Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2008)
1h
Running Time
October 11, 2008Release Date
Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2008)
1h
Running Time
October 11, 2008Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Aziz Ghaznawi
Himself - Head of Music Radio & TV Afghanistan

Mashinai
Himself - Musician

Khaled Arman
Himself - Ensemble Kabul

Shiraz Siddiqi
Himself - Kabul Resident

Khaled Arman
Self - Ensemble Kabul

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)

Carl Simons
Producer

David Charap
Editor

John Beck
Camera Operator
