A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song

After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.

The Taliban Drove This Afghan Trumpeter Into Exile. He Still Dreams of Home

Trumpeter fled Afghanistan after the Taliban, who prohibit music, regained power. He's seeking asylum in the U.S. along with other refugees ...
The New York Times

An Old Master’s Song for the Nation That Broke His Heart

For his fellow exiles, Sadiq Fitrat Nashenas, an 88-year-old star from a golden era, evokes the Afghanistan they left behind, and one that could have been. Sadiq Fitrat Nashenas in the Netherlands in ...
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Sima’s Song by Roya Sadat spotlights the friendship between women in Afghanistan

The October chill was just setting in and as the evening turned to night, the audience eagerly waited to view celebrated ...
insider.si.edu

Afghanistan: The Traditional Music of Herāt/ La Musique Traditionnelle d' Herāt [sound recording]

Vocal and instrumental music of Herat, in Western Afghanistan. Historical and descriptive notes by John Bailly in English and French, including vocal texts with English and French translations (15 p. ...