Kashmir

Kashmiris perform a variety of musical genres in the villages and towns. Among the urban elite, musicians perform classical Sufi music ( ṣūfyāna mūsīqī ). In both urban and rural environments there are performers of many folk genres. Most of the music of Kashmir is in some way connected with religion, whether Islam or Hinduism; a variety of specifically religious ritual music is performed in mosques, in Sufi fraternity houses (tekke or khanaqah), and in Hindu temples. Many non-Kashmiri...