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CM32: Music

Samia Rahman is lost in music; Jeremy Henzell-Thomas suggests music opens hidden windows to the soul; Ziauddin Sardar witnesses the annihilation of the famous Qawwali 'Mustt Mustt'; Hassan Mahamdallie remembers his punk days; Stefan Williamson Fa discovers the Sufi-Flamenco fusion of Aziz Balouch; Shanon Shah retraces the highs and lows of his pop career; Estrella Sendra listens to Senegal sounds; Hafeez Burhan Khan shows off his (rather extensive) knowledge of Led Zeppelin; Leyla Jagiella invokes the legendary Indian actress Meena Kumari as the patron saint of the broken hearted; Rim Jasmin Irscheid takes us raving in Iran; Zia Chaudhry is trapped between his parents' love of Urdu songs and his own fascination with Western cultural products; Shaizir Aly is enthralled to see his hero Bruce Springsteen glorified on the big screen; C Scott Jordan argues that K-pop is little more than child abuse; and Elma Berisha is enchanted with the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak.

Also in this issue: Mohammad Shahid Alam compares the idea of God in monotheistic religions; Katharina Schmoll ponders the burqa; music and poetry by Paul Abdul Wadud Sutherland; short stories by Nadira Babayev and Ari Haque; poems by Latifa Nur; hip hop in action by Wasi Daniju and Azeezat Johnson; and our list of ten non-Western one hit wonders.

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In this issue

Introduction: Play On by Samia Rahman

I could feel the sweat trickling down the back of my neck. The air was rarefied, and as I breathed in it seemed inexplicably cold. I was wearing ...

Last Word On Recycled Music by C Scott Jordan

It’s happening again, isn’t it? You have that one song stuck in your head. You know, either a treasured classic or that one song that ...

Sufi Sounds of Senegal by Estrella Sendra

Senegalese scholar, writer and musician Felwine Sarr suggests that the African continent is shaped by the ‘delocalisation of its presence in ...

Punk Days by Hassan Mahamdallie

We can’t choose where and when we are born and grow up, or how we spend those teenage years where we are told everything should be possible, ...

Hidden Windows by Jeremy Henzell-Thomas

I need to begin with a confession. I approach music not as a disengaged academic or critical exercise but from an experiential perspective as a ...

Ten Non-Western One Hit Wonders

One-hit wonders are disappointing occurrences. A new artist breaks onto the scene with a fresh and innovative sound. Much excitement abounds as ...