Under the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the use of musical instruments and singing is prohibited, and possessing instruments is considered a crime. Many artists have lost their livelihood, but some are trying to keep the music alive.
Jawid Shawqi used to make his living as a singer. He would oil his long hair and perform on television and at weddings, playing popular local songs and earning an honest living. Shawqi, 32, has been singing since age 15 and his father was a singer before him.Now he ties a handkerchief around his head and sits on the side of the road and polishes boots from early morning until evening.
Shawqi, a husband and father of seven struggles to make ends meet, earning about 250 AFN daily polishing boots, some days less.“I sang for the happiness of others for many years, but now my own life has become a source of sadness,” Shawqi told the Star via WhatsApp, speaking in Persian.“The Taliban are enemies of happiness and music, and life has become hell for the people.”
“Artists and musicians in Afghanistan are dealing with the toughest time of their lives. The family and children of many of them do not even have food to eat and, in some cases, a place to live,” Sayeed said to the Star via WhatsApp from Istanbul. Radio and television stations reappeared with live performances by young male and female singers. TV shows like “Afghan Star,” an “American Idol”-type music competition, and “The Voice of Afghanistan” were part of the huge change and development of music in a conservative country like Afghanistan.
Sarmast conducts Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra — Zohra — and he said some members have left Afghanistan and will soon will start working in Portugal on a new composition.
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