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http://www.abdulsmooth.com
Having grown up between East Africa and Canada, Qasim Virjee (aka Abdul Smooth), brings a refreshing afro-cosmopolitan outlook on life to the mix. His music journalism and performances have crossed international boundaries in person and through indianelectronica.com a community web-zine he founded in 2003 to provide platform and forum for the artistic talents of South Asians worldwide.
As an artist, Qasim's endeavors extend beyond music and into a dynamic realm merging photography, videography, graphic design, and digital communities with multi-cultural aural tapestry.
Inspired by the works of people such as Mircea Eliade and Wagner, Abdul Smooth's sound is pan continental but engrossingly subjective; incorporating electronic music with a myriad of the world's sounds from street noises to tribal chants to religious hymns.
In addition to his work with Indian Electronica, Abdul Smooth is both resident an founder of People Downtown - a new weekly event held in downtown toronto officially launching in 2007 that attempts to use music to express modern urbanism, welcoming international DJs to express their take on the topic.
info: http://www.peopledowntown.com
Also, Abdul Smooth's the co-founder of Dishoom, Toronto's premier world/electronica night - happening monthly
info: http://www.dishoom.info
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