Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan
Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan
2008, English. Directed by Simon Broughton.
All since the Soviet invasion in 1979 musicians have lived under restrictions in Afghanistan, before Mujahedin and Taliban tightened the reins even more. This documentary explores the position of music through more than twenty years of the country’s history. We meet musicians in Afghanistan and in exile, in addition to both believers who reject music and those having it as a central part of their religion.
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Cast & crew
- Simon BroughtonDirector
- Aziz GhaznawiHimself - Head of Music Radio & TV Afghanistan
- MashinaiHimself - Musician
- Khaled ArmanHimself - Ensemble Kabul
- Shiraz SiddiqiHimself - Kabul Resident
- Naqib AhmadHimself - Former Mujahidden
- NaghmaHerself - Singer
- Walayad KhanHimself - Rubab Maker
- Amir JanHimself - Musician
- Aziza Feroz AfghanHerself - Singer
- Mike WooldridgeNarrator (voice)
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- Released
- 11 October 2008
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 October 2008. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan?
Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2008) was directed by Simon Broughton and stars Aziz Ghaznawi, Mashinai, Khaled Arman.