Sultan Ahmad Hamahang

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Sultan Ahmad Hamahang ( Persian سلطان احمد همآهنگ; * 1967 in Kabul ) is an Afghan musician. He was born in Khaja Khordak of Charabat .

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Sultan Ahmad comes from a family with a rich musical tradition. His grandfather was Ustadh Ghulam Dastgir Shaida , who as Majnun of Charabat was known. A popular musician and singer is also his uncle Ustādh Abdul Ahmad Hamahang ; Sultan Ahmad took his stage name Hamahang (sound) from the name of this uncle .

Sultan Ahmad Hamahang showed an interest in music at the age of twelve. Like many musicians in Afghanistan, he began with the harmonium . His uncle Hamahang motivated and encouraged him, for example by accompanying him to school concerts, by giving him professional support, and by assessing his performance.

Sultan Ahmad Hamahang attended the Ansari School named after the Pir of Herat . After graduating from school, he did his military service in the Afghan army, in whose band he was accepted. With this he gave many concerts in Kabul and in the provinces of the country.

The first song by Sultan Hamahang, which Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) broadcast in 1981, was called Arzu (Hope), composed by his uncle Hamahang. Sultan Hamahang was also the singer of the Kabul song Let's Go to Kabul . It is a sad chant about Kabul's destruction during the war years when Sultan Hamahang and his family fled to Pakistan.

From Pakistan he visited Europe and America, where he performed at concerts. After 14 years of exile in Pakistan, he returned home with his family, which includes four children. He now runs a music studio in Kabul under the name Sultan Hamahang .

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