A For Aleph

<p>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.</p> <p><strong>---</strong></p> <p><strong>Come be our friend:</strong></p> <p>Facebook<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia"> @maedinindia</a></p> <p>Instagram<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/"> @maedinindia</a></p> <p>Twitter<a href= "https://twitter.com/maedinindia"> @maedinindia</a></p> <p><strong>CREDITS:</strong></p> <p>Host: Mae</p> <p>Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/maebemaebe">@maebemaebe</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/">@maemariyam</a></p> <p>Audio Editor Post: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/kartik.kulkarni/">Kartik Kulkarni</a></p> <p>Producer: <a href="http://instagram.com/sfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a> and <a href= "https://youtube.com/huseinh7">Husein Haveliwala</a></p>