By Norient on June 25, 2009
By Mark LeVine on 25 June 2009 in
STORIES
Pakistan’s corrupt and violent rulers did produce one good thing, albeit inadvertently: Pakistani rock. Mark Levine offers a chapter of his book «Heavy Metal Islam» to norient.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Censorship, Islam, Islamabad, Junoon, Lahore, Mark Levine, Metal, Pakistan, Rock Music, Sufism |
By Gerald Roche on October 31, 2007
By Gerald Roche on 31 October 2007 in
STORIES
New and Re-emerged Pop Styles Converge in Baku: From Mugham singer Alim Qasimov to the rappers Dayirman.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Alim Qasimov, Asia, Aytan Ismikhanova, Azerbaijan, Baku, Dayirman, Gulyang Mammadova, Mugham, Patriotism, Sufism |