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8. The musicians

Keeping music alive under the Taliban - young pianist, composer and conductor Arson Fahim and cellist Meena tell Lyse Doucet their music cannot be silenced

Keeping music alive under the Taliban - 21-year-old pianist, composer and conductor Arson Fahim and cellist Meena have both had to leave Afghanistan to continue studying and performing the music they love. Arson created the music for this series. The last time the Taliban were in power, in the 90s, music was banned; today Afghan musicians live in fear. But Arson and Meena, who have studied and composed together, tell Lyse Doucet they are a new generation - playing music is their way of protesting and they will not be silenced

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Sat 23 Oct 202101:32GMT

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