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Protest-themed rap music is making a comeback in Kashmir – but don’t call its rappers “political.”
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June 02, 2021
Ahmer Javaid (left) and Arif Farooq alias Qafilah (right) are among the rappers making up the hip-hop community of Kashmir.
Credit: Najmus Saqib
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They may look like any other group of young men chilling out on a river bank. But these young men in a huddle are scripting the revival of rap music in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The narrow park along the Jhelum River in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, serves as a meeting place for five young musicians, all aged below 30, as they discuss the finer details to make their songs more attractive before releasing them on streaming platforms like YouTube and Amazon Music.