Abdul Rahim Sarban

Sarban ساربان
Birth name	Abdul Rahim Mahmodi
Born	1930 (1930) Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Origin	Afghanistan
Died	April 2, 1993 (1993-04-03) (aged 62) Peshawar, Pakistan
Genres	soft rock classical music jazz blues
Occupations	singer songwriter composer
Instruments	vocal harmonium tabla electric guitar
Years active	1950s–1986

Abdul Rahim Sārbān (عبدالرحیم ساربان) (1930 – April 2, 1993), better known as Sarban, was an Afghan singer, born in Kabul.

Sarban's music fused elements, rhythms and orchestration of the western musical traditions of Jazz and "Belle Chanson" with the prevalent Afghan musical tradition.

References

• AFP / The Express Tribune: Afghans sing again -- of love and war
• Farhad Darya website: Bringing Sarban's remains from Pakistan to Afghanistan Archived November 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine