Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.

Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.

The Unseco officially recognised the art of crafting and playing Rabab as an intangible cultural heritage, acknowledging the cultural significance of this ancient musical instrument for ...