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Acclaimed Afghan musician Dur Mohammad Kishmi has died
Afghanistan’s well known and much-loved musician Dur Mohammad Kishmi died on Friday night in Takhar province in northern Afghanistan, his family and officials confirmed Saturday.
Kishmi had reportedly suffered from heart problems and died at a hospital in Takhar, officials said.
Fans of Kishmi have said the singer’s death is a great loss for Afghan music and art.
The Afghan ministry of information and culture also stated his death is a great loss to folk music in Afghanistan.
He was born in 1934 in Kishm district, Badakhshan province and started singing folk songs in Badakhshan in 1951.
Not only did he have an enormous following in Afghanistan but also performed in various countries around the world over the years including Germany, Spain, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia.