Naujawanan Baidar grew from heavy psych combo Myrrors, but don’t call it a side project. Rather, consider it to be an effort to regrow roots that have been severed by immigration and time, and also an effort to give back to the ancestral soil. Or, if you prefer, you could just call Khedmat Be Khalq a great lo-fi rock record that you didn’t see coming.
Spinning The Globe is a monthly column here at Paste that takes stock of the amazing music being released or reissued by artists that fall well outside the Western pop landscape. Each edition will highlight a diverse array of performers, from names that will be immediately familiar to longtime listeners of so-called “world music” and those lesser-known figures and groups keeping the traditions of their home country alive or pushing traditional music in new, exciting directions.