by Maply

I was perusing the profiles of some of the users here on hubski, and stumbled across thenewgreen's post about Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan," a Pakistani Qawwali singer" (to quote thenewgreen). I thought it would be interesting to juxtapose the ethnic Pakistani music with that of a modern Pakistani band, The Kominas.

The Kominas are within the genre of punk music called Taqwacore, which uses Islam as a center theme for their songs. I've been researching modern music that has originated from Islamic countries or from people with an Islamic background. I highly recommend everyone to watch the VBS.tv full length documentary titled "Heavy Metal in Baghdad", as well as viewing the documentary on Taqwacore by the name of "Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam" if you are interested in more!