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Afghan Children CD: 'Alocha'
Freemuse and Rebelle Records have supported the ever first production of a CD by and for Afghan children. It was recorded in Hamburg, where Hadia Rastagar and her German classmates sing 15 songs arranged by Farid Rastagar. The 15 songs CD has received massive coverage through Afghan and international media.
BBC had two programs regarding the CD, and has broadcasted two songs from the CD several times. Radio Free Europe had four programs (one presentation and three interviews), Afghanistan National TV and Radio had several programs, and also TOLU TV, ARIANA TV, Afghanistan World TV and IRAN TV (IPN) covered it.
The initiative to the CD was taken by Dr. Samay Hamed, founder of Afghan PEN and 2004 receiver of ICPJs Award. Dr. Samay Hamed has written the lyrics and composed songs for the album. 3,700 copies have been distributed to primary schools and libraries in Afghanistan through a network of 43 organisations. |
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| Related reading |
| Aiab Gul Delshad |
| Video interview with the head of Afghanistan's Music Union, who is a famous folk singer. He was arrested once, and imprisoned and tortured another time, because of two songs |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Aziz Ghaznawi |
| Video interview with an authority on music administration in Afghanistan. He talks about how music was censored within Radio Television Afghanistan |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Baktash Kamran |
| Video interview with the lead singer in Kamran Music Group. He speaks about his experiences with music prohibition during the Taliban period in 1996-2001 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Farhad Darya |
| Video interview with Afghanistan's star singer who gives examples of songs which were censored in the period of communist parties in Afghanistan, starting from 1979 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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