Inside Afghanistan - Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya

Afghan nomad tribal dances, love songs, battle tunes… played on authentic instruments, such as ghichak (fiddle), zeir baghali (goblet drum), surnai (shawm), dholak (double headed drum), rabab (lute) and more. Afghan music and traditions–almost lost–preserved in invaluable field recordings made in Kabul in 1950 and 1970 by ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya. Extensive information in English and German.