Homayoun Sakhi is the most outstanding Afghan rubâb player of his generation, a brilliant virtuoso endowed with charismatic musical presence and personality. Born in Kabul into one of Afghanistan’s leading musical families; from the age of 10 he studied the rubâb – a double-chambered lute and the national instrument of Afghanistan. In 1992 he and his family moved to Peshwar, Pakistan seeking refuge from the war that racked his country. There he quickly became a popular entertainer performing on radio and television alongside many of Pakistan’s well-known singers and musicians. In 2001 he moved to Fremont, CA in the US – a city known for its large Afghani community. There he quickly established himself as a teacher, performer and composer. He has created works for the Kronos Quartet and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and regularly collaborates with celebrated musicians such as Yo Y Ma and Ustad Farida Mahwash.
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