Amir : an Afghan refugee musician's life in Peshawar, Pakistan (1985) - National Film and Television School, Royal Anthropological Institute ; Documentary Educational Resources | Rewind
Amir : an Afghan refugee musician's life in Peshawar, Pakistan
National Film and Television School, Royal Anthropological Institute ; Documentary Educational Resources · 1985
Year
1985
Distributor
National Film and Television School, Royal Anthropological Institute ; Documentary Educational Resources
Country
US
Video Standard
NTSC
OCLC
28041404
Language
PER
Notes
Musician Amir Mohammad moved from Herat, Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan in 1979 as a result of the Marxist regime and civil war in his homeland. Through him viewers are introduced both to Afghan music and to the poverty and isolation faced by refugees. In the accompanying booklet, ethnomusicologist John Baily discusses the making of a documentary film as a form of research and fieldwork
Subjects
Musicians Pakistan Peshawar Social life and customsMusicians Afghanistan Social life and customsMusic Pakistan PeshawarMusic AfghanistanRefugees Afghanistan Social conditionsRefugees Pakistan Peshawar Social conditions
Musician Amir Mohammad moved from Herat, Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan in 1979 as a result of the Marxist regime and civil war in his homeland. Through him viewers are introduced both to Afghan music and to the poverty and isolation faced by refugees. In the accompanying booklet, ethnomusicologist John Baily discusses the making of a documentary film as a form of research and fieldwork
