Rishad Zahir is an Afghan singer and musician who lives in the United States

United States

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. He is the son of Legend of Afghan Music Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. He is considered an icon of Afghan music and is sometimes called the "King of Afghan music"...

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Early life

Rishad Zahir was born in Seattle, Washington during his parents' visit to the United States. After spending a year in Seattle, they all returned to their homeland of Afghanistan. Soon after, Rishad, accompanied by his mother and left for the United States

United States

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 permanently.

Career

He shown interest in music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 at a very young age 11, He was inspired by his father Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. He is considered an icon of Afghan music and is sometimes called the "King of Afghan music"...

's music and singing. While perfecting his understanding of his mother tongue, he also furthered his studies in the art of music, by seeking the guidance of elite musicians and, moreover, by studying books and classical music. Rishad in 1987 at the age of only 17, released his first full album by the title of Guli Intezar. He then went on to release a second album in 1990 by the name of Tu Guli Nazi Hama. His third compilation Negahi Gahi, and his last , was released in 1993. He has had eight concerts from 1990 in both the U.S and Europe. With his interest in music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 fully developed, he decided to pursue his interest in Dari literature. He was all the more impelled in his pursuit of ascertaining a greater understanding of farsi literature by the fact that he had been deprived of the opportunity in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. Rishad currently resides in Virgina, He is married to Hamid Karzai's cousin.

Album: Live Volume 1

• 01 - Ze Jaan Man
• 02 - Soze Qalbam
• 03 - Maast o Ghazal Khan
• 04 - Jaan Jan
• 05 - Har Chand o Mara
• 06 - Door Az Tu
• 07 - Bego Ke Gul
• 08 - Baaz Ai
• 09 - Aqlam Rabood
• 10 - Anke Ze Dar Merasad

Album: Live Volume 2

• 01 - San Nest
• 02 - Ze Ha Mo
• 03 - Ya Mawla
• 04 - Muhammad
• 05 - Imshaab
• 06 - Ba Kudam Dar
• 07 - Akhreen Sham
• 08 - Agar Penhan

Album: Live Volume 3

• 01 - Tura Man Dost Medaram
• 02 - Rshani Chashmam
• 03 - Khyal
• 04 - Khuda Konad
• 05 - Faqat Soze
• 06 - Dil Shuda Ghafel
• 07 - Ai Deedai Ranj