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Abdul Rahim Sarban 
Summary
Abdul Rahim Sārbān (عبدالرحیم ساربان) (1930 – April 2, 1993), better known as Sarban, was an Afghan singer, born in Kabul.
Sarban ساربان | |
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| Birth name | Abdul Rahim Mahmodi |
| Born | 1930 Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Origin | Afghanistan |
| Died | April 2, 1993 (aged 62) Peshawar, Pakistan |
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| Years active | 1950s–1986 |
Sarban's music fused elements, rhythms and orchestration of the western musical traditions of Jazz and "Belle Chanson" with the prevalent Afghan musical tradition.
References edit
- AFP / The Express Tribune: Afghans sing again -- of love and war
- Farhad Darya website: Bringing Sarban's remains from Pakistan to Afghanistan Archived November 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine