We’re at the last stop of Maed in India’s Our Neighbours 2021, and it’s a bittersweet moment after a journey filled with music, banter and new friendships from across the Subcontinent. Our grand finale takes us to Karachi, Pakistan, as we present A For Aleph, a record label, artist collective & music residency, with their collaborative project ‘Qurb’, by Anas Alam Khan, Waqas Hussain, Aziz Kazi and Louis J. Pinto. Mae talks to Anas and Waqas about the music scene in Pakistan post 2008, Waqas’ musical lineage as a 7th generation sitarist, the meaning of ‘Qurb’, and how the song came together.

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We’re at the last stop of Maed in India’s Our Neighbours 2021, and it’s a bittersweet moment after a journey filled with music, banter and new friendships from across the Subcontinent. Our grand finale takes us to Karachi, Pakistan, as we present <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aforaleph/?hl=en">A For Aleph</a>, a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aforalephrecords/?hl=en">record label</a>, artist collective & music residency, with their collaborative project ‘Qurb’, by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aakhyderi/?hl=en">Anas Alam Khan</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/waqashussainsitar/?hl=en">Waqas Hussain</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/azizkazi/?hl=en">Aziz Kazi</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artist.reverb.collective/?hl=en">Louis J. Pinto</a>. Mae talks to Anas and Waqas about the music scene in Pakistan post 2008, Waqas’ musical lineage as a 7th generation sitarist, the meaning of ‘Qurb’, and how the song came together. --- Come be our friend: Facebook<a href="https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia"> @maedinindia</a> Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/"> @maedinindia</a> Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/maedinindia"> @maedinindia</a> CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/maebemaebe">@maebemaebe</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/">@maemariyam</a> Audio Editor Post: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kartik.kulkarni/">Kartik Kulkarni</a> Producer: <a href="http://instagram.com/sfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a> and <a href="https://youtube.com/huseinh7">Husein Haveliwala</a>

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.

Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 

The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.

“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.
Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 
The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.
“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Maed in India

We’re at the last stop of Maed in India’s Our Neighbours 2021, and it’s a bittersweet moment after a journey filled with music, banter and new friendships from across the Subcontinent. Our grand finale takes us to Karachi, Pakistan, as we...

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