Dohktar Astam, “I Am a Girl”, is performed in celebration of International Girl Child Day 2016 and recognizes strong women overcoming obstacles in Afghanistan and around the world. It features the Afghan Youth Orchestra and Choir of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and students from Mahrefat High School in Kabul.
دختر استم
"Dokhtar Astam"
Afghan Youth Orchestra and Choir
Afghanistan National Institute of Music
Mahrefat High School Choir
Music by Ustad Farid Shefta
Lyrics by Dr. Sameh Hamed
Zarifa Adiba - Conductor
Mr. Kevin Bishop - Director of Orchestral Studies, Conducting, & Strings
Ustad Farid Shefta - Director of Choirs
Ms. Lauren Braithwaite - Woodwind and Brass Tutor
Mr. Abraham Parra Arámburo - Percussion Tutor
Ms. Diana Mukhametzyanova - Piano Tutor
Andit Abishek Ahikary & Murchana Adhikary - Sitar/Sarode Tutor
Ustad Khial Mohammad Saqizada - Rubab Tutor
Ustad Fraidoon Miazada - Tabla Tutor
Ustad Abdul Latif - Dhol Tutor
Ustad Murad Sarkhosh - Qashkarcha Tutor & ANIM Principal
Dr. Ahmad Sarmast - ANIM Founder and Director
Audio and Video Production by Daf Records
Made possible by support from
Save The Children
&
Open Society Afghanistan
Afghanistan National Institute of Music
www.anim-music.org
