My friend Jill, a volunteer at SAATH, is also a journalist for WBUR Boston. She recently interviewed a family of musicians from the Manek Chowk area. Ahmedabad’s old city is a former walled city, of which only the 12 ancient gates still remain. In the past, musicians would play to signal the opening and closing of the gates each day.
This family still plays music every night at 11 pm, in honor of the closing of the gate. They call it their duty, an obligation from Allah.
Manek Chowk Musicians
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