Concert in Frankfurt's Oriental Palace
On February 6, the Jazz Bridges Afghanistan concert at the Orient Palace in Frankfurt was attended by Afghanistan's Ambassador to Germany, Maliha Zulfacar, who called the concert "an excellent way to create a positive image of Afghan culture." Also in attendance was Germany's ZDF Television reporter Klaus Kleber who has reported from Afghanistan extensively in recent years.
Since the fall of the Taliban, arts and culture in Afghanistan have undergone a major revival. The Ghulam Hussain Ensemble returned to Kabul from exile in Pakistan in early 2002, where they have been able to reclaim their mantle as the foremost exponents of Afghan classical and traditional music in the country. The Ensemble was chosen to collaborate in 'Jazz Bridges Afghanistan', an innovative project combining traditional Afghan musicians with American and British jazz musicians, by Kabul’s Foundation for Culture and Civil Society. This unique cross-cultural collaboration was the brainchild of American Voicec' John Ferguson who describes the project as "a groundbreaking moment in the recent history of Afghan music."
The concert was covered by major media such as Radio Hesse and Frankfurt main newspapers, The Frankfurter Neue Presse and the Allgemeine Zeitung.
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