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Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
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TV Movie | 59 min | Documentary, Music

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Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)

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TV Movie | 59 min | Documentary, Music

The Taliban's prohibition of music was the most severe in history. Apart from unaccompanied chants, all music was banned and instruments were broken and burnt. This film documents the remarkable moment when the country was reconnected with...See moreThe Taliban's prohibition of music was the most severe in history. Apart from unaccompanied chants, all music was banned and instruments were broken and burnt. This film documents the remarkable moment when the country was reconnected with its musical culture. Shot in Kabul and Peshawar (Pakistan) in January 2002, two months after the fall of the Taliban, this film is an introduction to the music of Afghanistan and the way it's been caught in the crossfire of conflicting regimes over the past 25 years. Most poignantly, it shows the musicians in Kabul who are now rebuilding Afghanistan's devasted musical life. Directed by Simon Broughton, it won the documentary prize at the Golden Prague Festival in 2002. Includes: Sarinda-player Mashinai, forced to work as a butcher under the Taliban; Singer Aziz Ghaznawi, who had no option but to sing for them; Female singer Naghma, whose tapes flooded the Kabul bazaar as the Taliban fled; Rare footage of Sufi gatherings where Islam and music fervently meet; Ensemble Kaboul, the best of teh traditional Afghan groups in exile, who formed when the very survival of Afghan music seemed under threat. See less

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Aziz Ghaznawi Self - Head of Music Radio & TV Afghanistan Self - Head of Music Radio & TV Afghanistan See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Mashinai Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Khaled Arman Self - Ensemble Kabul Self - Ensemble Kabul See fewer	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
Shiraz Siddiqi Self - Kabul Resident Self - Kabul Resident See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Naqib Ahmad Self - Former Mujahidden Self - Former Mujahidden See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Naghma Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Walayad Khan Self - Rubab Maker Self - Rubab Maker See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Amir Jan Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Aziza Feroz Afghan Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2002)
Mike Wooldridge Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mo & Me (2006)

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