The students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music fled after the Taliban seized power. Now, the young musicians are playing again as they try to remake their school, and their dreams, in Portugal. nyti.ms/3O05G9b

During the #WorldJusticeForum, Dr Ahmad Sarmast, founder of Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), addressed attendees ahead of a performance by a group of his students. The school continues to operate in exile in #Portugal. Read his remarks & watch the performance here: bit.ly/3PyBkMf

Thank you, League of American Orchestras, for highlighting Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) in the most recent edition of Symphony Magazine. To learn more, read the full article here ➡️ americanorchestras.org/global-assist%…

Dr. Sarmast (Dr Ahmad Sarmast)’s powerful address during the #WorldJusticeForum called on the #InternationalCommunity to save #AfghanMusic & #AfghanMusicians. Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) You can read his remarks here: worldjusticeproject.org/news/founder-%…

Today: ANIM Founder Dr. Ahmad Sarmast speaks at the @womex 2022 Conference in Lisbon, Portugal #WOMEX22 bit.ly/3Dgwb84

ANIM's Azada ensemble performed at The Guimet Museum in Paris on January 27, 2023. The concert marked the first performance in Paris since their relocation to Portugal and featured a variety of traditional, popular, and folk music. guimet.fr/event/lafghani…

هنرجویان انستیتو ملی موسیقی افغانستان که پس از روی کار آمدن طالبان به کشور پرتقال رفته‌اند ترانه «فریاد زنانه: ترانه برای یک انقلاب» را در آستانه روز جهانی زن اجرا کرده‌اند. بیشتر بخوانید: bbc.in/3mCvznG 📸 Dr Ahmad Sarmast

This year for International Women's Day we are standing in solidarity with Afghan women and organizations that support oppressed women around the world. This captures our choral and orchestral performance of “A Woman’s Battle Cry (Shoulder to Shoulder)" bit.ly/3ZSGcRq...

International Women's Day Coverage on CNN Christiane Amanpour.

Thank you to AFP News Agency for sharing our story. yhoo.it/3Tjl7he

We're excited to join Ensemble Darcos, fadista Marco Oliveira, and guitarist Miguel Amaral for an evening of Portuguese and Afghan music on April 4 and 5.

Thank you to Frankfurter Allgemeine for writing about Midori's visit and performance with us on March 5th. bit.ly/40HUJjD

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It has been two years since the Taliban came into power in Afghanistan. Read more about the last two years in this article from NPR npr.org/2023/08/12/119…

ANIM will join musicians from Germany and Iran for Bonn's Beethovenfest Campus Project 2023. The concert will be at Bonn University on September 14. Read the full article here: dw.com/en/2023-campus… Details about the concert are available here: locg.ch/fr/calendrier/…

Please read our feature in DER SPIEGEL bit.ly/3U2p7ES

UPDATE: The orchestra was denied an entry visa to the UK ahead of South Asian Sounds Festival hosted by the Southbank Centre. Read the press release here: bit.ly/3P2xflO

Dr. Ahmad Sarmast will appear on the The Gould Standard podcast in conversation with the Glenn Gould Foundation CEO Brian Levine. The episode will air at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday October 24. Available on all platforms! Listen here: bit.ly/3BXaXhu

Press Release by the Afghanistan National Institute of Music On the Occasion of International Human Rights Day 🎼 🌍

Tomorrow, Friday December 13, 2024, our story will be told by On Assignment with Richard Engel at 1030 PM ET on NBC News NOW. bit.ly/3BrQilJ