Ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Sarmast discusses the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and its mission to transform lives through music, revive and preserve Afghan musical culture, train future music educators and lead cultural diplomacy between Afghanistan and the international community.
Dr. Ahmad Sarmast is the founder and director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. A music educator, trumpet player, and the son of a renowned Afghan musician, he fled his home country in the 1990’s, when Afghanistan’s rich musical heritage was abruptly halted by the civil war. Following the nation’s liberation, Sarmast returned to Kabul to establish the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM). ANIM offers music education both within traditional Afghan music and western classical music to boys and girls regardless of gender, ethnicity and social backgrounds. Within a short time, ANIM became one of the most influential educational and cultural entities in Afghanistan.
Dr. Sarmast received his PhD in Music from Monash University in 2005, the first Afghan ethnomusicologist to receive a doctorate. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in performance and music education and a Master of Arts in musicology/ethnomusicology from the Moscow State Conservatory. A dual national of Australia and Afghanistan, he makes his home in Melbourne with his wife, children and a granddaughter.
For more information on the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, please visit www.anim-music....
Moderated by Pedro Pina.
21 авг 2024
