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Wednesday, June 8, 2005

New Pashtun TV Spreads Artistic Expression around NWFP

via www.csmonitor.com

A new Pashtun TV station in Pakistan is revitalizing a traditional form of expression. Featuring mostly men wearing trousers and T-shirts, playing guitar and keyboards along with Pashtun instruments, Khyber TV is fusing tradition with outside influences and creating space for change. "Khyber Beats," the channel's music video show, has gained millions of viewers in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Artists, who once struggled to scrape by, now get paid between $85 and $170 per song, and performances can fetch up to $1,700.

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