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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 lyrics for "El Bimbo" were written by Hal Shaper. "El Bimbo" was released in France in June 1974 on the Pathé-Marconi record label, and in the UK in August 1975. The track went to #1 in France and #12 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold 1.3 million copies in France alone, and throughout the world over three million discs. As well as in France ...
"Gole Sangam" (Persian: گل سنگم) sometimes "Gol-e Sangam" or just "Gole Sang" (Persian: گل سنگ) is an iconic Persian language song from the 1970s, composed by the Iranian composer and pianist Anoushiravan Rohani and lyrics written by Iranian poet and lyricist Bijan Samandar.
The lyrics, though deep, were often simple and lacked the poetic sophistication of the great Persian & Pashto poetic traditions. The most popular musical traditions in Afghanistan is the pure Afghan musical style. The pure Afghan musical style was popularized by the Afghan singer Ahmad Zahir. The style borrows from many other musical traditions ...
There is very little, if any, credible evidence that Ahmad Zahir, and not Claude Morgan, wrote El Bimbo. I believe the confusion stems from the fact that 1)Zahir's cover of El Bimbo called Tanha Shodam Tanha was included in his album called Lylee and 2)some Web sites list date Lylee with a 1971 release date.
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.
He produced countless hit compositions sung by many renowned Afghan artists such as the Ahmad Zahir, Ahmad Wali, Mahwash, Sarban, Awalmir, and many others. [3] Many of his compositions have a Mystical quality and are set to poems by Rumi, Hafez, and Lahuti. Nainawaz was a mentor and teacher to Ahmad Zahir, the well-known Afghan singer.
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