Yet another youngester dedicated to breathing new life in Kashmiri music

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SRINAGAR: Soon after the release of his debut album, Tamanna, Yawar Adbal has been subjected to a torrent of fame. A composer, vocalist, songwriter and a guitarist, Yawar became an Internet sensation overnight when his 1-minute video went viral and earned appraisals from all over the valley.

This 23-year-old artist is a resident of Srinagar and is currently based in Pune. A student of Greenland High School, Nigeen, he moved to Pune for further studies in 2010. Yawar got his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications from Pune University and right now he’s enrolled as an MBA student.

Growing up in a culture where Kashmiri music and Sufi poetry was very much respected, Abdal was determined to represent his rich culture to the audience outside the valley.

“Music has always been a passion to me. Usually, poets and writers and other artistic people dive deep into thinking for their art, however, Tamanna is a composition that came to me as if it was revealed to me, it felt like a god-gift. I had various live concerts in Pune, which introduced me to greater audience and fan following in Pune as well”

“I tried to bring forward the ancient Sufi poetries through my music, which our youth is unaware about. The poets like Mehjoor, Sochi Kraal, Rasul Mir, Neami Saeb, Shamas Fakeer and many more are still unknown among our youth in the valley. Our culture is very rich in poetry and Sufism, so it’s necessary we put forward it and respect it,” says Abdal.

Recently Yawar released new album “’Chani Bartal’ it is a Kashmiri poem by Mehmood Gaemi.”

Yawar is working on another album “Siyasat” which revolves around dirty politics. The album will be out in 2018”