By WebMaster
Afghan hindus have not been very active in music. They did sing and play “daira” in wedding ceremonies but the community did not produce lots of musicians. Afghan hindus have not recorded any music in their own languages.
There was Prannath Ghanimat who was a good singer and performed for Radio Afghaninstan. Another musician who comes to mind is Chaitram who has accompanied many great singers such as Nashenaas and Ahmed Wali with his wonderful tabla, he currently lives in United States. Manor Punjabi a resident of Hamburg is also a good tabla player from Hindu community.
Afghan musicians from Kabul used to sing in many hindu and sikh festivals and weddings. Many classical singers from Kharabat used to come to Kandahar to perform in hindu weddings and festivals.
There’s a great influence of Indain music in Afghanistan; many singers have copied Indian popular melodies and sang Dari and Pashtu songs in them. Afghan hindus have not played any role in this influence.
Master (a title given to teacher) Ratan has released a CD in Germany in 2003.