page_title: Pashto music
hierarchical_section_title: Pashto music
caption_attribution_description: English: Said Shah, Ashraf Abasy and Atig Azizi perform "Shawam Sadqa" at the new Afghan Cultural Center on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan. The song is a popular Afghan melody that talks about all one sacrifices for the other - a love song. The musicians were performing just prior to the official ribbon cutting for the center. Shah claps his hands and sings, while Abasy plays an harmonium and Azizi hammers out a rhythm on tablas. (Photo ID: 502304)
context_page_description: Pashto music is commonly performed in Afghanistan, mostly in the eastern parts and among the Pashtun diaspora, Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Balochistan province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The major center for Pashto music and arts is found in Peshawar, Pakistan.
context_section_description: Pashto music is commonly performed in Afghanistan, mostly in the eastern parts and among the Pashtun diaspora,  Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK), northern Balochistan province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The major center for Pashto music and arts is found in Peshawar, Pakistan.
caption: Afghan men performing at the new Afghan Cultural Center on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
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