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Afghan singer (1924–1983)

Musical artist

Mohammad Hussain Sarāhang (Farsi: محمدحسین سرآهنگ - Sarāhang; 1924–1983) was an Afghanghazal singer and an exponent of Indian classical music from Kabul, Afghanistan. He is popularly known with the honorific Ustad Sarahang and has been renowned as the "crown of Afghanistan’s music".^[1]

Career and education

Mohammad-Hussain Sarahang (néeMohammad-Hussain) was born in 1924 in the Kharabat area of Kabul, an old district known for producing some of the country's greatest musicians^{[citation needed]}. He was the second oldest son of musician Ghulam Hussain, who taught his son the basics of music. Sarahang studied Indian classical music in the Patiala style of singing under Ashiq Ali Khan.

After 16 years, Sarahang returned to Kabul at the age of 25 (c. 1949). Sarahang typically performed various genres of classical and semi-classical music including khayal, thumri, tarana and ghazal. H Ustad hamahang biography of martin johnson.