Qamar Gula (Pashto: قمر ګله; Persian: قمر گل, Qamar Gul; 21 January 1952 – 9 December 2022) was an Afghan Canadian musician, who has been credited with being the second female Pashto language singer (after Rukhshana) to sing for the Radio Television Afghanistan.
[1] She started singing at the age of seven or eight,[2] and due to wide audience appreciation she was encouraged to pursue it professionally.
Gula's career reached its zenith when she married Mohammad Din Zakhil who composed many of her songs.
Gula maintained her popularity among Afghans, particularly among the older generation who associated her music with the nostalgic times of Afghanistan before the civil war.
Over the years, she collaborated with various Afghan singers including Rukhshana in the 1970s, Gul Zaman in the 1980s, and in 2010s with Zarsanga, Waheed Qasemi, and Hangama.