Jalil Zaland
Ustad Jalil Zaland | |
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| Born | c. 1930 or 1935[1] Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Died | April 30, 2009 Tarzana, Los Angeles, United States |
| Occupation | Singer, poet, music composer |
| Spouse | Sara |
| Children | 8 |
Jalil Zaland (Dari/Pashto: جلیل ځلاند, also romanized Jalil Zoland;[2] c. 1935 - 2009) was a veteran singer and composer of Afghanistan's golden music era.[3][4][5] Zaland was one of the biggest music stars of Afghanistan and he earned the honorific Ustad and is therefore best known as Ustad Zaland (استاد زولاند or استاد زلاند).[6] As a Persian speaker, his classic melodies were also highly acclaimed in Iran and Tajikistan.
Zaland along with Salim Sarmast and Nangyalai created the first amateur band for Radio Afghanistan. He also composed several national anthems of Afghanistan[6] and also popular for the composition of hit song "Man Amadeam", famously performed by Iranian star Googosh.[7] Also at Radio Afghanistan he led the creation of a 30-piece orchestra of Eastern and Western music, which was very influential in the history of the music of Afghanistan.[7] Zaland was one of the early teachers of Ahmad Wali.
Family
[edit]He was of a musical family: Jalil is the father of Farid Zoland, Shahla Zaland, Soheila Zaland, Wahid Zaland, Mina Zaland, Mirwais Zaland, and Mahmood Zaland, all of whom are also involved in music.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "زلاند به ابدیت پیوست" [Zaland joined eternity]. Good Morning Afghanistan (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
- ^ "جلیل زلاند، آوازخوان و آهنگساز افغان درگذشت". BBC World Service. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ "The talibans have banned all music". Freemuse. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "City of Love". Virtual Afghans. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Dialogue with Said Omar". Afghan Magazine. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Zaland Death A Big Loss in Afghan Music". TOLOnews. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b "BBC Persian". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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