Sarban (musician)

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Sarban or Saroban - Persian ساربان: "Camel guide" or "guide of the caravan" - (* 1930 in Kabul ; † April 2, 1993 ) is the stage name of the Afghan musician and composer Abdul Rahim Mahmmodi .

Abdul Rahim Mahmmodi grew up in a social democratic family. He is related to Dr. Abdul Rahman Mahmmodi , who worked together with the historian and publicist Ghulam Muhammad Ghubar for democratic parliamentarism and for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Afghanistan.

“Where's my sun, it's cold in my home,” he sang in the 1960s. The song comes from the Dari-speaking poet Abolqasem Lahuti († 1957), which became a hit with the student movement in Afghanistan. However, his commitment to reforms and his family relationship were fatal for his musical development and career in Kabul.

Thanks to his neighborhood with the director Fazal Mohammad Nekyait , he was only able to work in the theater "Pohanne Nenndari" in 1952 in building a theater choir and orchestra and still sang under his real name on Radio Kabul .

He sang the following song in a concert:

I am not asking to free myself from the cage, you should bring my cage into the garden so that my heart will rejoice ,

whereupon Radio Kabul suspended him and the ministry responsible for art and information ordered him to be banned from his profession.

Sarban worked in his father's rice shop after this ban and occasionally performed privately at weddings and parties. Radio Afghanistan did not broadcast his songs any more, but his songs could be known on records and tape recorders in all corners of the country and reach beyond the borders of Afghanistan.

After Zahir Shah's cousin , Prime Minister Daud, had to resign in 1963, Sarban's comeback was made possible.

As a result of the democratization period and the ratification of a new constitution, according to which no relative of the king was allowed to become prime minister, Abdul Rahim Mahmmodi sang the following song by the ghazal writer Qarizadah after his comeback under the stage name "Sarban" :

Moschke taza mebarad, abre bahman e Kabul, Maudje sabsa mekarad, koh o barzan e Kabul with the translation (Fresh musk scent spray the Bahman clouds of Kabul. They lay the foundation for prosperity in the homes and slopes of Kabul .

Sarban sang other well-known songs, including a. the Afghan wedding song Ahesta Bero (recovered) and the nuru song “ Tulip Festival ” in Mazar -e Sharif . The song is now well known in Central Asia, India and in Arabic songs. The song is sung in Hindi and Arabic by the local artists. Sarban, who had since become addicted to alcohol and hashish, was also paralyzed after a stroke.

In 1983, during the war, the musician, who was considered to be the idol of Ahmad Zahir , emigrated to Pakistan. There he lived in poor conditions for 10 years and died on April 2, 1993.

Sarban's songs are still popular. His songs are played and sung by the young generation of musicians today.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bahman means avalanche and the 11th month of the Iranian calendar or 11th month of the zodiac sign, corresponding to 20/21. January 28th or February 29th).