The makers of a documentary about Afghanistan’s first female orchestra said the story was “inspiring”. Sisters follows musician Dan Blackwell who travels to the country’s...
Music
The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music “causes moral corruption”. Thousands of dollars worth of musical...
Jawid Shawqi used to make his living as a singer. He would oil his long hair and perform on television and at weddings, playing popular local songs and earning...
A British orchestra will this week play, for the first time, a programme of Afghan music, featuring exiled Afghan musicians on traditional instruments. he...
