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Concert in Paris for the Afghan children "Afghanistan: one child one book"
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Tuesday 9 December 2003 The Théâtre du Soleil
Concert for the benefit of the project Tuesday 9 December 2003 à 8:00 p.m.
Sima Bina is one of the most renowned traditional Persian singers. As a true anthropologist of Khorassan music, (a region located at the borders of Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan), she has been compiling for years a traditional repertoire from this province. Singing in Persian, but also in Turkish and Kurdish, she perpetuates a tradition of folk music which praises nature and love, and which evokes nostalgia and the changing times. Her arrival in France is exceptional because she remains one of the rare Iranian interpreters performing abroad. For Open Asia, an international not-for-profit development organisation supporting development of civil society in Middle Asia, the equation is simple: a gift of 2Euros equals one book. Furthermore, Open Asia is currently raising funds for an independent publishing house in Afghanistan (4,000 Euros are needed merely for the official registration of the publishing house and for the purchase of necessary material). In this way Open Asia hopes to publish, quickly and at the lowest possible cost, books for the youth of this country, devastated by book-burners at the time of the Taliban dictatorship. In the year 2003, Open Asia already published two collections of poems in Afghanistan with the support of UNESCO, including one exclusively for children entitled "Caravan of light", and made up of previously unpublished works written by authors from forty countries. Created in 1996, the organisation has offices in France, Denmark, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, as well as a network of correspondents in Middle Asia. Practical information Ticket Reservation: 01 43 74 24 08 Performances: The theatre opens at 7:00 p.m.. Afghan food (paying menu) will be offered to the audience before the commencement of the show. The show will start at 8:00 p.m. Access:
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