SAVEAFGHANMUSICIANS

An alternative arts festival founded in Afghanistan. Now an international grassroots organization helping Afghan musicians & families to safety.

[BBC Pashto @bbcpashto]

افغان سندرغاړی ګودر ځاځي د غواړمه بښنه، سندرې خپراوي په اړه وايي د پخوانۍ سندرې مضمون یې ځکه بدل کړ، چې له شعاره عمل ته د لېږد اړتيا ګوري، او کمپوز کې یې هم يو څه بدلون د افغان موسيقۍ شتون، نوښت او چټکۍ خبره ده.

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I don't kill myself anymore
Enough, enough! I will become smarter
“O my land”

Link of the song:
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--Song Link in the last post--
No one can deny that Afghans are part to blame for the four decades of war and misery of Afghanistan. Corruption, extremism and fanatical thirst by existing political groups for power caused unprecedented setbacks to the country.

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O mother! I am very close to getting lost
I am lost, I am destroyed, I am nothing apart from you
O my land, O my jewel treasure
I apologise! I didn't protect your grandeur
O my land
I apologise
Enough, enough! I will become smarter
I will use my wisdom correctly

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country in the entire world where music is banned. We at Sound Central object to the vilification of musicians and other artists inside Afghanistan.

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Two years today the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan. Two weeks later the US had completed its full withdrawal and ended its longest modern war. Since then Afghan

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instruments have been destroyed and set on fire. Music institutions have been pillaged, musicians have been shammed, arrested, beaten and in 8 cases, killed for listening to or playing music. Afghanistan is now the only

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

A musical bonfire was set ablaze by Taliban officials in Herat, Afghanistan.

Public music performances have been unofficially banned since the Taliban takeover in 2021 — but Afghan music continues to thrive in exile ⤵️

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internationally backed Afghan government.
Many Afghan musicians had to change profession to feed families after an end was imposed on their performance in wedding and other music events.

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[Amu TV @AmuTelevision]

طالبان برخی از آلات موسیقی را که توسط افراد امر به معروف آنان در هرات گردآوری شده بود، به آتش کشیدند.
در اعلامیه طالبان آمده است که رئیس امر به معروف طالبان در هرات ترویج موسیقی را «فساد خوانده» است.
طالبان در نزدیک به دو سال پسین پخش موسیقی در رسانه‌های کشور را ممنوع اعلام کرده اند و محدودیت‌های زیادی در رابطه با موسیقی وضع کرده‌اند.

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Saturday, 29 July 2023, Taliban set ablaze thousands dollar worth music instruments in Herat considering them to be causing immorality among youths.
These instruments that were mainly collected from the musicians’ offices in Herat were burned following a similar bonfire in

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the capital Kabul on 15 July 2023.
Taliban’s restriction intensified recently and the group ordered wedding halls to avoid celebrations with recorded music. Live music in weddings were banned shortly after Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021 following the collapse of

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their practice in music.
Alongside other musicians, Sound Central team and colleagues were attacked as well. They music instruments were smashed and they were warned no to continued playing music anymore.
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Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue shared these photos on 19 July 2023, saying they set ablaze music instruments that were confiscated during the past few months in Kabul and other provinces.

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The ministry says these instruments were spreading corruption and music.
Taliban’s enmity with music was noticed at first days of their takeover. They attacked Afghanistan Music School and several offices of the musicians in Kabul and other provinces humiliating musicians for

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sung in Urdu, Russian and English.
Enjoy one of Ahmad Zahir’s songs with English subtitle here:
https://t.co/PiqUSphyTN
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Ahmad Zahir, the all-time greatest Afghan singer died at the age of 33 on June 14, 1979. 43 years later he is still extremely popular in Afghanistan and neighboring countries. In addition to Dari and Pashto, Ahmad Zahir