After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.

If you were a fan of Afghan Whigs in the 1990s and devoted an unhealthy amount of time to their amazing hat trick of albums — “Congregation” (1992), “Gentlemen” (1993) and “Black Love” (1996) — it was ...

Greg Dulli has a thing about cars. In his songs with the Afghan Whigs in the 1990s and with the Twilight Singers in the 2000s, the Cincinnati-born, New Orleans-based songwriter always has a ride ...

Hasan Besmil, a famous traditional singer, changed the tone of the popular talk show, Qabe Goftogo, with his latest song When a famous Afghan singer turned up on a popular chat show, he had a blunt ...

As the band began playing a Latin-style beat, only Sahar Arian's silhouette was visible to TV audiences across Afghanistan. Slumped onstage, microphone in hand, she began singing cloaked in darkness. ...

One song playing at the right moment, perhaps with the right cup of coffee in your favorite mug, the sun coming through the window, can really make life worth living. We here at American Songwriter ...

Afghan women have turned to social media to protest the latest draconian edict issued by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, which the Biden administration says is aimed at erasing them completely from ...

Afghan band Morcha’s Masoud Hasanzada spoke to us about their country, freedom, and Bollywood during a recent visit to Delhi Afghan band Morcha’s Masoud Hasanzada spoke to us about their country, ...