‘The Taliban tried to silence us’: the musicians who escaped to Portugal With music now a crime in Afghanistan, Braga has become one of the few places where the practice is being preserved The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals ‘Unfair’ rejection rates of up to 70% harm cultural diversity and create a ‘global apartheid’, say promoters and musicians The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
Outcry forces Home Office to allow Afghan youth orchestra to go on England tour Officials had earlier refused visas to Portugal-based musicians on Breaking the Silence tour days before first concert The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma has joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon for a performance of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022