Jalil Zaland

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Jalil Zaland
BornKabul, Afghanistan
OccupationSinger, poet, music composer
NationalityAfghanistan
Children8

Jalil Zaland (Dari/Pashto: جلیل زلاند) (also spelled as Jalil Zoland and Ustad Zoland; استاد زولاند or استاد زلاند) [1] was a veteran singer of Afghanistan's golden music era.[2][3][4] He is also a poet and music composer.

He is the father of Farid Zoland, , Soheila Zaland, Wahid Zaland, , , and . He was one of the early teachers of Ahmad Wali. The Zaland's are Persian speakers, as a result, Jalil Zaland's classic melodies were also highly acclaimed in Iran and Tajikistan. He is also popular for the composition of hit song "Man Amadeam" by Googosh.

References[]

  1. ^ "جلیل زلاند، آوازخوان و آهنگساز افغان درگذشت". BBC World Service. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. ^ "The talibans have banned all music". Freemuse. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  3. ^ "City of Love". Virtual Afghans. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Dialogue with Said Omar". Afghan Magazine. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2009.

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