Alocha Children’s CD |
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Alocha is a children’s CD, consisting of 15 songs sung by Hadja Rastagar, a then six year-old Afghan singer who is now ten. The CD’s composition is made up of lyrics which have characteristics of general children’s songs. These songs are used as teaching materials that help capture the Afghan children culture, and creates an incentive to learn more thru songs that contain the Dari Alphabet, Afghanistan’s geography and old Afghan lullabies. The CD was released through FreeMuse in 2004 and was distributed for free to most Afghan schools and other relevant institutions. Alocha Children’s CD was a great success not only in Afghanistan but also in several countries where Afghan children are currently in exile, as this was the first CD of its kind and it took place in a time where it was much needed by Afghan children. |
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Children’s songs from Afghanistan |
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“Many of the people who worked with me on this project could not hold back their tears when they heard these old songs since it reminded them of their younger days. It’s like we, the Americans, don’t hear songs like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” or “Itsy Bitsy Spider” for decades. But as soon as someone mentions one of those songs, great memories from the past come alive in our minds." - Louise Pascale, Editor
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