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Hi again, greetings from Finland! For those of you interested in the footage of the live concert in Kabul, Afghanistan, i have started putting the clips on Vimeo. You can find the first 4 clips here, the others i will post next week.
Thanks to Arianna TV in Kabul for doing a good job in making the film, to the British Council for putting on the event, and to all the great musicians from the Aga Khan Cultural Centre Kabul, especially Mirwaiss Sidiqi, who helped me enormously.
I hope you enjoy the videos! 2 of them i cannot remember the titles, but i am sure Mirwaiss will remind me:)
Best wishes from Jason Carter
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Last Day
To skip this blog and go straight to my website, clickWell i am just packing and leaving for the airport, but i wanted to add this last entry. I received some lovely gifts from the students today, including a letter from them, which reads as follows:
'IN THE NAME OF GOD''
Dear Mr Carter
Music in Afghanistan needs to improve and we try to bring these days which our country's name be in the first level. We are lucky because we meet a person by the name of Jason Carter who is the best player and also come to help us for learning some more guitare's tacktik. Now me, Zabi ullah, agent of music schools students want to say thanks because of coming you here and we hope to see you soon again. We have small gift for you, which is not very expensive but i think shows a lovely way between us.
Good luck Mr Carter.
Agent of music schools students
Zabi ullah
'IN THE NAME OF GOD''
Dear Mr Carter
Music in Afghanistan needs to improve and we try to bring these days which our country's name be in the first level. We are lucky because we meet a person by the name of Jason Carter who is the best player and also come to help us for learning some more guitare's tacktik. Now me, Zabi ullah, agent of music schools students want to say thanks because of coming you here and we hope to see you soon again. We have small gift for you, which is not very expensive but i think shows a lovely way between us.
Good luck Mr Carter.
Agent of music schools students
Zabi ullah
Sunday, 27 July 2008
The Concert!
To skip this blog and go straight to my website, clickWhat can i say, it was a very special evening. Such an honour. I have to find a way of bringing these wonderful musicians to the Middle East and Europe. I have learned so much here, about people and music, i will be very sad to leave on Tuesday. Here are some photos from the concert, i will get a movie up as soon as i receive a copy from the TV Station. The National Archives have asked for a copy, to document the evening in the history of the new artistic life in Afghanistan. I feel as if i have only scratched the surface here and i have to come back.....
Saturday, 26 July 2008
The night before the concert..
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Its saturday evening, and i am here at 'home', preparing for the concert tomorrow night with the Afghan musicians, very exciting. I have to do a bit of practice, memorizing the Afghan tunes, change my strings on the Harp Guitar, and to sleep early. Tomorrow there will be 60 extra (armed) police within 1km of the British Council Compound, for added security. A bizarre concept, all those weapons, so close to something creative. We will have the concert filmed professionally so i hope to have a copy of that up here as soon as possible, but it will probably take a few days....
My students at the University and Vocational Music School are doing so well, i wish i could stay longer and do more with them. I must find a way of coming back to do just that. Also i had a lovely Afghan suit made for the concert tomorrow...photos to follow :)
Its saturday evening, and i am here at 'home', preparing for the concert tomorrow night with the Afghan musicians, very exciting. I have to do a bit of practice, memorizing the Afghan tunes, change my strings on the Harp Guitar, and to sleep early. Tomorrow there will be 60 extra (armed) police within 1km of the British Council Compound, for added security. A bizarre concept, all those weapons, so close to something creative. We will have the concert filmed professionally so i hope to have a copy of that up here as soon as possible, but it will probably take a few days....
My students at the University and Vocational Music School are doing so well, i wish i could stay longer and do more with them. I must find a way of coming back to do just that. Also i had a lovely Afghan suit made for the concert tomorrow...photos to follow :)
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Music Session Videos Online!
Tuesday...
To skip this blog and go straight to my website, clickThe last couple of days have been busy. But today we are 'locked down' because of a demonstration in the city. There was a suicide bomber this morning, 3 died, plus a bit of rioting, but now all seems quiet, we are waiting for news from the British Embassy as to when we are 'back to normal'.
Last night i spent with my good friend Mirwaiss Sidiqi, and his family, Afghan food, music, great company and good fun. Will try and get this video online with the local musicians this afternoon, as we are 'locked in'.
In the meantime, here are some photos, including ones with the musicians this week.
Last night i spent with my good friend Mirwaiss Sidiqi, and his family, Afghan food, music, great company and good fun. Will try and get this video online with the local musicians this afternoon, as we are 'locked in'.
In the meantime, here are some photos, including ones with the musicians this week.
Sunday, 20 July 2008
The BEST day so far!
To skip this blog and go straight to my website, clickToday was amazing, I spent the day at the Aga Khan Cultural Centre and i played with a 10 piece Afghan Orchestra. Musicians included Ustad Ghulam Hussain (Rubab) and an 87 year old Dilruba player. I have some great photos on Facebook, and videos which are still in the camera, i will get them up here tomorrow. The only disturbances were a couple of low flying US Helisopters. Somehow, worlds apart.
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