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In September 2022, Sethi was included in Time magazine's Time 100 Next list and was recognized for his ability to use ancient classical ragas "to challenge and expand notions of gender, sexuality, and belonging."
Jul 2, 2024 · Pakistani singer Ali Sethi, loved in the subcontinent for his soulful music, subtly came out as queer recently on Instagram. For years there have been rumours about Sethi's sexual preference but perhaps it was the first time that the singer himself spoke about it in public.
In 2023, rumours of his gay marriage circulated on the internet which gained widespread attention. In an interview, Ali Sethi revealed that his mother played a significant role in sparking his interest in music during his childhood.
May 10, 2024 · How a Novelist Became a Pop Star. In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story. The musician and writer Ali Sethi, photographed at 64 Sound...
Jul 24, 2021 · Sethi is no stranger to challenging gender norms and we love his outfit more for what it stands for than for what it looks like (though we love what it looks like too). The outfit says: I'm...
Jun 27, 2021 · The ushering of the spring in Rung by Ali Sethi celebrates is a shackling of categorical fixity and of redefining gender identities.
Ali Sethi is a Pakistani singer, musician, and author who has sung many hit songs and written a critically acclaimed novel. He became one of the most popular Pakistani artists after the release of his song Pasoori in 2022. He hit the headlines in 2023 when rumours of his gay marriage were circulated on the internet.
Jul 2, 2024 · Pakistani singer Ali Sethi makes powerful statement in Pride Month, seemingly comes out as queer: “The very thing that makes you different will become a source of tremendous beauty and power ...
Oct 24, 2023 · Are you enemies or lovers?’. I’m like ‘ We’re both. My only love sprung from my only hate.’” Sethi was trained in Pakistan. One of his teachers, the classical singer Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, is...
Ali Sethi is a New York-based singer, composer and storyteller whose music advances a syncretic South Asian identity. Fusing classical ragas with contemporary beats, his music feels “stealthily subversive” (The New Yorker) and marries the metaphors of Punjabi poetry with camp and queer sensibilities.
