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Discostan

@_discostan_

Music and media from Beirut to Bangkok via Bombay.

 Los Angeles
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Joined September 2014
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@pitchfork9 Feb 2021
Discover this lost classic of new wave, the first release from @_discostan_ p4k.in/jXbhI8j
Nermin Niazi / Feisal Mosleh: Disco Se Aagay

Nermin Niazi / Feisal Mosleh: Disco Se Aagay

Read Philip Sherburne’s review of the album.

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Only in Los Angeles would Uyghur pop music thrive. Shout out to @_discostan_.
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@NTSlive14 Jan 2021
It’s @_discostan_ X Robert McDougall playing Uyghur Pop Music on ch2 for the next 60 mins - tune in at nts.live/2
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.@_discostan_, the beloved LA party and radio show, will release its first record this month, a reissue of a 1984 British/Pakistani New Wave cult classic ra.co/news/74279
Discostan Records launches with reissue of Nermin Niazi & Feisal Mosleh's lost synth-pop classic,...

Discostan Records launches with reissue of Nermin Niazi & Feisal Mosleh's lost synth-pop classic,...

The LP, which blends Pakistani and UK new wave sounds, was originally released in 1985.

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ra.co/news/74279 thank you @residentadvisor 💙
Discostan Records launches with reissue of Nermin Niazi & Feisal Mosleh's lost synth-pop classic,...

Discostan Records launches with reissue of Nermin Niazi & Feisal Mosleh's lost synth-pop classic,...

The LP, which blends Pakistani and UK new wave sounds, was originally released in 1985.

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proud to announce the launch of our label with a rediscovered Urdu new wave gem - Nermin Niazi Disco Se Aagay discostan.bandcamp.com/
Odysseys in Electric Carnatic, by Mandolin Sisters

Odysseys in Electric Carnatic, by Mandolin Sisters

8 track album

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excited to share this story we’ve been working on for the last year kcrw.com/culture/shows/lost-…
Beyond Disco: Nermin Niazi and Feisal Mosleh | KCRW

Beyond Disco: Nermin Niazi and Feisal Mosleh | KCRW

In the early ‘80s, two teenage siblings in London recorded an album that fused Pakistani pop and British New Wave. It became a perfect harmony of the two worlds they lived in. This is the story…

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Tonight in Los Angeles! Cash only at the door. #discostan
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early bird tix for our July 6 event now available at brownpapertickets.com/event/…
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Don’t miss CHANDNI: Tribute to Sridevi at @IFFLA, on April 15 @ 12 noon, Regal LA Live. indianfilmfestival.org #IFFLA2018
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tune into @ntslive right now for our tribute to Bappi Lahiri @RBMA
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WFMU@WFMU22 Mar 2017
WFMU #NewRekkid o'Day: V/A ISHQ KE MAARE Sufi Songs from Sindh, and Punjab, Pakistan bit.ly/2n0dvCR
Ishq Ke Maare: Sufi Songs from Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan

Ishq Ke Maare: Sufi Songs from Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan

A searing assemblage of Islamic Sufi spiritual music from the hinterlands of Sindh and Punjab, this compilation marks Sublime Frequencies’ debut release of field recordings from Pakistan. Recorded...

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Radio discostan guests on nts 1 for nowruz live now @NTSlive
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dublab@dublab1 Mar 2017
After a couple months away, it is a pleasure to welcome Arshia Haq back in the studio for Radio Discostan till 10pm. @_discostan_
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Arshia in the mixx, north african violin autotune chaabi & more rn teapaw.org/_discostan_/status/801…
Discostan (@_discostan_) profile pictureDiscostan@_discostan_23 Nov 2016
radio #Discostan live now with an all Maghrebi mix tonight on dublab.com
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radio #Discostan live now with an all Maghrebi mix tonight on dublab.com
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tonight on @dublab Songs In Broken English from India/Pakistan Lebanon/Kuwait/Iran/Indonesia/Thailand. 8-10pm PST on dublab.com
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Radio Discostan 8-10pm w rare 45s from Egypt to Pakistan, and also Aisha Ali's brilliant field recordings @dublab
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Tonight on Radio Discostan on @dublab an exclusive mix from the @Toukadime powerhouse. Tune in tonight @8pm PST on dublab.com!
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radio discostan live now with special guest Sri Panchalam @theladysri on @dublab. Tune in at dublab.com
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