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The Pashto Afghan music belongs to the Asian country Afghanistan. It is a beautiful country with great history but marred by violence since ages. Even today, country is facing great struggle in maintaining peace. In such circumstances, importance of music is very much understandable.
Music helps in soothing nerves and touching internal chords. But in a country where even music was banned, it’s commendable that music has managed to survive in strife-ridden country. Coming back to Pashto-afghan music, it’s very poetic in nature. In fact, poetry with beautiful lyrics forms the backbone of afghan music.
One interesting facet of afghan music is its popularity in none other than USA. It’s an old phenomenon but still relished. Actually, people used to combine both songs and dance in a group of males and females and celebrate. A particular form of dance was followed. Known as Atan, this national dance was performed on rhythmic pattern of Pashto-afghan music. Because of cultural and regional diversity, different forms of music flourished in the country. Country is filled with different ethnic groups like Pashto, Afghan, Turkish and Persian.
Such diversity ensured that country will have many forms of music. At the same time, its war ridden history had a surprisingly positive effect in form of solitary presence of regional music. Other forms of western music have yet to arrive in the country. Indigenous Pashto-afghan music uses diatonic scales without any microtones. Afghan music does not focus upon harmony.
Country has given its music lovers singers like Rahim Takhori, Salaam Logari and Meri Maftun.
Famous songs include Allah dilam Aziz, Ra jeg ka plaow, Dera stari Yuma, Bya gad sho ba maidan, Tora jaan and Sabza ba naaz Ajab.
Themes of the songs are mainly, love, betrayal, emotions and several historical events. Common instruments are, Rubab, dutar, tanbur, dambura, and bowed lutes like sarinda and ghaichak.
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