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23-Jan-2009
Journalist’s Accordion Wins Hearts in Afghanistanby Rob Howard |
 Gregory Warner, away from his career as a radio journalist, has played the piano in bars in New York, and is also an accordionist.When Gregory Warner went recently to Afghanistan for a reporting assignment, he took his accordion with him, hoping music would help him where his phrase book failed. The instrument turned out to be a better ambassador than he ever imagined. His amazing video, “Afghanistan: An Accordion Journey”, available on Global Post, shows how his music helped bridge the gap between foreigner and natives by recalling Afghanistan’s own accordion hero, Ahmad Zahir. (Thirty years after his death, Zahir is still Afghanistan’s most popular and enduring musical icon.) Warner can be seen and heard performing Johnny Cash’s ‘Ring of Fire’ for a cheering Afghan crowd. |