#songsofafghistory - Twitter Hashtag

over 2 years ago

"Tomorrow is Eid and my clothes are still half sewn. The thought of my love is still on my mind. Ask my love why are you still upset? Come let's reconcile, the world is only 2 days. My dear fellow countrymen Eid Mubarak may you greetings & happiness be Mubarak" #SongsofAFGHistory

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over 2 years ago

"I won't say, 'Set me free from the cage' Take my cage to a garden to cheer my heart The season of flowers is passing, my friends, for God's sake sit in a garden & remember me If my poor nest burns, what does it matter? Think of destroying the hunter's house" #SongsofAFGHistory

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about 3 years ago

1965: Afghanistan's Orkestr-e Melli (national orchestra) lead by Ustad Mohammad Omar performed for a French TV where Rukhshana sang in Pashto: 🎶"Shake my forearm gently to avoid the bangles from making sound and my mother finding out"🎶 #SongsofAFGHistory

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about 3 years ago

Rukhshana was one of the few Afghan women to appear on Afghan television in 1960s and sing! Before the arrival of television in Kabul, her voice was already widely recognized in Afghanistan because of the national radio. #SongsofAFGHistory

Afghan Historians @AfghanHistorian

over 5 years ago

One of Afghanistan’s famous artists of 1960s & 1970s was Rukhshana. She was daughter of 4-star Gen Aseel Khan Waziri, who served during Zahir Khan reign & Daoud Khan. She moved to US during Soviet Invasion, died in California in Dec 2020. Can you name of this movie? #IAmMySong

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about 3 years ago

"Oh love, I need a word with you. A second, I've sayings. Sit close to me for some time. I've a broken heart, I've many complaints" Ustad Sarahang (1924-83), father of Afghan classical music, was beloved across Indian subcontinent. Often sang ghazals of Bedil. #SongsofAFGHistory

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almost 4 years ago

Qamar Gul had a very particular voice. If you grew up in Afghanistan, you would perhaps immediately recognize Qamar Gul's voice on the radio. (There were also not many women singing as many songs as Qamar Gul in Pashto in the 1970s-1980s). Listen #SongsOfAFGHistory: