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.