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Artist Archives

A collection of recordings, documented encounters and guides to the language and music behind them.

DOCUMENTED ENCOUNTERS

When the artists crossed paths

Painted scene of musicians gathered around a rubab and tabla in a Peshawar-style hujra
Illustration of a hujra music gathering
Haroon Bacha on the Radio Mashaal arts programme artwork

13 JUN 2024 / RADIO MASHAAL

Haroon interviews Yamee

A Pashto broadcast about Yamee’s life in music, studio work and regional instruments. The original programme includes audio. Image: Radio Mashaal programme artwork.

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Haroon Bacha performing with musicians in an image published by Dawn

DEC 2016 / PESHAWAR

Tribute to Haroon Bacha

At a folk music evening in his honour, Karan Khan spoke about Bacha’s experiments with Pashto song. Dawn documented the event and published the accompanying performance image.

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Official video artwork for Ta Rana Larry

MAR 2026 / RELEASE

Ta Rana Larry credits

Malaika Khan, Karan Khan and Yamee Khan appear together in the release credits as vocalist, writer and composer, and music producer respectively.

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LISTENING ROOM

Recordings across the years

READING ROOM

Pashto music and cultural history

Children playing informal cricket in a village courtyard
Illustration · A courtyard cricket game

CULTURE / EVERYDAY LIFE

From harvest to courtyard cricket

See the fields, workshops and play spaces behind the culture.

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Hear the sung poetry of Ghani Khan and Rahman Baba in our Pashto Culture chapter ↗.

GUIDE

Pashto music

Hear the difference between tappay and ghazal and learn about rubab craftsmanship.

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