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Ahmad Zahir (Pashto/Dari: احمد ظاهر; 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was an Afghan singer, songwriter and composer.Dubbed the "Elvis of Afghanistan", [1] he is widely considered the all-time greatest singer of Afghanistan. [2]
The song has been subject of tens of interpretations and recordings and sung in many languages. The most famous versions include those by Persian singers Hassan Sattar and Hayedeh and by Afghan singer Ahmad Zahir .
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While El Bimbo as a song probably deserves it's own page, I will watch this page develop and hope somebody takes that effort. I should mention that the original Ahmad Zahir version is featured in the recent film, The Kite Runner. Tim Legg Dec 17, 2007 In the three years since I created this page, it has gone off topic.
The Afghan concept of music is closely associated with instruments, and thus unaccompanied religious singing is not considered music. Koran recitation is an important kind of unaccompanied religious performance, as is the ecstatic Zikr ritual of the Sufis which uses songs called na't, and the Shi'a solo and group singing styles like mursia, manqasat, nowheh and rowzeh.
During the summer of 1972, Naim released his first single, "Laila Nowroz Ast". The song became an instant classic and launched the young Naim as a household name. At the same time, he worked as a sound technician at Afghan Film alongside Ahmad Zahir, who was also a talented singer and would have a major influence on Naim's artistic spirit.