Who are the voices of your South Asian female rebellion?

It should include one of the amazing artists featured in this rocking and rebellious mixtape, including Doctors & Engineers, Awaaz Do, Shilpa Ray and Mini Dresses. This mixtape was created in conjunction with the release of the anthology GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS: SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DAUGHTERS ON OBEDIENCE AND REBELLION by one of the contributors to the book, Tanzila Ahmed.

Choli Ke Picche Kya Hai by Awaaz Do
Karle Pyar Karle by Doctors & Engineers
Pop Song for Euthanasia by Shilpa Ray
Glory, Glory by Rose Windows
Shadi.com by Saraswathi Jones
Bracelet by Mini Dresses
Siin by Habibi
Sunday Love by Bats for Lashes
Stealing Cars by Nadine Shah
Amrika by Azar Swan
Borders by M.I.A.
Queen by Horsepowar
Shepherd by Tommy Genesis
Secrets by Gurpal ft. Thenmozhi Soundararajan

If you are in the Bay Area on October 13th, please come by for the book launch at Southern Exposure 6:30pm. Meet the writers, get the book, and listen to this mixtape! 

GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS is filled with honest stories, difficult and joyous, heartbreaking and hilarious, from a diverse array of powerful women. These narratives combine to expose struggles that are too often hidden from the public eye, while reminding those going through similar experiences that they are heard, and they are not alone.

Get the book at Amazon here.

Listen to more South Asian American music curated by Tanzila Ahmed & her crew at www.mishthimusic.com.

The Desi Femme Rebellion: Good Girls Marry Doctors Mixtape

Comprised of five songs in four languages - Tamil, Gujarati, Hindi, and English - the *From a Good Family EP ranges from psychedelic prog rock such as the band’s original, “Resident Alien,” to raucous, folk-instinctive metalcore such as “Mahisagar Ni Aare (The Mahisagar Swing).” The EP was produced by Los Angeles punk veteran, David O. Jones (Alice Bag, The Deadbeats, Carnage Asada) direct-to-tape at Wasatch Studios, for a warm and gritty, analog sound reminiscent of the American 60’s and 70’s.

03 Resident Alien

Doctors & Engineers are from a good family. Otherwise, they are an energetic West Coast South Asian garage punk band made up of Sri Panchalam (vocals), Jayson Joseph (guitar), Azeem Khan (keys, synth), Sumi Dave (drums), and Scott Okamoto (bass).

03 Resident Alien

Doctors & Engineers

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