{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab's 'neo-Sufi' music blends Rumi with reggae and more","publication_date":"October 04, 2021","summary":"The South Asian art form known as Sufi music has a centuries old tradition built on poetry and mysticism coupled with specific instruments, meters and repetition. Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab's neo-Sufism is steeped in that tradition -- yet also refuses to let others define her work. Special correspondent Tom Casciato has our story as part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Tom Casciato","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/10\/92f5c6b78985b19ce8b18a1381544f9c-foraginganewpathYT-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}