Milad Yousufi is a pianist, composer, conductor, poet, singer, painter and calligrapher. He was born in 1995 during the civil war in Afghanistan, during the rule of Taliban when music was completely banned. At the age of two he started drawing. He drew the piano keys on paper and pretended to play. Milad’s work is deeply inspired by his country and culture. As an ethnomusicologist he is working on publishing 12 volumes of Afghan Folk Music for the next generations in Afghanistan, As a refugee artist Yousufi has a dream to make a difference in the future of music in Afghanistan, and contribute to American culture and the world.