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Shah Wali Taranasaz

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شاہ ولی
Taranasaz
Born1927
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Died2007
GenresGhazals
Classical music
OccupationSinger
Years active1963–present
LabelsVarious


Shah Wali Taranasaz (Persian: شاه ولی ترانه ساز), 1927 - 2007, was a “much admired”[1] singer, songwriter and composer from Badakhshan, Afghanistan.[2]

Life

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Worlds of Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music of Afghanistan". American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Local Afghan composer succumbs to lung cancer". East Bay Times. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ James R. Oestreich (12 January 1993). "Music of Afghanistan Queens College Concert Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2020.