Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
Baran: Music that goes through the body and into the heart
Re-reading the English translation of Mohammad Sharif Saiidi’s Baran, I find myself shivering again and again as I linger on each line...
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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
Dawn: A torch in solidarity with the irrepressible women of Afghanistan
It is difficult to begin writing about Meena Karimi's composition Dawn without feeling a burn in my chest and a lump in my throat—it's...
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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Dance of Terror: A musical expression of tragic laughter?
The third piece on the Orchestral Music of Afghanistan: Looking Forward concert and the focus of this blog post, is Arson Fahim’s Dance...
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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
- Aug 29, 2022
- 2 min
Heart That Burns: Passion, sweetness and sorrow
Enrobed in an elegant waltz, Zalai Pakta's Heart That Burns encapsulates a poignancy and complexity of feeling: the sweetness and joy of...
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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Asta Boro: A timeless tribute to love
In my blog yesterday I said that I was going to write a series of blogs featuring each one of the compositions performed on the 'Looking...
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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Looking Forward: One for the history books
On 5 July 2022, an extraordinary event took place in London. Nine new compositions by Afghan composers were performed by the Oxford...
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