Afghanistan's first female orchestra set to take Davos

2017/01/18 08:02:13 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

In the face of death threats and accusations they are dishonouring their families by daring to perform, the women of Afghanistan & #039;s first all-female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. The group is set to be catapulted onto the world stage with a performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Zohra, an ensemble of 35 young musicians aged 13 to 20, some orphans or from poor families, will be performing before 3,000 CEOs and heads of state during a session on Thursday and at the closing concert on Friday.
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