By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: On most of the occasions, when we talk of Afghanistan, it’s either Taliban or the prolonged conflicts at the land locked country. The country was almost devastated by many from both inside and outside yet there are some beautiful things to be appreciated in the country.
In Guwahati it was a rare yet a wonderful opportunity for the people to spend a mesmerizing evening with Afghan musician duo – Zalai Pakta and Mohammad Nazir Nabizada.
Afghan musician duo Zalai Pakta (right) and Mohammad Nazir Nabizada during their performance in Guwahati.
The audiences at Rabindra Bhawan were left speechless as Pakta kept on creating magic with his flute. Thus, we call it the power of music to unite people breaking all the man-made boundaries.
“This is how music can bring people closer. Our performance here loved by the people here and it’s a great feeling. Artistes from here also perform there be loved by our people. And this should continue for the better relation of the two countries,” Pakta told TwoCircles.net after their performance on Monday evening.
At one point a few stepped up to the stage to embrace the duo. There were no barriers, from Kabul to Guwahati, they speak the same language.
This also happens to be the first ever public performance by the Afghan musician following their performance in Afghan Embassy.
Zalai Pakta has been a regular performer for Afghan National TV for the last 15 years and he teaches flute at Aghan Khan Trust for Culture, official musical course besides giving valuable tips to the students in music department of Kabul University.
“Conflict is a part of life. Such incidents take place but life goes on. There are good and bad people everywhere. We need to take the positives and move on,” he added.
For them music is the greatest ointment to heal the pain and negatives in life.
Paktai has also the distinction to perform in London, Dubai and other European countries before coming to India.
Mohammad Nazir Nabizada who played Tabla with Paktai also regularly performs in Afghan National TV and teaches students in Afghanistan.
“This is a nice place to visit. We are overwhelmed,” said a soft spoken Nabizada.
The people in the auditorium seem to be involved in the music as the show went ahead. “It was really a wonderful evening to be here. The performance was nice,” said an audience.
The event was organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations in collaboration with the Assam directorate of cultural affairs.
“This is the first time that we have invited artistes from Afghanistan and we hope to continue this bonding between the two countries through art, culture and music. We are extremely happy to have Zalai Pakta and Mohammad Nazir Nabizada among us,” said Swapnanil Barua, an official of Assam cultural department.