Safdar Tawakoli (Persian: صفدر توکلی‎) (born 1942) is a musician from Afghanistan who focuses on afghan folkloric music Hazaragi music.[1] He plays regional traditional music on the dambura. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career Safdar Tawakoli was born in 1942 in the Yakawlang (Daizangi) district of Bamiyan to a family of moderate means. His interest in music was nurtured during his youth, but he had to overcome the conservative tradition and religious restrictions of his local culture. Despite these, he pursued his field of interest and became a devoted artist. He always admired and in some cases envied the popularity of national singers. He mastered the "dambura", a regional long necked stringed instrument popular among the Hazaras of central Afghanistan. [edit]Career In pursuit of a career in music, he left Bamiyan to run a music store in Kabul that sold cassettes. It was his hard work and talent that led him to the studios of Radio Kabul and Afghanistan's National Television, where he did many shows and sung hundreds of songs. Safdar Tawakuli became a household name in regions and the number of his listeners increased. He became an iconic singer and was awarded with several awards and honorary medals. He has represented Afghan Music in numerous international shows. He headed the Musical group of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1995 for eleven consecutive years. Like everything else Safdar Tawakoli's artistry fell victim to the civil war during which he lost his career, his home, his beloved son but he never lost his fame. He stayed in Afghanistan in extreme conditions, even during the time of the Taliban when his life was in grieve danger. After the fall of Taliban, his musical number, "Agar az Bamiyan o Qandahari - Hamay mo Pag biraari"; became a symbol of national unity and pride for Afghanistan when it was re-sung by the prominent Afghan Singer Farhad Darya. He was one of first singers to sing on Afghanistan's National Radio immediately after the fall of the Taliban.

A multi talented Artist, Dawood Sarkhosh was born in 1971 in the province of Urozgan in Central Afghanistan . He started to compose poetry at the age of 9 and play Dumbura and to sing at the age of 17. He studied the Hazaragi Danbura for a short period with the help of his elder brother Sarwar Sarkhosh, and studied Hamoonia/Accordion under the Pakistani composer the late Arbab Ali Khan – from the province of Sind . At a time when Afghan music had fallen into obscurity under the despotism of fundamentalists. Sarkhosh revived the art by creating songs inspired by a sense of nationalism and suffering in exile. His songs were not commercial, they were artistic reflection of the nostalgia and the bitter taste of refugee life experienced by millions of Afghan refugees throughout the world. They rush to his concerts in their thousands to share their refugee culture with him and enjoy it for a few hours. Discography Up till now Dawood Sarkhosh has released 3 CDs which are available in almost every Afghani shop around the world. His first CD "Sarzamin-e- Man" (My Homeland) came out in England in 1998 and shortly after the second CD "Parijoo" (Fairy) was released in 2000. The third CD "Sepeed -o-Siyah" (White & Black) has been released in 2004. Today Sarkhosh is considered as an accomplished artist and one of the most popular and distinguished artistic figures of Afghanistan. Dawood Sarkhosh is married to K. Nekzad Sarkhosh. They have 3 sons Saboor, Zulfiqar and Yasir. source: dawoodsarkhosh.com

REZA REZAYI He was borin 1369 lunar year. He is originally from Beshood district of Wardak Province and currently lives in Barchi area of Kabul. He has graduated from the Abdul Rahim Shaheed School. His close friends are Najib and Qasim. He likes to wear Afghan Traditional Cloths. He is a big fan of Football. He likes music and painting. He loves Daud Sarkhosh. Currently he is working in a Tailoring Shop.

BUCHAREST, Romania - At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies — and the cheers gave way to jeers.

The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000, who had packed a park for Wednesday night's concert, underscores how prejudice against Gypsies remains deeply entrenched across Eastern Europe.

Despite long-standing efforts to stamp out rampant bias, human rights advocates say Roma probably suffer more humiliation and endure more discrimination than any other people group on the continent.

When Kid Cudi performs with Wale and the go-go group UCB, the VMA house band, at Sunday's awards show, he will take some time out to remember 2008 house-band member DJ AM, who died unexpectedly last month.

"DJ AM was a good homie of mine, so we're going to do a little something for him," the VMA-nominated rapper told MTV News. "We doing this for AM. He had so much love."

For Cudi's time at the Video Music Awards, he plans to make sure his party is all about AM. "We're going to be celebrating his life," he said. "You know what I mean? It's going to be a great night, and I don't know about everybody else, but I'm celebrating the VMAs in memory of Adam Goldstein."

Wale spoke to MTV News after AM's death about picking up where Travis Barker and DJ AM left off last year. "AM was one of the greatest DJs I've ever seen play," he said. "Him and Travis had such a chemistry. [AM was] definitely one of the greater ears in music, and he's definitely underrated [as a DJ]."

Wale and UCB will also be joined by Solange Knowles, Pitbull and 3OH!3 for a series of originals and covers that will definitely keep the VMA crowd rocking all night. If Wale's VMA rehearsal Thursday was any indication, those covers could include songs by Britney Spears, Coldplay and Kings of Leon.