Mahwash
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Ustad Farida Mahwash (); (born 1947) is an Afghan singer and voice of Afghanistan. She was the first woman (as of 2013) to have been conferred the honorary title of "Ustad" (meaning Master or Maestra in Dari) in 1977. She currently lives in Fremont, California, US; and tours the world with her latest ensemble, "Voices of Afghanistan".
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Mahwash (born Farida Mahwash, Persian: فریده مهوش) commonly referred to as Ustad Mahwash (Persian: استاد مهوش) is a popular Afghan singer. She is the first and the only woman (as of 2006) to have been conferred the honorary title of “Ustad” (meaning Master or Maestra in Persian). She currently lives in exile in California, USA; however, she occasionally does tour other countries for performances. Farida Mahwash was born to a conservative family in Afghanistan. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Afghanistan
- Place of birth
- Kabul
- Occupation
- singer
- Award
- World Music Awards
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1947-01-01
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
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- Biography
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- Voices of Afghanistan
- Discography
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Ustad Farida Mahwash (); (born 1947) is an Afghan singer and voice of Afghanistan. She was the first woman (as of 2013) to have been conferred the honorary title of "Ustad" (meaning Master or Maestra in Dari) in 1977. She currently lives in Fremont, California, US; and tours the world with her latest ensemble, "Voices of Afghanistan".
==Biography==
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