Reviving the Rabab, a Traditional Instrument from the Kashmir Valley

Abid Salaam reports from Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, for India Unheard. A group of filmmakers from Kashmir recently paid a musical tribute to popular television series Game of Thrones, also a tribute to Kashmir and its natural beauty. The video, which is being used by the state’s tourism ministry, is making waves across the internet. The six-minute long composition brings together Game of Thrones, one of the most popular examples of Western popular culture, and the rabab, one of the oldest traditions of Kashmir, and one that is on the path of revival. Read more: https://www.videovolunteers.org/reviv... This video was made by a Video Volunteers Community Correspondent. Community Correspondents come from marginalised communities in India and produce videos on unreported stories. These stories are ’news by those who live it’ and give the hyperlocal context to global human rights and development challenges. Take action for a more just global media by sharing their videos and joining in their call for change. Video Volunteers is a community media organisation which has directly impacted the lives of more than 1.5 million people in India by initiating and sustaining a global community media movement - empowering people by giving them a voice. Watch and read more stories from marginalised communities at www.videovolunteers.org Connect with us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/VideoVolunteers/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/videovolunteers Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.videovolunteers.org/newsl... -YouTube Channel:    / videovolunteers