Afghan Whigs are back with their first new music in nearly four years. Where 2022’s How Do You Burn? was on the pristine side, “House Of I” has that classic, gritty Afghan Whigs sound with that ...

The Afghan Whigs are working their way back to greatness. Fans have been promised a new album, the band's first since 2022's somewhat underwhelming How Do You Burn? So far, the group has released two ...

EXCLUSIVE: Afghan Star is a music talent format that ran for 15 seasons in Afghanistan and shephered in a cultural revolution in the country. Launched four years after the fall of the Taliban, the ...

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles. By Elian Peltier Visuals by Asim ...

Though they've kept up their usual habit of doing cover songs, it's been a while since we've heard new original music from the Afghan Whigs. That drought ends today, however, with "House Of I," their ...

The first time Arson Fahim saw a piano is seared into his memory. He was a young boy, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, when he saw the film The Pianist. "I saw this movie and I was, like, 'Wow, how can ...

AMHERST — On Friday night, Afghan traditional music virtuoso Salar Nader and his Afghan Music Project played The Drake in Amherst. The tabla artist and another traditional master musician, Quraishi, ...

This weekend, we’re thinking about the stories that we don’t often hear. An opera company that uplifts the voices of historically marginalized artists organizes a showcase of youth performers. There’s ...

After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people. By Carlotta Gall and Ruhullah Khapalwak Carlotta Gall and Ruhullah Khapalwak attended a ...