The melody was played on turquoise ukuleles, with children beating out the rhythm on miniature drums. “I feel peace when my ...

BRAGA, Portugal — Collected from a family gravesite shortly before she left Kabul, the rocks and dirt in a tiny plastic ...

In defiance of the Taliban’s ban on music, a group of young musicians from Afghanistan risked it all to keep their country’s ...

This is what students and staff at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) are now facing, after the Taliban said they would ban music following their takeover of the country.

Afghanistan has a strong musical tradition and a thriving pop music scene -- now cowed into silence by the Taliban’s rise.

The attack happened in the eastern Nangarhar province (file picture) Gunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at ...

Fred Smith, nicknamed 'The Singing Diplomat", who has served in Afghanistan talks about a collection of his songs reflecting his feeling about the situation in Afghanistan and the misery of its people ...

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music, founded by Sarmast in 2010, was once famous for its inclusiveness and emerged as the face of a new Afghanistan, performing to packed audiences in the U ...

The Orchestra from Zohra are touring Australia for the first time to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Afghanistan. Sign up now for the latest news from Australia ...