Event overview
Traditional music from Afghanistan as played in Herat in the 1970s, including folk songs, popular songs and classical instrumental music.
“An Evening in Herat” - Traditional music from Afghanistan as played in Herat in the 1970s, including folk songs, popular songs and classical instrumental music.
Veronica Doubleday - vocal and daireh (frame drum)
John Baily - dutar and rubab (plucked lutes)
Sulaiman Haqpana - tabla (hand drum pair)
London vocalist Veronica Doubleday will draw on her deep knowledge of women’s music-making in the Afghan city of Herat, offering insight into their expressive world. She accompanies her singing with the traditional women’s instrument, the daireh frame drum. Her Persian-language texts cover themes of love, spiritual devotion, humor, and protest. Her husband John Baily, Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths, London University, accompanies her, playing the two-stringed dutar lute alongside Sulaiman Haqpana on tabla.
In the 1970s, Veronica undertook research on the lives, beliefs, friendships, and activities of women in the city of Herat while a resident there with John Baily. They learned to perform Afghan music as a technique of ethnomusicological research, and since then have performed concerts and given academic presentations around the world.
Free event, all welcome
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2015 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm |
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