen wine being spilt on a gorgeous Kashmiri carpet. Sometimes it may have even our own carpets as a dinner guest swayed a bit too fluidly to the music while holding his glass. Those carpet disasters are always bound...
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Vishal Bharadwaj ropes in Kashmiri musician for Haider
A Kashmiri musician has been signed by Bollywood director Vishal Bhardwaj to compose a song for Haider, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet being filmed in the Kashmir Valley these days.
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Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: 108 songs on Bapu in 14 languages
A new music album comprising 108 songs dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi penned by poets from across the country in 14 languages including Kashmiri, Sindhi and Urdu has been launched.
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Kashmiri folk music leaves Pune audience captivated
Music lovers in the city were treated to Kashmiri folk melodies at the 6th Kashmir Festival, which took place at the Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch on Sunday.The J&K folk music ensemble, Soz-O-Saaz, composed and conducted by santoor virtuosos and music composers, Pandit Bhajan Sopori and his son Abhay Rustum Sopori, had 50 musicians playing togeth...
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Can Sufi music help young, stressed Kashmiris?
Srinagar hosted a Kashmiri Sufi concert for the youth of the state who do not get a chance to listen to its live versions.
