ACC grantee Qudrat Wasefi has released a new album on August 15, 2026. The album, titled 'Connection', was featured as WBUR's 14 albums by New England musicians to listen to.

Qudrat Wasefi, 'Connection'

Aug. 15

Rolling Stone recently profiled the master composer and trumpeter Qudrat Wasefi, who — with music now banned in his native Afghanistan — is now creating his art in exile. One of the only Afghan trumpeters in the world, Wasefi will be using his debut EP to explore what he calls “themes of exile, resilience, identity and cultural preservation.” The five original pieces are for trumpet, piano, electronics, tabla and rubab (the national instrument of Afghanistan). The project, which is funded in part by an Iguana Fund grant from Club Passim, will also include a series of live Afghan music events in the Boston area.