Having grown up between East Africa and Canada, Abdul Smooth (the musical moniker of multi-media artist Qasim Virjee), brings a refreshing afro-cosmopolitan outlook on life to the mix. His music journalism and performances have crossed international boundaries in person and through indianelectronica.com - a community web-zine he founded in 2003 to provide platform and forum for the artistic talents of South Asians worldwide.
As an artist, Qasim's endeavours extend beyond music and into a dynamic realm merging photography, videography, graphic design, and digital communities with multi-cultural aural tapestry.
Inspired by the works of people such as Mircea Eliade and Wagner, Abdul Smooth's sound is pan continental but engrossingly subjective; incorporating electronic music with a myriad of the world's sounds - from street noises to tribal chants to religious hymns.