Nashenas
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Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Fitrat, born Sadiq Fitrat Habibi (Pashto/Dari: ), known professionally as Nashenas (), is one of the oldest surviving musicians from Afghanistan. His fame began in the late 1950s, and since then he has produced many albums consisting of Pashto, Persian, and Urdu songs. He is known as "the Afghan Saigal".
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Nashenas (Pashto/Farsi: ناشناس), born as Sadiq Fitrat, (Pashto/Farsi: صادق فطرت) is a famous Afghan singer since the 1970s whose albums consist of Pashto, Dari, and some Urdu songs. Nashenas was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan.His native tongue is Pashto but can also sing in Dari and Urdu. He is believed to be currently residing in London, England. He is popular among the populations of both Afghanistan and Pakistan, specially in the Pashto-speaking areas like the North-West Frontier Province (N
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Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Fitrat, born Sadiq Fitrat Habibi (Pashto/Dari: ), known professionally as Nashenas (), is one of the oldest surviving musicians from Afghanistan. His fame began in the late 1950s, and since then he has produced many albums consisting of Pashto, Persian, and Urdu songs. He is known as "the Afghan Saigal".
==Background and early life== Nashenas was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan to an ethnic Pashtun family. He belongs to the famous Habibi family who are Kakar by tribe. This is a religious family which descends from Habibullah Kakar, or Habibullah Akhundzada. His primary education was in Kandahar.
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