Cayenna Ponchione-BaileyJun 7, 20233 minHope: Musical unity and common human purposeHow can 'hope' be represented in music? Hope for what and for whom? For Mohammad Qambar Nawshad ‘hope’ is fundamental to human life and...
Cayenna Ponchione-BaileyFeb 8, 20233 minBaran: Music that goes through the body and into the heartRe-reading the English translation of Mohammad Sharif Saiidi’s Baran, I find myself shivering again and again as I linger on each line...
Cayenna Ponchione-BaileySep 20, 20224 minDawn: A torch in solidarity with the irrepressible women of AfghanistanIt 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...
Cayenna Ponchione-BaileySep 9, 20223 minDance 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...