‘Resistance’ music growing in disputed Kashmir (Video)

(5 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4387755 ASSOCIATED PRESS Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 15 June, 2022 1. Wide, pan back shot of poet Sarfaraz Javaid, singing in the woods with his band member, upsound in Kashmiri " My lamp went out by the call to night's prayer" HEADLINE: 'Resistance' music growing in disputed Kashmir 2. Various of Javaid singing ANNOTATION: A fusion of progressive Sufi rock with hip-hop is growing in disputed Kashmir, divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both. 3. Mid of Javaid thumps his chest as he sings 4. Wide of Sarfaraz Javaid singing 5. Mid of band member playing guitar ANNOTATION: The artists call it "conscious music," an assertive political expression in a place mired in decades of territorial conflict. 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarfaraz Javaid, Poet and Musician: "I never wanted to be a poet, neither a musician. But somehow when I think, when I thought I needed a vent, then I thought I couldn't talk to anybody. I couldn't just express with my father, my relatives, my friends, because it was maybe so personal to me. Then I found this writing is the best way to express yourself." ASSOCIATED PRESS Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 3 May, 2022 7. Wide exterior of Dastgeer Sahib Shrine 8. Low angle of soldiers ANNOTATION: Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict. ASSOCIATED PRESS Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 14 June, 2022 9. Various of Arif Farooq singing, artist jamming together ANNOTATION: Arif Farooq is among the growing number of artists whose songs have become a rallying cry for youths to use music to challenge Indian control. 10. Farooq walking in the alley, wearing earphone and singing 11. Man listening ANNOTATION: Farooq uses the stage name Qafilah. MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS COURTESY: ARIF FAROOQ ASSOCIATED PRESS CLIENTS ONLY 12. Clips from Music Video of Qafilah's song 'Faraar' ANNOTATION: Qafilah's music video "Faraar"- "the runaway"- speaks of the struggle against injustice and oppression. ASSOCIATED PRESS Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 14 June, 2022 13. SOUNDBITE (English/Urdu) Arif Farooq, Hip Hop Artist: "(English) We live in a state, we live in a place where everything is political. What's art.it's a reflection of the soul to me, like what I'm thinking,( Urdu) what I think, what I have imprinted in my brain, I am venting that out through my music, art and lyrics." ASSOCIATED PRESS Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 13 June 2022 14. Various of boatmen rowing their boats on Dal lake ANNOTATION: The songs often have religious metaphors to circumvent measures restricting some free speech in Indian-controlled Kashmir. MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS COURTESY - FAHEEM ABDULLAH ASSOCIATED PRESS CLIENTS ONLY 15. Clips from Music Video of Faheem Abdullah's song 'Jhelum' ANNOTATION: Faheem Abdullah's song 'Jhelum' became a hit for contrasting the banality of daily life in Kashmir with the mourning for the dead. ASSOCIATED PRESS Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir 14 June 2022 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Faheem Abdullah, Singer, Poet and Writer: "All of the frustration or everything that you've been suffering from, it at the end goes to the river Jhelum and that is how it flows out of you. We all have a river Jhelum inside, so we are trying to take it out of us one way or the other." MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS COURTESY - FAHEEM ABDULLAH ASSOCIATED PRESS CLIENTS ONLY ANNOTATION: "Conscious music" has further flourished as artists recently began incorporating Urdu and Kashmiri lyrics. STORYLINE: Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b73fd3cd844f45b0bf2addcf1841bae8