Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan (1985)

In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways.

Directed by John Baily52mDocumentary,Music

Amir, shot during the height of the Afghan civil war in the 1980s, investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan through the experiences of the musician Amir. The aspirations of Afghan refugees are expressed through their political songs dealing with the civil war in Afghanistan, with exile, with Afghan nationalism and with the Islamic revolution. In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways, both to promote solidarity and as an agent of catharsis.

Year
1985
Country
PK
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1985
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Amir Muhammad
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Shah Wali Khan
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Satar Khan
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A. W. Sultani
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