Dawood Sarkhosh

Dawood Sarkhosh
داوود سرخوش‬
Dawood Sarkhosh
Background information
Birth name Muhammad Dawood
Also known as Dawood
Born 1971 (age 46–47)
Old Urozgan, today Daykundi
Afghanistan
Genres Pop, Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician and composer
Instruments Dambura, Keyboard, Harmonium and vocals
Years active 1995 - present
Website www.dawoodsarkhosh.com
Dawood Sarkhosh with a traditional style at the concert

Dawood Sarkhosh (also spelled as Daud Sarkhosh (Dari-Persian: داوود سرخوش‬) born on 1971 in Daykundi, Afghanistan) is a poet, singer, and musician. He belongs to the Hazara people which is the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

Early life

Sarkhosh's inspiration was his older brother Sarwar Sarkhosh, a legendary musician of his times who was killed during the civil war. Sarkhosh learned playing dambura and singing from him at the age of seventeen. After the death of his brother Sarkhosh migrated to Pakistan first to Peshawar city then moved to Quetta.[1]

Career

Sarkhosh revived his skills by singing and composing songs inspired by a sense of nationalism and suffering in exile. He didn't sing for commercial gain, but out of nostalgia and to convey the feelings about refugee life as experienced by refugees of Afghanistan dispersed throughout the world. They went to his concerts in their thousands, marking Sarkhosh's rise as a singer. It was in Quetta that he mastered the harmonium under the Pakistani composer Arbab Ali Khan.[1]

Personal life

Dawood Sarkhosh is married to Kubra Nekzad Sarkhosh with three kids named; Saboor, Zulfiqar and Yasir. They live and work in Austria now.[1]

Discography

  • 1998: Sarzamin-e-Man (My Homeland) mitt hjemmeland.
  • 2000: Parijo (Fairy)
  • 2004: Sapid o Siah (Black and White)
  • 2005: Khana e Gilli (Mud House)
  • 2007: Oslo Concert
  • 2008: Maryam (Maryam (a girl's name))
  • 2010: Bazi (Game/play)[2][3]
  • 2016= Jang-o-jonoon(War and madness, war and incenity) released by Sarkhosh Music inc Canada
  • 2016: concert in the capital cities of Australia.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography of Dawood Sarkhosh". Sarkhosh's Official Site. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dawood Sarkhosh's Albums". Afghan 123 (Afghan Music Portal). Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Albums". Dawood Sarkhosh's Official Site. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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