Hazara Singers

Dawood Sarkhosh

Dawood or Daud Sarkhosh was born 1971 in Daykundi, Oruzgan (now Daykundi Province) of Afghanistan) is an Afghan poet, singer, and musician. He belongs to Hazara ethnic minority group of Afghanistan.

Early life

Sarkhosh inspiration was his elder 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.

Davood Sirkhosh

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 rise as a singer it was in Quetta that he mastered the harmonium under the Pakistani composer Arbab Ali Khan

Personal life

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

Discography

·         1998: Sarzamin-e-Man (My Homeland)

·         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)

Shakeeb Hamdard

Shekeb Hamdard was born as Ahmad Shekeb, is a well-known singer of Afghanistan. He is of ethnic Hazara and currently continues his music career from United States. He is the first winner of Afghan Star, a TV reality show in Afghanistan.

Early life

He migrated to Pakistan at the early age due to the civil war. After the September 11 attacks, under new Afghan government, he returned and joined Habibia High School of Kabul.

Career

Hamdard's musical career started after he won the first ever musical reality TV show in 2005. The Afghan Star is the Afghan version of American Idol which is broadcast by Tolo TV with financial support of Roshan Telecommunications. After the show a super hit single Gul Dana Dana was in market by Shakeeb Hamdard. Later, he signed up with Bardburd Music which released his first album Mashallah.

Personal life

He lives in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. His father has died. He has always appreciated the support and loyalty from his supporters from all around the world. He has always been proud where he belongs to which is Dara e Turkman, a valley in parwan province which the people are called Turkmani, but they are considered Hazaras in general