Ubaidullah Jan
Ubaidullah Jan "Kandahari" "عبيدالله جان "کندهاری | |
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Birth name | Ubaidullah |
Born |
5 May 1951 Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Died | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Genres | Ghazals |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1970s and early 80s |
Ubaidullah Jan Kandaharai, or simply known as Obaidullah Jan, was a prominent Pashto singer from Kandahar, Afghanistan.[1] He was popular among the Pashtuns in southern Afghanistan and in Quetta, Pakistan. He brought some new style to traditional Pashto music and was considered a classical singer. He recorded many albums with lyrics written by Sayed Abdul Khaliq, a famous Pashto poet from Kandahar, Afghanistan. The lyrics were sometimes relating to Islam. Ubaidullah Jan was murdered by a commander of Ismatullah Muslim not by Ismatullah Muslim himself in the mid 1980s while crossing from Afghanistan to Pakistan. [1] It is believed that he was about 32 years old at the time of death. His songs are still very much enjoyed by many of the Pashtun diaspora around the world, especially the Pashtuns from the southern Afghanistan-Quetta region and those living in Karachi, Pakistan.Many Tajiks from the southern Afghanistan enjoy listening to his songs. He was also very famous among Tajiks in Ghazni, Logar, Wardak and Kabul.
References
- 1 2 Giustozzi, Antonio (2009). Empires of mud: war and warlords of Afghanistan. Columbia University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-231-70080-6. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
External links
- عبیدالله جان کندهاری obaidullah jan kandahari on YouTube
- عبیدالله جان کندهاری ای دخزان باده زوی مړی ګل ګولاف.. on YouTube
- عبیدالله جان کندهاری زه دهوغو نه یم جی دنورو دی غولام سمه.. on YouTube
- عبیدالله جان کندهاری محبوبی نازنینی مخ لڅ که در پوړنی on YouTube
- عبیدالله جان کندهاری ښایست دی په ګلشن او لاله زار اور لګوی بیشکه په ګولانو دګلزار اور لګوی on YouTube
- عبیدالله جان کندهاری چوخه دمصطفاده سلام ته بی ور ځمه on YouTube
- Video of Obaidullah Qandahari on YouTube
- Facebook - Obaidullah Jan Kandahari