Afghan women sing in defiance of Taliban morality laws
Laws issued by the Taliban last week forbid women from singing and reading aloud in public because a woman's voice is deemed 'intimate.' ...
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Afghan refugees reclaim their voices with music: ‘It is cathartic’
Mary Carole McCauley, Tribune News Service The melody was played on turquoise ukuleles, with children beating out the rhythm on miniature drums. “I ...
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Afghan Director Roya Sadat Battles Exile, Taliban Rule to Complete Tokyo Bound ‘Sima's Song': ‘Women Have Fewer Rights Than a Convict'
Shot in Greece after Taliban control forced a dramatic relocation from Kabul, "Sima's Song" emerged from Sadat's determination to challenge oversimplified narratives about Afghan women's struggles.
Afghan Musician Wins Aga Khan Award For Music 2022
Daud Khan Sadozai, an Afghan musician who plays Rubab, a popular musical instrument is among the laureates of the 2022 Aga Khan music award. Daud Khan entered into the music world when he was only 17 ...
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The Afghan Whigs’ ‘Gentlemen,’ The Best Rock Album Of The ‘90s Turns 30
Gentlemen is that gift . No other album from that era, to me, has the visceral quality of these 11 songs. There is a raw passion, anger, desperation, fury to this collection that explodes from the ...