Habib Qaderi
Habib Qaderi , Pashto :حبيب قادري, (* 1971 in Kabul ) is an Afghan pop singer .
biography
Qaderi comes from a Pashtun family. His father, Sultan Aziz Qaderi, was a political MP in the pre-communist era of Afghanistan. In 1983 the family fled to India, where he attended Sheerno Junior High . Already at this time he was interested in music and took music lessons in tabla and the Indian harmonium .
The family moved on to the USA / Los Angeles in 1985 . Here Qaderi attended the Costa Mesa High School and then the Orange Coast College .
Career
After Habib Qaderi had initially only appeared on private occasions, he recorded his first album Chadar-e-Gulnaar , with which he, however, was not very successful. This did not arise until his third album Aros Gulha , which included duets with the well-known Iranian singer Leila Forouhar.
His next album, Golden Dream , made Habib Qaderi an overnight Afghan superstar, with the following albums cementing this success.
Awards
- 2003: Best Artist of the Year (The Afghan-American Artist's Association of California)
Discography
- 1995: Chadar-e-Gulnaar (album)
- 1998: Sahil (album)
- 1997: Aros Gulha (album)
- 2001: Golden Dream (album)
- 2003: Mehmaan-e-Yaar (album)
- 2006: For My People (album)
- 2010: Closer (album)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Qaderi, Habib |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | حبيب قادري (Pashtun) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kabul , Afghanistan |