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Balochi separatist music

By The World ⋅ August 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
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Pakistan is fighting against a Taliban-led militant insurgency in the north of the country. But there is another, altogether different guerilla war being waged in western Pakistan. Baloch separatists say their ethnic community has been excluded and oppressed by Islamabad for over sixty years. The World’s Fahad Desmukh reports the battle is not just being fought by fighters, but by musicians as well. (Photo: Dr. Shaggy/Wikipedia) Download MP3

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15 comments for “Balochi separatist music”

  • tariq Hashim Baloch

    veri nice

  • Dr Badal Khan

    Glad to see that Balochi resistance music is introduced here properly. Music is very inspiring to the Baloch and has played an important role throughout the known history of the Baloch. Right from the 15th and 16th century war epics to the nationalistic and resistance songs of present times, music has always mirrored the socio-political trends in Balochistan. Like other fields of study, this important field has also been neglected by an impartial and unbiased scholarship, and I am glad to see that Mr Fahad Desmukh of “The World” has prepared a good piece to introduce the topic.

  • http://facebook.ocm Abdul Hafeez Rind ,,,,,i proud i m a baloch

    glad to reporting about balochi music specially in balochi revolationary music we baloch proud we have many peot and singer and they give emotions to young genaraion about against pakistani militery , and we respect all our peot and singer which is our hero we salute our martyard baloch peoples with our baloch peots and singers and misicions
    HAVE A LONG LIVE FREE BALOCHISTAN

  • ahmed almazroie

    we are our praying for our freedome fighters to get the freedome very soon insha allah

  • Nizar Baloch

    Great Balochi music, very much different the Pakistani music and culture.

    Long Live independent Balochistan.
    Long Live Baloch Sarmachar (Freedom Fighter)

  • http://www.sagaar.org Jawad Baloch

    Thanks to theworld.org for the great reporting.. but there is a error which i found on title.. We Balochs are freedom fighters not separatists.

    Thank u

    Jawad

  • Nir

    Even though I personally have nothing to do with the conflict in Pakistan, I found it very offensive and inappropriate that you would promote and give such a stage to terrorist song. Would you have done about songs supporting Al Quaida? Or the popular hate and anti Semitism filled songs of Hamas and Hezbollah? Maybe on another part of the show to demonstrate how music could be used to promote hatred and violence (resistance is a euphemism for terrorist guerilla) but it doesn’t belong in the beautiful gem that is the Global Hit which usually shows how music brings people and cultures together.

  • Dawood Ali

    Balouchi freedom fighters? Like the ones that blow up elementary schools?

  • zakir sheraan

    music can done beautiful role in revolution because that’s the way you can show your revolution…

  • Maria Thomas

    If you can imagine one country worse than Iran, Saddam’s Iraq, Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, Kin jon Yil’s N Korea, Hitler’s Germany, Charles Taylor’s Liberia – this is it!

    They export nuke tech (infamous nuke wal-mart), terrorism – as well exposed by UK’s PM, practice islamo fascism – exposed by USA’s BUSH, traffic in counterfeit – exposed by India’s Central Bank, cause havoc like Charles Taylor etc. Yet none has been hauled to the HAGUE or ICC. What an irony!!! Or is it subversion of universal humane values or perverse under-cutting of human rights of every global citizen?!!!

  • sadiq baloch

    the barrel of the gun obviously a source to relize the islamabad and the imperialist powers to understand and listen the voice of the opressed, but the music with harmony and love also a source for the baloch nation and also for other who hav being slave by the barbarian powers is sound to understand and come forward in the battle field when they listen the revoloutionary songs for thier mother land and for those who r fighting in the mountains, deserts and forests to give us a prosperious bright future and an identity.

  • adnan shahdadzai baloch

    Revolutionary songs give us zeal & passion to fight with your enemy.Second one we are not separatist because we were not part of subcontinent of South Asia so how can i be a part of pakistan.Baloch are Freedom Fighters that are fighting for their HomeLand.We are salute our Musician, Poet and Martyr and Freedom Fighters(SARMACHAR).

  • QADIR JAN BALOCH

    thanks to theworld.ord for this great reporting. balochi music is performing a vital role for this freedom movement.long live balochistan.

  • Afridi

    lol.. the music you have as link has absolutely nothing to do with the minority Balochi separatists.

  • J kalmati

    Baloch people have a history to maintain and preserve their history through music and ballads,if a baloch
    singer or musician dont have a music about baloch history or baloch than probably he is not a very popular among Baloch masses.@ Afridi Baloch might be a minority in your eye but without Balochistan your pakistan is nothing.