First Music Festival in Afghanistan in 3 Decades

On Saturday, October 1, 2011, Afghanistan held their first music festival, Sound Central, in three decades. Though the festival was only six hours long, musicians from Australia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan were all there to rock out. 

During the 6 hour gig music had to be stopped twice for the call to prayer and no alcohol was served. This isn't the typical music festival I usually write about, but it is music and a huge step for Afghanistan, where music was outlawed under the Taliban regime. 

Here is a video of festival goers rocking out and having a good time. Hopefully this is just the beginning of music festivals to come.

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Sources:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afghanistan-holds-first-rock-concert-242875

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/01/us-afghanistan-rock-idUSTRE78T27720111001

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15142243