Live In Kabul Auscast Network

Welcome to Live in Kabul, in this series we’ll be looking at the rise and fall of the music scene in the city between 2006 and the present. Across the series, we’ll be talking to five different expats who lived in Kabul at various times between this period. In this episode, we look at what Kabul was like prior to the heightened conflict that penetrated the city in 2014.
Guest Speakers
Elijah Berry
Elijah has worked in private security in some of the most hostile places in the world, including Afghanistan. He first went to Kabul to do close protection and rather than returning home at the end of his contract, he decided to stick around, remaining in the country for a further five and a half years. 
Catherine James
Catherine (AKA Cat) is a journalist who is still in Kabul. She has worked for the ABC and other news outlets and was a member of expat band, The Internationals. Her voice has been likened to that of Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine.
Jennifer Moberg
Jennifer is a talented musician who worked as a teacher at the Afghan National Institute of Music (ANIM). She was a devoted teacher who was admired by her students, many of whom left the country in pursuit of their music dreams.
Adrien Henry
Adrien has been described as the best expat guitarist in Kabul. Originally from the UK, Adrien played worked in insurance and was a member of the renowned expat band, The Internationals. 
Travis Beard
Travis lived and breathed music in Kabul and was behind one of the most successful music festival in the country, Sound Central. He also ran his own music house known as the Jackie Chan guest house, which was popular amongst the locals.
Credits and acknowledgements
Elijah Berry
Catherine James
Jennifer Moberg
Travis Beard
Adrien Henry
Liam Carter
Andy Martin
Zoe Hall
 
Music
Theme song: Dunes – Bifkeki
The Crew – Bifkeki
Crack in the Radio – Kabul Dreams
Bomb Blast – Kabul Dreams
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In the final episode of LIVE in Kabul Liam talks to our guests about what Kabul is like today and whether there is any hope of some sort of music scene returning to the city.
Credits and acknowledgements
Elijah Berry
Catherine James
Jennifer Moberg
Travis Beard
Adrien Henry
Liam Carter
Andy Martin
Zoe Hall
White City
Kabul Dreams
Bifkeki
Music (In order)
Theme Song: Dunes – Bifkeki
Perfect 10 – White City
Space Cadet – White City
Last Plan – White City
Spoons – White City
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White City
https://soundcloud.com/whitecitykabul
https://www.facebook.com/whitecitykabul/
Kabul Dreams
https://soundcloud.com/kabuldreams
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WeqTIsrCuVuUR3W9cJr6T?si=_wyM52Y-Tk29Bh41PCnYkA
https://www.facebook.com/kabuldreamsband/
https://www.kabuldreams.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kabuldreams/
https://twitter.com/Kabul_Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfyNPcPnDTACurndQtlrjFQ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/megalomaniacs/id1198462437
Bifkeki
https://soundcloud.com/bifkeki
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In this episode we explore the demise of the music scene in Kabul after the heightened conflict in 2014. 
Credits and acknowledgements
Elijah Berry
Catherine James
Jennifer Moberg
Travis Beard
Adrien Henry
Liam Carter
Andy Martin
Zoe Hall
Music (In Order)
Theme song: Dunes – Bifkeki
Chill Morghak (Dari/Farsi) – Kabul Dreams
Good Morning Freedom – Kabul Dreams
Petrol Sucker – White City
Air – Kabul Dreams
Bomb Blast – Kabul Dreams
Links
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In this episode, we look at the rise of the music scene in Kabul and how it evolved from the infant, underground scene that it once was, to the hugely successful Sound Central Music Festival.
Credits and acknowledgements
Elijah Berry
Catherine James
Jennifer Moberg
Travis Beard
Adrien Henry
Liam Carter
Andy Martin
Zoe Hall
Music (In Order)
Theme song: Dunes – Bifkeki
Breakbone Fever – White City
Rush – Kabul Dreams
Plastic Words – Kabul Dreams
Belly Deep – White City
Bomb Blast – Kabul Dreams
Crack in the Radio – Kabul Dreams
A Flower After Storm – Kabul Dreams
I Wanna Runaway – Kabul Dreams
Honey Goliath – White City
Sadae Man – Kabul Dreams
Air – Kabul Dreams
Brain Drain – Kabul Dreams
Ghost – Kabul Dreams
Head Hurts – Kabul Dreams 
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