Ensemble Kaboul

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Zirbaghali solo 00:00 Tools
Afghanistan: Laïla Djân 00:00 Tools
Nastaran 00:00 Tools
Sindhi bhairawi 00:00 Tools
Khorshid guna-e man 00:00 Tools
Maste InDJelai 00:00 Tools
Mahali 00:00 Tools
Lal Qalandara manzurme Kasualuna 00:00 Tools
Da zmung dada watan 00:00 Tools
Bibi Sanam djân 00:00 Tools
Saqi Rakla Desro Labo DJâm 00:00 Tools
Dishab Ke Tchu Nai 00:00 Tools
Bibi sanam djan (Chère mademoiselle Sanam) 00:00 Tools
Mâ-e mano akhtar-e shabhâ-e man 00:00 Tools
Ma-e mano akhtar-e shabha-e man (Lune et étoile de mes nuits) 00:00 Tools
Gol Batcha-E Opiâni 00:00 Tools
Gol Dé Par Zolfo 00:00 Tools
Nastaran (Eglantine) 00:00 Tools
Délé mara bordi 00:00 Tools
Da zmung data watan 00:00 Tools
Da zmung data watan (Patrie de nos pères) 00:00 Tools
Saqi rakla desro labo djam (O échansonne, donne-moi la coupe de tes lèvres rouges) 00:00 Tools
Lai qalandara manzurme kasualuna (O lal qalandar, réponds à mes questions ) 00:00 Tools
Dele mara bordi (Tu as dérobé mon coeur) 00:00 Tools
Lai Qalandara Manzurme Kasualuna 00:00 Tools
Khorshid guna-e man (Mon soleil et mon étoile lumineuse) 00:00 Tools
Ma-E Mano Akhtar-E Shabha-E Man 00:00 Tools
Sindhi Bhairavi 00:00 Tools
Maste indjelai (Fille pleine de vie) 00:00 Tools
Bibi Sanam Djan 00:00 Tools
Saqi Rakla Desro Labo Djam 00:00 Tools
Gol batcha-e opiani (Le bon garçon opian) 00:00 Tools
Sindhi Bhairavi (instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Gol de par zolfo (Fleur dans tes cheveux) 00:00 Tools
Dele Mara Bordi 00:00 Tools
Bishab ke tchu nai (Hier soir comme une flûte) 00:00 Tools
Nastaran - '''' - Eglantine 00:00 Tools
Nastaran : Eglantine 00:00 Tools
Mahali (Suite de mélodies populaires) 00:00 Tools
Bishab ke tchu nai 00:00 Tools
Ma-e mano akhtar-e shabha-e man - Lune et étoile de mes nuits 00:00 Tools
Bibi sanam djan - Chère mademoiselle Sanam 00:00 Tools
Gol Batcha-E Opiani 00:00 Tools
Gol De Par Zolfo 00:00 Tools
Lai qalandara manzurme kasualuna - O lal qalandar, réponds à mes questions 00:00 Tools
Saqi rakla desro labo djam - O échansonne, donne-moi la coupe de tes lèvres rouges 00:00 Tools
Gol batcha-e opiani - Le bon garçon opian 00:00 Tools
Dele mara bordi - Tu as dérobé mon coeur 00:00 Tools
Khorshid guna-e man - Mon soleil et mon étoile lumineuse 00:00 Tools
Da zmung data watan - Patrie de nos pères 00:00 Tools
Mahali - Suite de mélodies populaires 00:00 Tools
Bishab ke tchu nai - Hier soir comme une flûte 00:00 Tools
Maste indjelai - Fille pleine de vie 00:00 Tools
Gol de par zolfo - Fleur dans tes cheveux 00:00 Tools
Khorshid guna-e man : Mon soleil et mon étoile lumineuse 00:00 Tools
Mâ-E Mano Akhtare-E Shabhâ-E Man 00:00 Tools
Nastaran - '''' (Eglantine) 00:00 Tools
Mahali (Suite de mélodies populaires) 00:00 Tools
Lai qalandara manzurme kasualuna (O lal qalandar, réponds à mes questions) 00:00 Tools
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It's no exaggeration to say that the Ensemble Kaboul have literally kept Afghan music alive through many difficult years. Based in Geneva (hence the French spelling of Kabul) and led by Khaled Arman who plays the rebab lute - the Afghan national instrument - they represent the traditional and popular sound of Afghan music. Thanks to its position at the crossroads of Asia, Afghan music is a heady and accessible mixture of Indian, Persian and Central Asian sounds - and in the hands of a group like this, it obviously has an international appeal. Khaled's father Hossein Arman, who sings and plays harmonium in the ensemble, had a considerable reputation at Radio Afghanistan. Things got difficult for musicians in Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989 and the mujahedin took power with their extreme Islamic beliefs. That's when Hossein decided to leave and follow his son who'd already left to study in Europe. The situation got worse when the Taliban came to power in the mid-90s and music was entirely banned and instruments destroyed. It was then that Khaled and the Ensemble Kaboul really felt a duty to sustain the music of their country. Their first CD "Nastaran" was considered Top of the World by Song lines magazine. Ensemble Kaboul had not yet been back to Afghanistan as the situation with respect to music is still uncertain. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.