Haidar Salim
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Haider Salim is an Afghan singer. He now resides in Dublin
, California
, U.S.
, continuing singing in exile
. Already popular before the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
, he is one of the few surviving singers of Afghanistan
’s 70s era musician collection who’ve maintained their popularity throughout the decades.
He is brother to Salma Jahani and brother-in-law to Rahim Jahani
. He is also the cousin of Ahmad Wali
List of CD's Sorood-e Kabul, Pay- Ashk, Taqdeer, Sapidah, Dukhtar-e Afghan, Nawa-e Dil, Majlisi Awal, Maykadah, Majlisi Dawoom, In Concert with Salma, Mastee, Kabul and Zeba.
Haider Salim performing Ahmad Zahir's classic hit Imshab Byayad (Tonight it should come), inspired by Elvis Presley's number one hit "It's Now or Never." Filmed by Cinevision Studios in the center of the Western Hemisphere, the San Franscisco Bay Area.
He has had further success with a song from his new album called "Ghazal".
He is Currently a student of Harjeet Mehndi, brother of famous Punjabi
singer Daler Mehndi
Dublin, California
Dublin is a suburban city of the East Bay region of Alameda County, California, United States. Located along the north side of Interstate 580 at the intersection with Interstate 680, roughly east of Hayward, west of Livermore and north of San Jose, it was named after the city of Dublin in...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, U.S.
United States
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, continuing singing in exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
. Already popular before the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, he is one of the few surviving singers of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
’s 70s era musician collection who’ve maintained their popularity throughout the decades.
He is brother to Salma Jahani and brother-in-law to Rahim Jahani
Rahim Jahani
Rahim Jahani is a veteran singer of Afghanistan's pre-revolutionary music [era]. Rahim once resided in the Silo district of Kabul. He is the husband of Salma Jahani and brother-in-law of Haidar Salim, the latter two also singers. Salma is his second wife...
. He is also the cousin of Ahmad Wali
Ahmad Wali
Ahmad Wali is a popular Ghazal singer from Afghanistan. He began his career in the 1970s, becoming popular in his native country before he was forced to flee by political upheaval in Afghanistan. He continued his work after resettling in Germany, performing throughout Europe and the United...
List of CD's Sorood-e Kabul, Pay- Ashk, Taqdeer, Sapidah, Dukhtar-e Afghan, Nawa-e Dil, Majlisi Awal, Maykadah, Majlisi Dawoom, In Concert with Salma, Mastee, Kabul and Zeba.
Haider Salim performing Ahmad Zahir's classic hit Imshab Byayad (Tonight it should come), inspired by Elvis Presley's number one hit "It's Now or Never." Filmed by Cinevision Studios in the center of the Western Hemisphere, the San Franscisco Bay Area.
He has had further success with a song from his new album called "Ghazal".
He is Currently a student of Harjeet Mehndi, brother of famous Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
singer Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...