Obaid Juenda

‬Obaid Juenda was born on 3rd November 1975‭ ‬in the city of Kunduz where his father Mohammad Suleiman Khan was working as an official representative for a company called Speen Zar‭.‬When he was seven years old his family moved back to their city of origin‭, ‬Kabul‭.‬Obaid completed his primary and secondary education at Amani School and started his higher education at University Of Kabul in Law Faculty‭. ‬Obaid appeared to be fond of music from a very young age and it didnصt take him and his family to long to discover his ability‭. ‬When he was only ten years old he owned his first instrument‭ (‬an accordion)with which he tended to spend all his free time while most of the boys of his age had fun‭.‬Obaid‭, ‬being blessed with a haunting melodious voice and tremendous sense of rhythm‭, ‬was initially a self-taught young musician who took part in many musical events at school and received a warm reception and support from the crowed of his audients‭. ‬He recalls each single performance as great source of encouragement and simultaneously a driving force behind his commitment to music which made him devoted to music and as it appears from his surname‭ ‬زJuendaس‭ (‬in-search-of‭) ‬never refused to seek help from music clear‭- ‬sighted people who could offer him a piece of advice‭. ‬Obaid had his first breakthrough to radio and TV whilst he was a law student at Kabul university and the first song titled‭ ‬زsadai qalbamس‭ ‬he recorded for radio and TV became a hit and he managed to record few more tracks but due to the sudden change of situation in Afghanistan they never got broadcasted‭. ‬In 1992‭ ‬Obaid was forced out of Afghanistan by the war in the country and made his way to Kiev the capital of Ukraine where he carried on with his education‭.‬In 1994‭ ‬Obaid went to England where he was afforded further opportunity to explore his ability and talent in the field of music‭, ‬and decided to establish a firm basis for his only ambition‭, ‬music‭. ‬Subsequently he met his ustad‭, ‬one of the greatest names in music‭, ‬Mr‭. ‬Ghulam Ali and became his student‭.‬In 2000‭ ‬Obaid released his music album titled‭ ‬زKaba-ye-Dilس‭ , ‬which was widely appreciated by the music lovers and professionals‭, ‬and gained an ample of positive comments and supports‭.‬He is musically gifted‭. ‬In his stage presence Obaid always strives to establish a rapport with his co-artists and believes this attitude to be the essential element for a good preformance‭. ‬Over the past years he has had performances in major parts of Europe‭.‬Hadis-e wafa‭ (‬the tradition of fedelity‭) ‬is the latest album from Obaid Juenda which rocked the Afghan music market eversince it was released on July 2005‭ ‬with its smash hit tracks‭: ‬Hadis-e wafa and Dokhtar-e Nazi‭.‬Obaid talks about one of his proud memories recently when he went to visit homeland by an official invatation from Arian International TV Network to participate in their first anniversary‭; "‬I was overwhelmed and full of joy to receive such a warmth and positieve echo of all these yars of hard work which once more it proves to me that the honest hard work for the quality never goes wasted‭, ‬it certainly pays you back‭.‬Currently Obaid Juenda is working on his next project which will inshallah be brought to your ears and eyes soon