The National (UAE): It might seem as though EDM has invaded the world in the past few years – but now one Sharjah-based producer wants to use electronic dance music to heal its woes, too. Afghan musician Shuja Rabbani believes beats and blips could prove a valuable tool in bridging the gulfs between fractured communities in his
Tolo News: The sixth winter music academy of the National Music Institute of Afghanistan launched on Monday and within eight months, students will host concerts. Naser Sarmast, head of the institute, hoped that 2016 would be a good year for them and said that soon a group of 50 girls will be introducing Afghan music to
PR Newswire: Afghanistan’s first and only Electronic Dance Music (EDM) producer has announced that his new album will launch on 16th of January 2016. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | December 22, 2015 Two years ago, Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed made a promise to three young Afghan singers who were part of her team on the Voice of Afghanistan TV show in Afghanistan. She promised to help them with their singing careers and do what she can to make them stars. She
Khaama Press November 18, 2015 The Filmmakers Union of Afghanistan has formally protested regarding the disqualification of an Afghan film ‘Utopia’ from Oscars foreign-language race. The protest was reportedly lodged by Jawanshir Haidary, the head of the Filmmakers Union of Afghanistan by sending a letter to the Academy. ‘Utopia’ was disqualified after the academy found
Khaama Press November 16, 2015 The Afghan film ‘Utopia’ which was nominated for Oscar Award has been disqualified by the Academy, it has been reported. The decision to disqualify the film was reportedly taken after it was found that the film was containing too much English and was therefore not qualifying for the Oscar foreign-language
AOPNEWS | November 13, 2015 Afghan singer Mozhdah Jamalzadah angered her fans this week after she posted posted an announcement about the release of her new song on her Facebook page. Fans were disappointed and angered because most of the nation has been mourning the death of 7 Hazara civilians; four men, two women, and
Khaama Press | November 09, 2015 Renowned Afghan singer and musician Biltoon who recorded around 1,000 songs in Pashto and Dari languages during career died in capital Kabul on Monday. Ismael Saadat an Afghan journalist with BBC and fan of Ustad Biltoon says “Bilton was ruling hearts, his demise will certainly leave a huge void
Khaama Press: Prominent Afghan singer Farhad Darya has been appointed as Global Ambassador to the ‘Save The Children International’ organization. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Darya and the country director of Save The Children International Ana Locsin on Wednesday… “I am proud to initiate for the first time the groundworks regarding