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Biography
Akhtar Shoukat was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He
has graduated from Ansari High School, and then joined Kabul
Polytechnic Institute. In 1987, he moved to India, and in 1989
he immigrated to Canada. He currently resides in the city of
Newmarket, near Toronto Canada. He has started learning music
with Professor Roneen Chaterji while he was in Kabul for about 2
years, and then he moved to India to continue the study of
Indian Classical Music. He has completed the Indian Classical
Music Diploma Program, under the Arts faculty of Delhi
University in 2 years.
He is considered one of the
best known ghazal singers from Afghanistan today. He is not only
an accomplished ghazal singer, but an exceptional and seasoned
composer as well. His unique compositional pieces feauring the
fusion of appropriate Persian ghazals with the aura of Indian
classical ragas, has brought a new taste and style in the
Persian ghazal singing in Afghanistan. He has released four CDs
so far, three of which he has made available in this Website for
listening. The latest & 4th Album "Ghazal-e Shab" is available
for purchase by following the Store link. He is currently
working on a number of projects, including a new Urdu Ghazal
Album and Farsi Ghazal Album both performed in a live setting
with Harmonium and Tabla.
Official Web-Site:
AkhtarShoukat.com |
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