He was born on the first day of the autumn of 1962 in Kabul. Music certainly was not a career in Darya’s family. In 1980, Farhad made his first public appearance on the sole TV station in the country.
Traditional Afghan society could hardly envision the twenty-year-old Darya established as a classical singer, composer, lyricist, and above all a trendsetter and pioneer. After a short while, he moved from classical music towards the modern form of pop music in Afghanistan, which was filled with innovation. Darya realized that communicating via classical music and Ghazal was not sufficient in the flames of war and the chambers of smoke and agony. He moved towards folk music and created Afghan-style tunes. He brought new life and a fresh look to Afghan music, which made its way to the large cities by way of the sincere and wounded suburbs. This music was in every ear and on every tongue, signifying the agony of the Afghan nation.
Habib Qaderi, one of the biggest artists in Afghanistan, son of Sultan Aziz Qaderi, was born in Afghanistan. His father held a high-ranking position in the pre-communist government. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Habib’s family fled the country to India in 1983. At this time, he was in sixth grade at Sheerno Junior High in the Karte Parwan district of Kabul City. According to his account, it was in India that he became interested in music. Initially experimenting with tabla (hand drums), he learned the basics of this fundamental musical instrument and subsequently became familiar with harmonium.
Ahmad Zahir was born on 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979), he was an Afghan singer, songwriter, and composer. 