Author of the article: Fish Griwkowsky
Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 5 minute read •
Bhuyash Neupane and Mustafa Rafiq were recorded live for the latter's new album, If I Were a Dance. Photo by supplied /jpg
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From its cover art through its poetry, tabla beats, down to a final, fading note, Mustafa Rafiq’s new album If I Were a Dance is a mesmerizing, inspiring testament to collaboration.
The uniting thread within the project’s twin hemispheres is Rafiq, 25, who backs a crisp, bare poetry cycle by Dwennimmen with a variety of instruments on the A-side, playing guitar and singing along with Nepali tabla player Bhuyash Neupane live on the B.