Babrak Wassa
Babrak Wassa (born June 21, 1947 in Ghazni , Afghanistan ) is a German composer , conductor and choir director who came to Germany from Afghanistan in 1980. In 2006 he composed the new national anthem of Afghanistan.
Life
Babrak Wassa studied in Moscow , a. a. at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory . As early as 1978 he was the general music director of the state radio and television in Afghanistan, which was then ruled by communists.
In Germany he established himself as a choir director with choirs in Cologne and in the Bergisches Land ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). He was the director of the choir of the Bergischer Sängerkreis. He has been a German citizen since 1996 . He lives in Rösrath .
The commission to compose the new national anthem for Afghanistan prompted various newspapers to write articles about Babrak Wassa, etc. a. the Kölner Stadtanzeiger , the FAZ , the world and the taz . Also, the WDR and the German wave reported on it and Harald Schmidt on his show Pssst ... .
See also
Web links
Wikinews: Babrak Wassa - on the news- Works by and about Babrak Wassa in the catalog of the German National Library
- “People in Rösrath. Babrak Wassa. " Article in the magazine" Experience Rösrath "(edition autumn 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wassa, Babrak |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, conductor and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghazni , Afghanistan |