Sakhi spreads Afghanistan's music to the world away from the Taliban

Humayun Sakhi closes his eyes and plays the stringed rebab made of mother-of-pearl inlaid wood, to immediately feel that he is holding "Afghanistan in his hands"... as he addresses the world from his exile with music forbidden by the Taliban who have recently regained power.

In an interview with Agence France-Presse in London, Humayun Sakhi, one of the world's most famous rebab (also known as "Rah Wa Fu") players, appears tired from the time difference after arriving from California to the British capital to perform a concert at the Barbican Centre. In order to collect donations for his country.

“At the moment, there is no music in Afghanistan,” Sakhi says. “It is really difficult because there are no concerts, no music, and (for musicians) it is very difficult to find yourself without money or work. That is why they try to find other places to work. ".

Born in Kabul, Humayun Sakhi left Afghanistan with his family in 1992 to escape the chaos that followed the Soviet withdrawal, to settle in Pakistan.

Then he moved to Fremont, known for its large Afghan community in the US state of California, and established an academy to teach playing the rebab.

"Every time I play, I feel like I'm in Afghanistan," he says.

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