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Kashmiri ProgRock and Experimentation as Privilege

The Delhi-based Kashmiri musician & Ramooz frontman on how growing up in occupied Kashmir shaped his soundscapes through violence, and how genre experimentation and fluidity serve to address grief and trauma.
Living in Kashmir, in an atmosphere so accustomed to murder, rape, disappearances—it's directly affected the way I perceive and interact with sound. A loud thud might be an interesting sound for many. It's traumatizing for me.

RECOMMENDED: Imtihan by Zeeshaan Nabi, Qassam Hussain ft. Denis Thomas (Meerakii Sessions, Season 1, Episode 1, October 2022)

Living in Kashmir, in an atmosphere so accustomed to murder, rape, disappearances—it's directly affected the way I perceive and interact with sound. A loud thud might be an interesting sound for many. It's traumatizing for me.

RECOMMENDED: Imtihan by Zeeshaan Nabi, Qassam Hussain ft. Denis Thomas (Meerakii Sessions, Season 1, Episode 1, October 2022)

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Progressive Rock
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Kashmiri Folk Music
Contemporary Music
Ramooz
Dream Theater
John Cage
Ahmer Javed
Experimental Methods
Experimental Music
Experimental Electronica
Literature & Liberation
Literary Solidarity
Depictions of Grief
Sound
Occupation
Genre Fluidity
Genre Tropes
Genre
Intentional Audio
Community Building
New Artists
Delhi
Indian Fascism

Zeeshaan Nabi is a composer, producer, educator, frontman of the band Ramooz, and founder of the label Meerakii Music. He is currently based in Delhi.

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