Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along ...

Listened to by artisans as they work or at gatherings of Sufi music aficionados, cassette players hold sway in ...

Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along with a meticulously preserved collection of audio cassette tapes from the ...

“It is a sacred ritual in itself to press the play button of a cassette player to listen to a song on spiritual moorings.” Many of the most beloved albums were released by local record labels during ...