Shah Wali Taranasaz (Persian: شاه ولی ترانه ساز), 1927 - 2007, was a “much admired”[1] singer, songwriter and composer from Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
[2] Taranasaz sang more than 300 songs in Persian.
He composed traditional and popular songs and some that were critical of the Taliban.
[3] After fleeing Afghanistan, Taranasaz moved to New York City, and later to Fremont, where he could be closer to the Afghan music scene.
[4][3] He died in 2007 and was survived by a wife and two children.