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'''Fazel Ahmad Zekrya''' ([[Pashto]]/[[Dari]]: {{nq|فضل احمد ذکریا}}; 1935–1979), known professionally as '''Nainawaz''' ([[Pashto]]/[[Dari]]: {{nq|نينواز}}) (or '''Ustad Nainawaz''') was a renowned [[Afghans|Afghan]] artist, poet and composer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography |url=https://nainawaz.com/biography/ |website=Nainawaz |access-date=12 May 2021}}{{self-published inline|date=November 2022 |certain=y}}</ref> He has composed some of the most iconic pieces in Afghan popular music. |
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'''Nainawaz''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]:<big>'''نينواز'''</big>) (also known as '''Ustad Nainawaz''') was a [[Demographics of Afghanistan singer, Persian [[poet]] and [[music composer]] from Afghanistan. His daughter is married to Afghan singer [[Ehsan Aman]]. |
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==Background== |
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He was a mentor and teacher to [[Ahmad Zahir]], the well-knowned singer of Afghanistan. |
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Nainawaz was one of the nine sons of a well known politician, poet, writer [[Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria]] from the [[Barakzai]] ruling family. He was born in the Yakatoot district of [[Kabul]]. Nainwaz attended the elite [[Centre d'Enseignement Français en Afghanistan|Lycée Esteqlal]] in Kabul.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=نینواز هنرمند متعهدی که به اسارت نه گفت و ایستاده جان داد |url=http://www.hambastagi.org/new/fa/category/art-and-literature/521-nainawaz-a-patriot-artist-who-says-no-to-slavery.html |website=حزب همبستگی افغانستان |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> In his early teens, he taught himself how to play the [[accordion]]. He also wrote poems and composed melodies. His adopted stage name "Nainawaz" means [[Ney]] (an [[End-blown flute]]) player in [[Persian language|Persian]]. Nainwaz graduated from [[Kabul University]], Law and Political Faculty.<ref name="auto"/> |
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Nainawaz has one son, Amir Khusru Nainawaz, and one daughter Sahar Khanum, married in 1985 to [[Ehsan Aman]] a famous singer from [[Helmand Province]]. |
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==Career== |
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Nainawaz is credited with adding modern pop elements to Afghan music. He produced countless hit compositions sung by many renowned Afghan artists such as the [[Ahmad Zahir]], [[Ahmad Wali]], [[Mahwash]], [[Sarban (singer)|Sarban]], [[Awalmir]], and many others.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Sample List of Popular Compositions by Nainawaz |url=https://nainawaz.com/compositions/ |website=Nainawaz}}</ref> Many of his compositions have a [[Mysticism|Mystical]] quality and are set to poems by [[Rumi]], [[Hafez]], and [[Lahuti]]. Nainawaz was a mentor and teacher to [[Ahmad Zahir]], the well-known Afghan singer. |
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==Death== |
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Nainawaz took part in the [[Bala Hissar uprising]] against the [[Khalq]] communist regime as a part of the [[Afghanistan Liberation Organization|Revolutionary Group of the Peoples of Afghanistan]] in 1979. He was arrested and executed by the [[Khalq]] regime.<ref name="auto"/> |
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==References and footnotes== |
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[[Category:20th-century Afghan male singers]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 6 November 2022
Nainawaz | |
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| Born | Fazel Ahmad Khan Zekrya 1935 |
| Died | 1979 (aged 43–44) Kabul, Afghanistan |
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| Nationality | Afghan |
| Period | 70s late 80s |
| Genre | Pop |
Fazel Ahmad Zekrya (Pashto/Dari: فضل احمد ذکریا; 1935–1979), known professionally as Nainawaz (Pashto/Dari: نينواز) (or Ustad Nainawaz) was a renowned Afghan artist, poet and composer.[1] He has composed some of the most iconic pieces in Afghan popular music.
Background
[edit]Nainawaz was one of the nine sons of a well known politician, poet, writer Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria from the Barakzai ruling family. He was born in the Yakatoot district of Kabul. Nainwaz attended the elite Lycée Esteqlal in Kabul.[2] In his early teens, he taught himself how to play the accordion. He also wrote poems and composed melodies. His adopted stage name "Nainawaz" means Ney (an End-blown flute) player in Persian. Nainwaz graduated from Kabul University, Law and Political Faculty.[2]
Nainawaz has one son, Amir Khusru Nainawaz, and one daughter Sahar Khanum, married in 1985 to Ehsan Aman a famous singer from Helmand Province.
Career
[edit]Nainawaz is credited with adding modern pop elements to Afghan music. He produced countless hit compositions sung by many renowned Afghan artists such as the Ahmad Zahir, Ahmad Wali, Mahwash, Sarban, Awalmir, and many others.[3] Many of his compositions have a Mystical quality and are set to poems by Rumi, Hafez, and Lahuti. Nainawaz was a mentor and teacher to Ahmad Zahir, the well-known Afghan singer.
Death
[edit]Nainawaz took part in the Bala Hissar uprising against the Khalq communist regime as a part of the Revolutionary Group of the Peoples of Afghanistan in 1979. He was arrested and executed by the Khalq regime.[2]
References and footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Biography". Nainawaz. Retrieved 12 May 2021.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c "نینواز هنرمند متعهدی که به اسارت نه گفت و ایستاده جان داد". حزب همبستگی افغانستان. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "A Sample List of Popular Compositions by Nainawaz". Nainawaz.
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