Shah Wali Taranasaz (), 1927 - 2007, was a “much admired” singer, songwriter and composer from

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Life

Taranasaz sang more than 300 songs in

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. He composed traditional and popular songs and some that were critical of the Taliban. After fleeing Afghanistan, Taranasaz moved to New York City, and later to Fremont, where he could be closer to the Afghan music scene. He died in 2007 and was survived by a wife and two children.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taranasaz, Shah Wali 20th-century Afghan male singers Afghan composers Afghan male musicians Pashtun male singers Pashto-language singers Afghan expatriate musicians in Pakistan 2007 deaths 1952 births Pashtun composers