‘There is no fear’: how a cold-war tour inspired Pakistan’s progressive jazz scene
Guardian staff reporter2021-07-26T02:05:13+00:00‘There is no fear’: how a cold-war tour inspired Pakistan’s progressive jazz scene A US state department initiative was the unlikely catalyst for a creative explosion of Pakistani rhythm and western improv Haseeb Iqbal In 1956, a new weapon was unveiled in the cold war: jazz. That year, the US introduced the Jazz Ambassadors Tour, [...]