Mutinous Mindstate

Inspired by Doris Duke’s Shangri La in Oahu, Mishthi Music’s Taz Ahmed curates a mixtape inspired by the sounds of Hawaii, orientalist imaginations, crashing waves, and political music by Muslim-ish artists. We live in a time of Muslim bans and hate crimes and these tracks challenge you to re-imagine a better and more re-centered world. Tracks include exotica (Les Baxter, Korla Pandit, Martin Denny), Calcutta classical music on a Hawaiian slide guitar (Tau Meo, Debasish Bhattacharya), banging EDM DJ mixes (Desi Sub Culture, DJ TIkka Masala, Jai Wolf), politically-charged rap (Anik Khan, Brother Ali, Swet Shop Boys) and much much more.

Bali Ha'i by Tak Shindo

Resident Alien by Doctors & Engineers

Sei Valo Sei Valo by Shyamal Chowdhury & Hawaiian Symphony

Cleopatra by Anik Khan

R.E.D. by A Tribe Called Red (ft. Yassin Bey & Narcy & Black Bear)

Zombie by Swet Shop Boys

Playful Melina On Diamond Head by Debashish Bhattacharya

Brown Boy Lost by Kaly

Kehna Hi Kya by Desi Sub Culture vs DJ Khanvict Refix

Indian Summer by Jai Wolf

Maja by Softee

ilaahadda by OCHOBOYS

Chupa (Habibiboi x Bassbear remix) by Rainey

Choli Ke Remix Kyahe by DJ TIkka Masala

Habib Galbi by A-WA

Tehran by Les Baxter

Djin by Mashrou’ Leila

Love Galore by SZA

Colonizer by HDLSS

H.A.I.R. by Humble the Poet

Let It Grow by SETI X

Indian Summer by The Kalua Beach Boys

Brown Girls by Vivek Shraya & Queer Songbook Orchestra

The Florist by Nilufer Yanya

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Nina and the Moon by DJ Tikka Masala

Amerika by Young the Giant

Twist the Knife by The Kominas

Rokhto by Big Baby Gandhi

Focus by Haseeb

Islamophobia by Professor A.L.I. (ft. Jinnsanity, K.B., Ras Ceylon & Swap)

Procession of the Grand Moghul by Korla Pandit

Korla Pandit by Brooklyn Shanti & Jason Chu

Never Learn by Brother Ali

Return to Paradise by Martin Denny

This is Taz here, and I made y’all a Ramadan Mixtape to get you through the holy month! Check out the write up over at The Mash-Up Americans: 

As a Muslim teenager growing up in America, one of the clearest memories I have is my parents swatting at my hand when I went to turn on the car radio in the month of Ramadan. It was usually followed up with, “Eh, no music! It’s Ramadan. None of this Rap-Bap, Punk-Dunk during the holy month!” They would then pop in a cassette tape of Quranic verses while I would teenage rage stew in the passenger seat.

Check out this awesome trailer for the Voices Of Our Vote: #MyAAPIVote Album and tell us why you’ll be voting this fall using the hashtag #MyAAPIVote! 

Listen/purchase: Voices Of Our Vote: #MYAAPIVote Album by Various Artists

We’ve been scheming with the folks at Traktivist, Tuesday Night Project & Kollaboration to launch the ultimate Get Out the AAPI Vote playlist - 18MillionRising presents “Voices Of Our Vote: #MyAAPIVote Album.”

This compilation album features 32 politically empowering tracks by an eclectic mix of Asian American musicians, including Mishthi Music favorites - The Kominas, Basmati Brothers, SETI X, Fair and Kind, Red Baraat, Awaaz Do, King Pleaxure & more!!! Download the album for “pay what you can” at www.VoicesOfOurVote.org.

After downloading the album, please visit http://vote.18mr.org and PLEDGE TO VOTE. Use the hashtag #MyAAPIVote to tell us why you are going to vote this Election Day. And stay tuned for more information on the #MyAAPIVote campaign this fall.

Tonight, tonight, tonight! THE KOMINAS ROCK THERAPY TOUR IN LOS ANGELES.