Shah Wali Taranasaz
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شاہ ولی Taranasaz | |
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Born | 1927 Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
Died | 2007 |
Genres | Ghazals Classical music |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1963–present |
Labels | Various |
Shah Wali Taranasaz (Persian: شاه ولی ترانه ساز), 1927 - 2007, was a “much admired”[1] singer, songwriter and composer from Badakhshan, Afghanistan.[2]
Life
Taranasaz sang more than 300 songs in Persian. He composed traditional and popular songs and some that were critical of the Taliban.[3]
After fleeing Afghanistan, Taranasaz moved to New York City, and later to Fremont, where he could be closer to the Afghan music scene. [4][3]
He died in 2007 and was survived by a wife and two children.[3]
Discography
References
- ^ John Baily (September 2016). War, Exile and the Music of Afghanistan: The Ethnographer's Tale. Routledge, 2007, p. 30. ISBN 9781315466927. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Worlds of Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music of Afghanistan". American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Local Afghan composer succumbs to lung cancer". East Bay Times. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ James R. Oestreich (12 January 1993). "Music of Afghanistan Queens College Concert Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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