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| caption = Hangama Afghan pop singer and songwriter
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| birth_name = Zuhra {{nq|(زهره)}}
| birth_name = Zuhra {{nq|(زهره)}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1950}}
| birth_place = [[Kabul, Afghanistan]]
| birth_place = [[Kabul, Afghanistan]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] <br /> [[Classical Music]] <br /> [[Ghazals]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] <br /> [[Classical Music]] <br /> [[Ghazals]]
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'''Hangama''' ([[Dari]]/[[Pashto]]: {{nq|هنگامه}}) is a singer from [[Afghanistan]]. Originally born as Zuhra, her mother chose the name of Hangama for her when she became a singer. She currently (when?) lives in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] where she continues her music career. Before her [[emigration]] from Afghanistan in the early 1980s, she was counted as one of the most popular female singers of the country. Besides Afghanistan, she is also known in [[Tajikistan]] and [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-08|title=Biography of Hangama Zohra|url=https://www.afghan-web.com/biographies/biography-of-hangama-zohra/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Afghanistan Online|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Hangama''' ([[Dari]]/[[Pashto]]: {{nq|هنگامه}}) is an [[Afghans|Afghan]] singer who has been active since the 1970s. Besides Afghanistan, she is also known in [[Tajikistan]] and [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-08|title=Biography of Hangama Zohra|url=https://www.afghan-web.com/biographies/biography-of-hangama-zohra/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Afghanistan Online|language=en-US}}</ref> Before her [[emigration]] from Afghanistan in the 1980s, she was regarded as one of the most popular female singers of the country.


==Life and career==
She started her music career in 1975 when she was only 15 years old. She was raised in a music loving family. She was a music student of Ustad NaiNawaz in Kabul.
In 1980s she emerged with [[Ahmad Wali]] as a very popular musical duo who became the unrivaled singer-couple in the mid 1980s. Their first few songs recorded in [[Afghanistan]] and the accompanying videos became immensely popular and those songs remain [[classics]] of the Afghan music [[archives]].
Originally born as Zuhra, her mother chose the name of Hangama for her when she became a singer. Raised in a music-loving family, she started her music career in 1975 at only 15 years old. She was a music student of the acclaimed Ustad [[Nainawaz]].

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After leaving Afghanistan, in 1985, in Germany, Hangama and [[Ahmad Wali]] got married. She gave birth to their son named Massieh in 1986.
In the 1980s, she emerged with [[Ahmad Wali]] as a very popular musical duo and later became the unrivaled singer-couple in the mid-1980s. The duo recorded their first few songs in Afghanistan with the accompanying videos becoming immensely popular, and the couple additionally sang a song for the [[Sarandoy]] gendarmerie of the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan]] alongside other gendarmes.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqA-d3EOgDg |title=آهنگ بسیار زیبا و قدیمی به آواز احمد ولی و محترمه خانم هنگامه/ Never seen before video old Kabul |date=2021-12-04 |last=Sharafat Parwani |access-date=2024-05-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Their songs remain [[classics]] of the Afghan musical [[archives]].
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She won the ATN Award as a Best Female singer on November 29, 2008 and she was also nominated for best female singer on Noor TV awards in April 2008 but [[Naghma]] won the award.

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After leaving [[Afghanistan]] for [[Germany]] in 1985, Hangama and Wali got married. She gave birth to a son named Massieh in 1986.

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Hangama won the ATN Award as a Best Female singer on November 29, 2008 and she was also nominated for best female singer on Noor TV awards in April 2008 however she was outcompeted by the Afghan singer [[Naghma (singer)|Naghma]] who instead won the award.


== Concerts ==
== Concerts ==
After leaving Germany, she has been having lots of concerts alone and with singers like Najim Nawabi, Nasrat Parsa, Leila Forouhar, Naim Popal, Freshta Samah, Haider Salim, Walid Soroor and Waheed Soroor.
After leaving Germany, she has been having lots of concerts alone and with singers like Najim Nawabi, Nasrat Parsa, Leila Forouhar, Naim Popal, Freshta Samah, Haider Salim, Walid Soroor and Waheed Soroor.


In 2005, Hangama returned to Afghanistan for a round of concerts in [Mazar sharif] and Kabul. Reportedly she was applauded for her contribution to the music of Afghanistan over the years. Since then she has been having concerts and TV shows at least once a year in different TV stations in Kabul.
In 2005, Hangama returned to Afghanistan for a round of concerts in [[Mazar Sharif]] and Kabul. Reportedly she was applauded for her contribution to the music of Afghanistan over the years. Since then she has been having concerts and TV shows at least once a year in different TV stations in Kabul.


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* Hangama's Official Website: http://hangama.info
* Hangama's Official Website: http://hangama.info {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211145646/http://hangama.info/ |date=2017-02-11 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110224033913/http://afghanentertainment.tv/videos/90/hangama-bawaar-nakardi Hangama Videos ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110224033913/http://afghanentertainment.tv/videos/90/hangama-bawaar-nakardi Hangama Videos ]


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Revision as of 23:33, 9 July 2024

Not to be confused with Hungama.
هنگامه
Hangama
Birth nameZuhra (زهره)
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Kabul, Afghanistan
GenresPop
Classical Music
Ghazals
OccupationSinger
Years active1975–present

Hangama (Dari/Pashto: هنگامه) is an Afghan singer who has been active since the 1970s. Besides Afghanistan, she is also known in Tajikistan and Iran.[1] Before her emigration from Afghanistan in the 1980s, she was regarded as one of the most popular female singers of the country.

Life and career

Originally born as Zuhra, her mother chose the name of Hangama for her when she became a singer. Raised in a music-loving family, she started her music career in 1975 at only 15 years old. She was a music student of the acclaimed Ustad Nainawaz.

In the 1980s, she emerged with Ahmad Wali as a very popular musical duo and later became the unrivaled singer-couple in the mid-1980s. The duo recorded their first few songs in Afghanistan with the accompanying videos becoming immensely popular, and the couple additionally sang a song for the Sarandoy gendarmerie of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan alongside other gendarmes.[2] Their songs remain classics of the Afghan musical archives.

After leaving Afghanistan for Germany in 1985, Hangama and Wali got married. She gave birth to a son named Massieh in 1986.

Hangama won the ATN Award as a Best Female singer on November 29, 2008 and she was also nominated for best female singer on Noor TV awards in April 2008 however she was outcompeted by the Afghan singer Naghma who instead won the award.

Concerts

After leaving Germany, she has been having lots of concerts alone and with singers like Najim Nawabi, Nasrat Parsa, Leila Forouhar, Naim Popal, Freshta Samah, Haider Salim, Walid Soroor and Waheed Soroor.

In 2005, Hangama returned to Afghanistan for a round of concerts in Mazar Sharif and Kabul. Reportedly she was applauded for her contribution to the music of Afghanistan over the years. Since then she has been having concerts and TV shows at least once a year in different TV stations in Kabul.

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Hangama Zohra". Afghanistan Online. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ^ Sharafat Parwani (2021-12-04). آهنگ بسیار زیبا و قدیمی به آواز احمد ولی و محترمه خانم هنگامه/ Never seen before video old Kabul. Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via YouTube.
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