Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan

2008, documentary, music

60 minutes

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...

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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

Naghma

Herself - Singer

Walayad Khan

Himself - Rubab Maker

Amir Jan

Himself - Musician

Aziza Feroz Afghan

Herself - Singer

Mike Wooldridge

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Camera

John Beck

Camera operator

Directing

Simon Broughton

Director

Editing

David Charap

Editor

Production

Carl Simons

Producer

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