Farooq Ahmad Shaksaaz presses a button on his 1970 Sharp cassette player, and with a hefty clack the machine whirrs to life.

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

Ayaan Sajad is reviving Kashmir’s traditional Sufi music with a blend of hip hop after his first song, 'BeDard Dadi Chane', in local Kashmiri language, crossed 3 million views on YouTube.

As the Kashmiri tailor stitches ... Even today, the region’s traditional Sufi music gatherings are often recorded only on the disappearing audio format, which was widely used from the 1970s ...

As the Kashmiri tailor stitches ... Even today, the region’s traditional Sufi music gatherings are often recorded only on the disappearing audio format, which was widely used from the 1970s ...

For decades, cassette players have carried the soul-stirring poetry of Sufi saints and the mystical melodies of Kashmiri instruments like the sarangi and santoor, and it’s long been a local ritual for ...