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Afghan rappers, break dancers and rockers at the Sound Central Festival

Agencies Published May 2, 2013
Afghan rapper Ramika Khabiri, 18, performs during “The Sound Central Festival” at the French Cultural Center in Kabul.
Afghan rapper Ramika Khabiri, 18, performs during “The Sound Central Festival” at the French Cultural Center in Kabul.
Afghan youth break dance during “The Sound Central Festival”.
Afghan youth break dance during “The Sound Central Festival”.
An Afghan youth performs onstage during the festival.
An Afghan youth performs onstage during the festival.
Afghans cheer during the festival.
Afghans cheer during the festival.
A rock musician performs in front of a cheering audience during the festival.
A rock musician performs in front of a cheering audience during the festival.
Afghan rappers attend during the festival.
Afghan rappers attend during the festival.
Members of a rock band perform in front of a cheering crowd during the festival.
Members of a rock band perform in front of a cheering crowd during the festival.

More than a hundred people attended the second edition of the Sound central festival, the only event of its kind that takes places in Afghanistan, where music was banned by the Taliban until the end of 2001. - Photos and text by Agencies

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