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Homayun Sakhi

Homayoun Sakhi is an Afghan-born player of the Afghan Rubab, an instrument of which he is considered a master. Since moving to the United States, he has collaborated with the Kronos Quartet and others.

Sakhi was born in 1976 in Kabul into a family of musicians; he learned to play the rubab from his father. He moved to the United States in 2002 and lives in Fremont, California ("Little Kabul"), whe…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
January 1st, 1976
Labels
Smithsonian Folkways
Last updated: January 20th, 2023

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