VIDEL

In today’s climate of Øver saturation and accessibility there is a certain stigma around calling yourself a DJ…
The power to move people ignites discussion of representation as it is a dj’s duty to give a voice to the people and therefore WHO is doing the mixing is just as important as what is being played as ultimately we must serve the floor. We must remember that the power is not coming from us but from within and beyond…

God is a DJ and we are just tracks. Sometimes we match, sometimes we clash and sometimes we fade away into silence but the dance must continue well after the party’s over.
Only because the powers that be will not allow us to go dancing in the streets must we confine ourselves to underground basements and industrial warehouses but it cannot end there.
If it does you are abusing the system which has been designed to liberate you and inhibiting those who seek refuge in such spaces.
So next time you go out remember what it is we’re really doing. . .

The machine wants us to forget our worries and feel accomplished in our escapism, but dancing is so much more than that. It is a reclamation of soul which has been stripped from us by the empire. It can’t die when the music stops and the lights come on…

We have to build

Sometimes I think about my people living their own lives back home and I can’t help but feeling like the world keeps turning without me, but I was given the Sarode for a reason and I’m not going back on the promise I made to my guruji and I’m so blessed to be where I am. My fate is intertwined with the practice and I’m thankful for every day I get to wake up and do it all again. Just wanna put it in stone…

【Ｗｅ　ｍｕｓｔ　ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ】

VIDEL - KHALIFA EP
I'm taking my music in a new direction today. It's been a long and twisting road which got me here but I now that I've arrived I have lots to share so drop a listen if you want to hear my story. Streaming all platforms. Link in bio∆∆∆