Farid Zoland

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Farid Zoland فرید زلاند
Farid Zoland
Background information
Birth name	Farid Zoland
Born	(1951-09-01) 1 September 1951 (age 70) Kabul , Afghanistan
Origin	Kabul , Afghanistan
Genres	Pop, classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer
Instruments	Guitar, Piano , Tabla , Rubab
Years active	1971-present
Website	www.faridzoland.com

Farid Zoland (Persian: فرید زلاند‎), also romanized as Zaland) (born 1 September 1951 in Kabul) is an Afghan songwriter and composer. Throughout his career he has collaborated with many musicians from other countries, most notably from Iran.

Early life[]

He comes from a family of musicians with father Jalil Zaland and siblings and Wahid Zaland.^[1]

Education[]

After receiving preliminary education in music from his father in Kabul, Zaland continued a formal education in music at the University of Tehran.^{[citation needed]} He studied music score, theory, and composition at the University of Southern California from 1980 to 1982.^[2]

Career[]

Zoland went on to compose and produce many of the most iconic Iranian songs for major artists like Dariush Eghbali, Ebi, Googoosh, Hayedeh, Leila Forouhar, and Moein.^[3][4] He has also collaborated with American musicians, namely Lloyd Miller.^[5]

He has also had minor acting roles.^[6]

Record label[]

After migrating to the United States, he co-founded Avang Music, a major Iranian recording label outside of Iran.

References[]

External links[]

• Farid Zaland at Allmusic