Director John Baily
Country/Production UK
Release 2003
Length 52 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL or NTSC / All region
Location Afghanistan, Kabul / Asia
Ethnic Group Afghan
Order No RAI-200.334
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Ethnomusicologist John Baily returns to Kabul to see what is happening in the world of music one year after the defeat of the Taliban. The film documents a variety of musical activities, including performances of rubab lute music by Kabul's traditional musicians, songs of Afghan orphans, the Music Department of Kabul university and a student pop group playing electric guitars and keyboard. Implicitly, the film identifies some of the dilemmas facing those seeking to help Afghans rebuild their music culture.
