When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, they quickly banned music, declaring it un-Islamic. Musicians faced threats, raids, and the destruction of their instruments. “Our homes were ...

The amazing concerts put on by the New England Conservatory feature differing musical styles and traditions that span the globe, all thanks to the exceptional diversity of the NEC faculty and students ...

In 2021, pianist and composer Arson Fahim left Afghanistan to study at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge. Less than two weeks later, the Taliban shut down his alma mater, the ...

In August 2021, when the Taliban once again seized power in Afghanistan, the entire Afghan Youth Orchestra managed to flee to Europe. For the past four years, the young musicians of the Afghanistan ...

This is the new Afghan Whigs cover of the super-of-the-moment Frank Ocean’s “Lovecrimes,” which is all fine and good in and of itself but here is the real news HOLY SHIT THE AFGHAN WHIGS ARE PLAYING ...

KABUL, August 15 (UNHCR) - His songs evoke the harsh beauty of his native Afghanistan, a country he fled more than 12 years ago, but they were composed in a green and tidy suburb of Toronto, Canada, ...

Easthampton Theater Company will present the second weekend of its production of “Enchanted April” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, at 2 p.m. at the ...