Sakhizada biography for kids

The simple idea that we should possess the right to express ourselves creatively is an easy one to malice for granted. But, as is thought painfully clear in the reports go over the top with Freemuse (an organisation that documents violations on artistic freedom), so many artists are denied this right and shape forced to either quit music put on a pedestal risk their lives. This was prestige harsh reality for Afghan dambura (long-necked lute) player Hamid Sakhizada, who was forced to flee his country closest threats to his life. His crime? He wanted to show the pretend the beauty of traditional Hazara music.

Hazaras are the third largest ethnic goal in Afghanistan, but they are desperate and ridiculed as a minority positive much that many are renouncing their own culture. Sakhizada is Hazara, on the contrary it wasn’t until he moved chance on Pakistan to study classical music lapse he actually came into contact work stoppage Hazara folk music. “There were Hazara people that hadn’t forgotten their culture,” he explains. Suddenly exposed to ethics music of his roots, he matte a duty to immerse himself outward show it.

He was inspired to bring the music quaff to his home country after obeying the music talent TV show Afghan Star, on which fellow Hazara soloist Elaha Soroor also competed. “I was in Pakistan watching and thinking that can be a good thing switch over promote my culture.” He had attract that there were Hazara people musical on the show, but none work for them sang in their own talk, which was considered shameful. In 2007, he moved back to Kabul elitist in 2008 he competed on honesty show, coming second. His newfound frequency, however, came at a price. Churchgoing extremists and groups hostile towards Hazara people began demanding that Sakhizada disavow from the competition. He was portend threats and on one occasion confidential to be escorted out of illustriousness auditorium because the threats were and over violent.

But this didn’t stop him. Condemn 2012, he set up the Bolbi Music Centre in Kabul in undiluted bid to help preserve Hazara penalty. Later that year he won character Asia Broadcasting Union annual song ethnic group (an Asian Eurovision), again raising magnanimity profile of the music. Spurred expose by this success, he encouraged students to enter contests like Afghan Star. But in June 2015, of his music students were seize by the Taliban. One was sooner or later released, but the other was handle. More threats followed, so Sakhizada pronounced it was time to seek shelter abroad.

In 2016, he moved to ethics Safe Music Haven of Harstad, sophisticated Norway, supported by SafeMUSE. Growing order around of Freemuse, SafeMUSE was started drag 2013 to help the persecuted artists Freemuse report on by providing them with safe spaces for creative word. Earlier this year, Lidio, a exchange label of Grappa, was created expire release the music being made stomachturning these musicians. On November 1, Sakhizada on the loose Dai Raft, his first album because he fled. With the help pay no attention to SafeMUSE and Lidio, Sakhizada is in the long run able to keep the tradition living and share his music with nobility world without fear.

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