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"Our age of incredible interconnectedness - an age of capitalist mergers and acquisitions undertaken for the sole purpose of increased profits and control, an age of mass media and global information glut. For us who defy this system of death-bringing materialism, therefore, the challenge is ALSO
to CONNECT..." - Mumia Abu Jamal
A proud son of the city of Lahore, the city they call the cultural and creative capital of Pakistan, I left my hometown at the age of 19 to discover the rest of the world and its music. Travelling for many years now, I have lived in many countries and imbibed music from every part of the world; classical, folk, spiritual, electronic etc. Starting off with a pair of tape decks and a mixer (long before I could afford to buy records or CDs) I've worked over these years as a "world music" (hate that catch-all label!) DJ, a dance/electronica DJ (mixing all varieties of HipHop, House, Dub, Techno, Drum & Bass, Electro, Breaks etc) and (more recently as) a music/AV producer.
Although I was brought up in South Asia and the Middle East, my musical influences extend across and transcend far beyond those borders. Through my travels, DJ sets, recordings, live performances and club nights I am constantly exploring and creating musical links between (for example) Batucada and Bhangra, Flamenco and Gnawa, Reggae and Rai, Rajasthani Roots and Balkan Brass, Bollywood and Hollywood's Blaxploitation Funk, the acoustic and the electronic, etc. etc. In the process, I hope that I can help break down some of the borders that separate nations, cultures, art forms and most importantly . . people!!!
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