ADF

I found it interesting that the ADF wrote a song entitled "Free Satpal Ram". The whole incident behind Satpal Ram struck me as violent, and that it all began because of Bhangra music that was playing. ADF wrote the song because they were angry with Britain, and felt that Satpal Ram received a miscarriage of justice. Although diversity is still accepted more in our present day, it is still obviously present. ADF poses the idea that music goes beyond writing. Like Gandhi, ADF wants to engage in a debate or conversation, however their medium is different. Writing can sometimes be seen as two dimensional, a person reading thoughts on a page - sometimes even through words, ideas cannot be expressed fully, since you are not able to see or read the emotion on the person's face like when you are talking to them in person. However music, ADF's music for example is meant to have "no separation" between the music and the issues the music presents. If the issue has angry feelings behind it, the music will come out sounding angry or brash. ADF, like the GDR music movement in Berlin, seeks to provide a counter to what is mainstream at the time. This way, a new form of thought will progress and people will start to think more than just two-dimensionally. By growing awareness through music, artists such as ADF can spark change or "bring awareness to the general population" (Dr Das,. Aniruddha Das).