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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Kabul to host international music festival

Afghan capital Kabul will host its first ever four-day International Kabul music festival in the city next week, say reports.

It will be the first such festival in the central Asian country.

Director of music department of Ministry of Information and culture AbdulEtemadi has been quoted as saying that the four day music eventwould be held in the French Cultural Center, Qala-e-Nuh Burj, Feroz-Kohfoundation and Kabul Istiqlal High School auditorium.

Participants will include artistes from Pakistan, Tajikistan, India and Afghanistan who will be a part of the musical gathering and would present their artistic classic, traditional and Qawali music. The International festival is aimed at empowering Afghanistan music, encouraging Afghan artists and establishing relations with music industries of other countries.

The international fair will be held with close collaboration from Radio Kilid, Khial Cultural Center, French Cultural Center and few other local NGOs in Kabul, say reports.

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