Shaperai
Naghma was born on January 1, 1964 in Kandahar Afghanistan.
Known mostly as Naghma she is famous all over the world as a passionate and
traditional Afghan singress.Shaperia has around 3000 songs on her credit. In addition, she has performed in dozens of concerts around the globe. As a young girl she was intrigued by music and had the talent and passion required to gain a worldwide fame in music. Her performance as a traditional Afghan music icon has inspired masses both in Afghanistan and abroad.
Singing is hardly accepted as a career for a woman in Afghanistan where religion and Afghan traditions play crucial role in every aspect of life. Originating from an Afghan family, Shaperai faced strong domestic resistance but fate had other plans for the young Kandahari girl. Feeling that her life was under constant threat she left her native city and moved to a much more open city of Kabul where she had the chance to perform at Kabul Radio.
After the war in Afghanistan prolonged and life in Kabul was not safe anymore Naghma had no choice other than to leave her country and migrate to neighboring Pukhtunistan province in Pakistan. She continued her music career there which gradually gave her the opportunity to appear on national TV in Pakistan and thereby reach masses not only in Pukhtunistan but Pashtoons all around Pakistan.
Naghma married Mangal, a very well known singer from Laghman. The couple became one of the most popular music icons throughout Afghanistan. They have sung songs in Pashto and Dari and are equally popular among other ethnic groups. The couple divorced after a long and successful career and are now concentrating on thier careers as solo singers.
Source: User uploaded. Updated and re-written by Safis Web.
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