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Farid Zoland
Afghan songwriter, record producer, music executive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Farid Zoland (Persian: فرید زلاند, also romanized as Zaland, Pashto: فرید ځَلاند; born 1 September 1951 in Kabul) is an Afghan songwriter and composer. He has collaborated with many musicians from other countries, most notably from Iran.
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Early life
He comes from a family of musicians with father Jalil Zaland and siblings Shahla Zaland and Wahid Zaland.[1]
Education
After receiving preliminary education in music from his father in Kabul, Zaland received 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
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]
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