Award winning Afghan singer and composer Farhad Darya has been the most
influential musician on the Afghan Music scene since the mid 80s, and certainly
is a founder of a new wave of music in Afghanistan. His influences have echoed
throughout several music styles and subsequent generations. Darya is known as
the most prominent voice and a revolutionary creative force behind the
contemporary music of Afghanistan. He pioneered several different styles of
songwriting, and redefined the role of vocalist in the music of Afghanistan
while his style of singing has been among the very small number of the most
emotional and easily identifiable voices.