Reviving Afghan music
New school aims to reinstate musical traditions made illegal under Taliban rule.
Published On 14 Jun 2010
It was illegal to listen to or compose music in Afghanistan just a decade ago.
But a new generation is now being taught to embrace the art.
The new National Institute of Music aims to revive long-neglected musical traditions and to perhaps one day create the country’s first symphony orchestra.
AL Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Source: Al Jazeera