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Miri Maftun, also written as Mehri Maftun, is an Afghan musician. Maftun was born during the 1930s in the province of Badakhshan. He specialized in authentic instruments, principally the dambura (a two string lute), the harmonium and the ghaychak (a two string violin). He combines the music styles from the region of Badakhshan (Northern Afghanistan) with each other and mixes musical elements of different ethnic origins of other Central Asian region's as well. In the West, Maftun is mainly known as an instrumentalist; in Afghanistan he is known as a singer as well.〔Prince Claus Fund, (profile )〕〔Zeer Wa Bum, (''The Folk music of Badakhshan & Takhar'' ) 〕 His texts vary from romantic and humoristic to social critic. Maftun knew to survive in a country where music had been forbidden by the Taliban.〔 He performed in Europe as well, like in 2001 in Arnhem in the Netherlands.〔(Mehri Maftun in concert in Arnhem ), with other Afghaan musicians like Mahjid Pansiri, Rachid Machinai, Gholam Saqi, 2001〕 In 2001 he was honored with an international Prince Claus Award "''for his musical talents and his role as a culture medium of the traditional music of North Afghanistan''."〔Prince Claus Fund, Year report 2001〕〔Trouw (11 December 2001) (''Afghaanse luitspeler een van de twaalf prijswinnaars Prins Claus Fonds'' ) 〕 ==Discography== ;Contributing artist *2005: ''Music From Afghan Badaksh'' *2010: ''The Rough Guide To The Music Of Afghanistan'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miri Maftun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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