Famous Afghan Singers

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 1 
Ahmad Zahir
(Singer)
Ahmad Zahir
3
Birthdate: June 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: June 14, 1979
 2 
Aryana Sayeed
(Singer)
Aryana Sayeed
3
Birthdate: July 14, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 3 
Sonita Alizadeh
(Rapper)
Sonita Alizadeh
4
Birthdate: 1996 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
 4 
Naghma
(Afghan Singer)
Naghma
3
Birthdate: January 1, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan
 5 
Mozhdah Jamalzadah
(Singer)
Mozhdah Jamalzadah
2
Birthdate: December 7, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 6 
Farhad Darya
(Singer)
Farhad Darya
1
Birthdate: September 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 7 
Seeta Qasemi
(Singer-songwriter, Composer)
Seeta Qasemi
2
Birthdate: April 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 8 
Abdul Rahim Sarban
(Singer)
Abdul Rahim Sarban
2
Birthdate: 1930 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: April 2, 1993
 9 
Ghezaal Enayat
(Singer-songwriter)
Ghezaal Enayat
2
Birthdate: December 7, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 10 
Mohammad Hussain Sarahang
(Singer)
Mohammad Hussain Sarahang
1
Birthdate: 1924 AD
Birthplace: Kharabat, Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: 1983 AD
 11 
Dawood Sarkhosh
(Singer, Musician)
Dawood Sarkhosh
1
Birthdate: April 26, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Daykundi, Afghanistan
 12 
Ahmad Wali
(Afghan Ghazal Singer)
Ahmad Wali
1
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 13 
Farzana Naz
(Singer)
Farzana Naz
2
Birthdate: June 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 14 
Farid Zoland
(Songwriter, Composer)
Farid Zoland
0
Birthdate: September 1, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul , Afghanistan
 15 
Mahwash
(Singer)
Mahwash
0
Birthdate: 1947 AD
Birthplace: Karte chaar Kabul, Afghanistan
 16 
Zahir Howaida
(Musician, Singer)
Zahir Howaida
0
Birthdate: February 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dai Zangi, Waras, Afghanistan
Died: March 5, 2012
 17 
Amir Jan Sabori
(Afghan Singer and Composer Who Is Also the Uncle of Singer Tawab Arash)
Amir Jan Sabori
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Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan

Afghan singer, composer, and poet Amir Jan Sabori was covered in the documentary Golden Dream. The musician from Herat went on a long hiatus, before returning to the world of music with the 2005 album Zindagi Hameen Ast, or This Is Life. Afghan singer Tawab Arash is his nephew.

 18 
Soosan Firooz
(Actress)
Soosan Firooz
0
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 19 
Awalmir
(Afghan Singer and Composer)
Awalmir
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Birthdate: May 8, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Peshawar
Died: April 24, 1982

Afghan Pashtun musician, singer, and composer Awalmir specialized in ghazals and performed for the first time at age 18. He later sang on Afghan radio and was also bestowed with the honorific title of Ustad. His best-known songs include Da Zamong Zeba Watan, or Our Beautiful Homeland.

 20 
Jalil Zaland
(Singer, Composer)
Jalil Zaland
0
Birthdate: 1935 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: April 30, 2009
 21 
Elaha Soroor
(Singer)
Elaha Soroor
1
Birthdate: 1988 AD
Birthplace: Isfahan, Iran
 22 
Rahim Bakhsh
(Singer)
Rahim Bakhsh
0
Birthdate: 1920 AD
Birthplace: Kharabat, Kabul
Died: 2002 AD
 23 
Soheila Zaland
(Afghan Singer and Musician)
Soheila Zaland
0
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 24 
Qamar Gula
(Afghan Canadian Musician)
Qamar Gula
1
Birthdate: January 21, 1952
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Died: December 9, 2022
 25 
Rahim Mehryar
(Singer)
Rahim Mehryar
0
Birthdate: 1956 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: June 23, 2010
 26 
Paradise Sorouri
(Afghan Rapper)
Paradise Sorouri
0
Birthplace: Isfahan, Iran
 27 
Sayed Anwar Azad
(Singer)
Sayed Anwar Azad
0
Birthdate: 1969 AD
Birthplace: Yakawlang District Yakawlang, Bamyan Province Bamyan, Kingdom of Afghanistan Afghanistan
 28 
Mermon Parwin
(Singer)
Mermon Parwin
0
Birthdate: November 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: December 9, 2004