Study Day „Afghan Music in Exile - Views on the Current Situation"
2.6.2023
Banquet Hall / Bankettsaal, mdw
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien
The study day "Afghan Music in Exile" responds to the political and cultural development in Afghanistan since August 2021. With the Taliban seizing power, music has been banned from public life in Afghanistan and has become a subject to migration and exile. Since then, musicians in the country cannot pursue their professional activities, suffer from persecution and threats, and have to fear for their instruments and what’s more, their lives. While the Taliban's rule and its consequences for Afghans persist to this day, the short media attention in the Global North disappeared just a few months after the takeover of power. The study day “Afghan Music in Exile” aims to foster the discussion about the current situation of Afghanistan’s music and brings together experts in this field. These experts cover different views on Afghan music – from historical aspects to questions of musical style, from the state of music institutions to gender relations and the status of women. Additionally, a panel discussion focuses on the current situation for musicians, which will be moderated by the Austrian-Afghan journalist Emran Feroz. The study day will conclude with a performance of two master musicians from Afghanistan: Ustad Ghulam Hussain and Ustad Latif Sharifi.
PROGRAMM
10:00-16:30: Lectures
16:45-18:15: Panel Discussion
19:00: Concert: Traditional Music of Afghanistan
Ustad Ghulam Hussain, Ustad Latif Sharifi
Zeit & Ort: 02. Juni, 10:00
Bankettsaal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien
Eintritt: frei
Kontakt & Anmeldung
Elnaz Mohammadzadeh Roshtkhari
mohammadzadeh (at) mdw.ac.at
T +43 1 71155-4210
Peter Lell
lell (at) mdw.ac.at
The study day takes place in English and in a hybrid format (Zoom). We kindly request registration at [email protected]