Ali Gul Pir: When a Rapper Tries to Change the World (Seismographic Sounds)

Ali Gul Pir is a comedian, writer, producer, and entertainer from Karachi, Pakistan. In the Norient podcast he tells us what’s the only good thing about doing music in the national music scene. He interviews producer Mooroo (Taimoor Salahuddin) about being lonely as a musician and adds his own point of view. An impressive and moving testimonial of an artist who is faced by death threats due to his art. A podcast from the Norient exhibition Seismographic Sounds, written by Ali Gul Pir, produced by Taimoor Salahuddin, and transcripted by Manal Khan.

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