Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan

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2008 · 60 min · Music · Documentary

Overview

All since the Soviet invasion in 1979 musicians have lived under restrictions in Afghanistan, before Mujahedin and Taliban tightened the reins even more. This documentary explores the position of music through more than twenty years of the country’s history. We meet musicians in Afghanistan and in exile, in addition to both believers who reject music and those having it as a central part of their religion.

Directed by Simon Broughton

Cast

• Aziz Ghaznawi — Himself - Head of Music Radio & TV Afghanistan
• Mashinai — Himself - Musician
• Khaled Arman — Himself - Ensemble Kabul
• Shiraz Siddiqi — Himself - Kabul Resident
• Naqib Ahmad — Himself - Former Mujahidden