Farid Rastagar

Farid Rastagar (Persian:فريد رستگار) is an ethnic Tajik singer, music arranger, and composer from Panjshir, Afghanistan. He is one of the 80s era singers who rose to popularity as Afghanistan’s pop music was reaching its zenith of maturity. His early albums became highly successful due to the keen detail he gave to the background music all of which he arranged, composed and sang himself. Currently he continues producing his music from Hamburg, Germany, his home since he emigrated from Afghanistan, often performing in various cities in Europe.

His wife Wajiha Rastagar and his daughter Hadya Rastagar are also singers. He is of Tajik ethnicity.

Discography

*Ghame gandom
*Rah-e-Dor
*Khana-e-Dil
*Delak-e-Khoshbawar
*Hadya
*Dar Parda Hai Saz
*Alocha
*Trirari
*hasheq bedarast

External links

* [http://www.wajihafarid.com/Eng/bio.html Official website of Farid and Wajiha Rastagar]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wajihafaridrastagar Farid and Wajiha Rastagar's MySpace]