Homayoun Sakhi is a master performer on Afghan rubab as well as a composer who brings together Eastern and Western musical languages and instruments. Born in Kabul into one of Afghanistan’s leading ...

Watch a short excerpt from the 24-minute documentary film included in the CD/DVD for 'Music of Central Asia Vol. 3: Homayun Sakhi: The Art of the Afghan Rubâb,' released by Smithsonian Folkways in ...

Afghanistan's first and only music academy taught Afghan and Western music. It gained international fame. After the Taliban took over, students and faculty of the Afghanistan National Institute of ...

The world witnessed the Taliban takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. But we cannot yet imagine what this means for the people and culture of Afghanistan. Last time the Taliban ruled our land, girls ...