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Farid Zoland

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Farid Zoland
فرید زلاند
Farid Zoland
Farid Zoland
Background information
Birth nameFarid Zoland
Born (1951-09-01) 1 September 1951 (age 72)
Kabul , Afghanistan
OriginKabul , Afghanistan
GenresPop, classical
Occupation(s)record producer, songwriter, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, Piano , Tabla , Rubab
Years active1971-present

Farid Zoland (Persian: فرید زلاند, also romanized as Zaland, Pashto: فرید ځَلاند; born 1 September 1951 in Kabul) is an Afghan songwriter and composer. Throughout his career he has collaborated with many musicians from other countries, most notably from Iran.

Early life

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He comes from a family of musicians with father Jalil Zaland and siblings Shahla Zaland and Wahid Zaland.[1]

Education

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After receiving preliminary education in music from his father in Kabul, Zaland continued a formal education in music at the University of Tehran.[citation needed] He studied music score, theory, and composition at the University of Southern California from 1980 to 1982.[2]

Career

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Zoland went on to compose and produce many of the most iconic Iranian songs for major artists like Dariush, Ebi, Googoosh, Hayedeh, Leila Forouhar, and Moein.[3][4] He has also collaborated with American musicians, namely Lloyd Miller.[5]

He has also had minor acting roles.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Zaland Death A Big Loss in Afghan Music". Tolo News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farid-zoland-aba36b11/ [self-published source]
  3. ^ Manochehr Cheshmazar Talking About MANSOUR. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Interview - Farid Zoland & Rastin - by Jodari Production. YouTube.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Farid Zoland, Lloyd Miller.wmv. YouTube.
  6. ^ "Farid Zoland". IMDb.
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