“Afghanistan’s music in the Smithsonian collection” by Atesh Sonneborn, Associate Director of Smithsonian Folkways
Read an article written by Atesh Sonneborn, Associate Director of Smithsonian Folkways, titled “Afghanistan’s music in the Smithsonian collection,” appearing in the Summer 2011 edition of Smithsonian Folkways Magazine, here. The piece describes the various cultural influences that have shaped the music of Afghanistan, as a result of the region’s location as a crossroads between diverse peoples.
