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