The Afghan Ensemble
Afghanistan is a maltreated country having passed a 40-year war. It has one of the highest numbers in illiterates, high children and women mortality. It is the land with the most amputees, and it sinks into corruption and drug trafficking where the mafia gains increasing influence. On these sad records of desolation and despair fundamentalism has found a fertile ground. Because of the strong presence of negative news in the media we have no idea about the bright sides of this old cultural country. There is an unbelievable treasure of old poetry, music and traditions to preserve which was threatened by the Taliban and still is by the increasing strength of fundamentalism. The destruction of the Buddha statue in Bahmian is still present to all of us. The “Ensemble Afghan” has set the task to show this other Afghanistan, the beautiful lyrics, the poetry and the music from the time before the insanity.