Zeek Afridi
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Zeek Afridi is a Pashtun
singer from Pakistan
.
Afridi comes from the tribal area of Tirah. His family belongs to the Afridi tribe of the Pashtun community. He was raised and educated in Peshawar
, Pakistan. He attended F.G. Boys Public School in Peshawar
, as well as Government College
, Peshawar. After graduating, he obtained a Master's degree
from Peshawar University. During his college life he often won first prize in singing competitions, which encouraged him to pursue singing on a larger scale.
After completion of his Master's degree in 2001, he released his first album. His album, Bibi Shirini, a selection of folk songs in Pashto and Urdu
, is popular in Pakistan and among the Afghan community worldwide. Since then, he has also released Urdu
versions of the album. During Afridi's preparation for his next album, he was contacted by concert promoter
s in several different countries where there are Pashtun communities.
He performed in various national and international concerts. He performed in Dubai, Derby mela and Nothingham mela UK. He has been interviewed by many radio and television channels. He has interviewed by PTV, ATN, DM television, BBC radio Pashto.
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
singer from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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Afridi comes from the tribal area of Tirah. His family belongs to the Afridi tribe of the Pashtun community. He was raised and educated in Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Pakistan. He attended F.G. Boys Public School in Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, as well as Government College
Government College
Government College refers to various colleges.* Government College University, Lahore, is probably the most frequent college referred to by this name. It may also refer to:* Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India* Darjeeling Government College...
, Peshawar. After graduating, he obtained a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from Peshawar University. During his college life he often won first prize in singing competitions, which encouraged him to pursue singing on a larger scale.
After completion of his Master's degree in 2001, he released his first album. His album, Bibi Shirini, a selection of folk songs in Pashto and Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, is popular in Pakistan and among the Afghan community worldwide. Since then, he has also released Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
versions of the album. During Afridi's preparation for his next album, he was contacted by concert promoter
Promoter (entertainment)
An entertainment promoter i.e. music, wrestling, boxing etc is a person or company in the business of marketing and promoting live events such as concerts/gigs, boxing matches, sports entertainment , festivals, raves, and nightclubs.- Business model :Promoters are typically hired as independent...
s in several different countries where there are Pashtun communities.
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He performed in various national and international concerts. He performed in Dubai, Derby mela and Nothingham mela UK. He has been interviewed by many radio and television channels. He has interviewed by PTV, ATN, DM television, BBC radio Pashto.