Qader Eshpari
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| قادر اشپاري Qader Eshpari |
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 Qader Eshpari in 2001
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| Birth name | Qader Eshpari | |
| Born | September 1967 Kabul, Afghanistan |
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| Genre(s) | Soft Rock Pop Hindi Film Song Renditions Foreign Songs |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer | |
| Instrument(s) | Harmonium, Keyboard & Various Other Instruments | |
| Years active | 1996–Present | |
| Label(s) | Negah, CineVision, Afghan Advance Music | |
Qader Eshpari (Persian: قادر اشپاري , born September, 1967) is an Afghan singer. Ranking second behind Farhad Darya in popularity (sharing this status with Habib Qaderi), he is of the new generation exiled artists who have achieved fame outside of Afghanistan. He is noted for the depth and flow of his voice that has allowed him command over a wide range of singing styles. He currently lives in Fremont, California, USA from where he continues his music career through his own professional recording studio.
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[edit] Early Years
Qader Eshpari was born in a suburb of Kabul, Afghanistan. Little is known of his family background. It is claimed that at age 5 he displayed an intelligent ability to learn and play various musical instruments. To avoid the impending war in Afghanistan, he and his family initially moved to Germany and a while later they immigrated to the United States.
After finishing high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, Qader moved to California to pursue higher education. There he earned a degree in Computer Science. He is said to have also continued his music interests during this time. After working for IBM Corpas as a Technical Support Engineer for 3 years, he decided to return to his childhood passion once again. He started composing music and worked with various other musicians to start a career in this field professionally.
[edit] Involvements
Qader has a deep interest in Indian culture and music and much of his recorded songs do reflect this. His renditions of popular Indian film songs are present in almost every album. He is also an active traveler and has toured all over USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and India. Most of these trips have been concert performances.
His 2006 visit to Afghanistan is a highlight of his recent trips where he sang to a group of disadvantaged children at an orphanage.
[edit] Recent Involvements
At the turn of the new millennium, Qader has been noted to have gone through a major transformation. Both physically and mentally he has brought on a new outlook to his image. While his professional rival-Habib Qaderi-has feminized his looks, Qader has done the opposite. His haircut couple years back has marked a masculine change to his overall features. He has also been particular about his wardrobe style selection. Since 2002 he been a student ofWu Chi & Shaolin Temple martial arts. He has indicated he intends to master these arts.
[edit] Contribution
Qader’s contributions have been commended as they have enhanced the elemental tunes of the larger Afghan music scene. Given his background in engineering and musical instruments, he is able to program drum machines, samplers and electronic keyboards to play various rhythms. He is also been credited to have created & arranged music of over 100 albums for various Afghan singers.
Other achievements to his name include an English song: Dance with Me (from Sahil Eshq CD). It is noteworthy that this was the first time a first generation Afghan singer had sang in his adopted country’s language
Qader Eshapri's First Professional Music Video Will Be Release Soon.
[edit] Personal life
Little is known of Qader’s personal life. He was rumored to date Vida Samadzai, though no specific confirmation of this is available. Regardless, as of 2006 there hasn’t been any marital commitments for the singer. A lot Known from his Friends that Qader Only Loves Music And he is always busy with his Music Life.
[edit] Discography
- 1996: Soroode Asheqi
- 1997: Sabrina
- 1998: Sia Moo
- 2001: Only You
- 2003: Sahil Eshq
- 2005: Naazi Jaan
[edit] Videography
- 2006: Aschiana (To Be Released)
