Tahir Shubab (also spelled as Taher Schubab) is a singer from Afghanistan. He is based out of Frankfurt

Frankfurt

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, Germany

Germany

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. Tahir Shubab's brother Sediq Shubab is also an artist. He is an ethnic Tajik.

Tahir Shubab was born in Jalalabad, in the nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. His Family hails from Panjsher, in the Kohistan

Kohistan

Kohistan, also transliterated Kuhistan, Kuhiston, Quhistan , may refer to:in Afghanistan*Kohistan, Kapisa Province, Kapisa Province, a town and administrative center of Hesa Awal Kohistan District...

/Parwan region 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...

. After completing his first two years of school in Jalalabad, Tahir's family moved to Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

 for education and later moved to Ghazni

Ghazni

For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...

. After spending two years in Ghazni, he returned to Kabul and there completed his education at the Music Lyceum. Tahir first gained popularity in 1983 with his song Baaz Ham Afghani Asti. He has since recorded over 40 songs in Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

, Pashto and Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

. The Shubab brothers' latest song that became very popular is Parsi, a song dedicated to the Persian language

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

.

Albums

Discography

• Banjara Mâ-mâ
• Sowdagar
• Zulf e Qulach Qulach
• Shayesta Nawaki (Pashto)
• Tora Shpa (Pashto)
• Yara Sta pa anango ke (Pashto)

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