Jalil Zaland

Ustad Jalil Zaland
Born	c. 1930 or 1935 Kabul, Afghanistan
Died	April 30, 2009 Tarzana, Los Angeles, United States
Occupation	Singer, poet, music composer
Nationality	Afghan
Spouse	Sara
Children	8

Jalil Zaland (Dari/Pashto: جلیل زلاند, also romanized Jalil Zoland; c. 1935 - 2009) was a veteran singer and composer of Afghanistan's golden music era. Zaland was one of the biggest music stars of Afghanistan and he earned the honorific Ustad and is therefore best known as Ustad Zaland (استاد زولاند or استاد زلاند). As a Persian speaker, his classic melodies were also highly acclaimed in Iran and Tajikistan.

Zaland along with Salim Sarmast and Nangyalai created the first amateur band for Radio Afghanistan. He also composed several national anthems of Afghanistan and also popular for the composition of hit song "Man Amadeam", famously performed by Iranian star Googosh. Also at Radio Afghanistan he led the creation of a 30-piece orchestra of Eastern and Western music, which was very influential in the history of the music of Afghanistan. Zaland was one of the early teachers of Ahmad Wali.

Family

He was of a musical family: Jalil is the father of Farid Zoland, Shahla Zaland, Soheila Zaland, Wahid Zaland, Mina Zaland, Mirwais Zaland, and Mahmood Zaland, all of whom are also involved in music.

References

• درگذشت ستارهٔ پاپ موسیقی افغانستان، جلیل زلاند