Can you stop the birds singing?
Subtitle: the censorship of music in Afghanistan
By: John Baily
Contributors: Freemuse
Series: Freemuse report -- no. 1/2001
Publisher: Freemuse
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Music; History and criticism; Music and state; Censorship
Notes: "Post scriptum, John Baily, September 24, 2003."

Accompanied by audio CD providing examples of Afghan music recorded from 1977-1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 50).
Table of contents: title: Afghanistan. History and demography ; Music profile ; Afghan art music ; Popular radio music ; Regional musics ; Song texts ; Religious recitation, chanting and singing; title: Music censorship. The Afghan legal system in the past ; The new republic ; Jihad period ; Rabbani period ; Taliban and censorship ; Origins and ideology of Taliban ; Edicts concerning music ; Reports of censorship in English language media ; Personal testimony from Afghans ; Taliban justifications for banning music ; Evading the ban on music; title: The effects of censorship. The role of music in traditional Afghan life ; Normality and identity ; Therapeutic aspects of music ; The fate of musicians ; Recommendations.