Can you stop the birds singing? : the censorship of music in Afghanistan /

Can you stop the birds singing? : the censorship of music in Afghanistan /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Baily, John, 1943-
Imprint:	Copenhagen : Freemuse, 2003.
Description:	52 p. : map ; 30 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
Language:	English
Series:	Freemuse report, 1601-2127 ; no. 1/2001
Subject:	Music -- Afghanistan -- History and criticism. Censorship -- Afghanistan. Music -- Censorship. Censorship. Music -- Censorship. Music Afghanistan. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6833749

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Other authors / contributors:	Freemuse.
Notes:	"Post scriptum, John Baily, September 24, 2003." Accompanied by audio CD providing examples of Afghan music. Includes bibliographical references.

Table of Contents:

Afghanistan. History and demography
Music profile
Afghan art music
Popular radio music
Regional musics
Song texts
Religious recitation, chanting and singing.
Music censorship. The Afghan legal system in the past
The new republic
Jihad period
Rabbani period
Taliban and censorship
Origins and ideology of Taliban
Edicts concerning music
Reports of censorship in English language media
Personal testimony from Afghans
Taliban justifications for banning music
Evading the ban on music.
The effects of censorship. The role of music in traditional Afghan life
Normality and identity
Therapeutic aspects of music
The fate of musicians
Recommendations.