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Musical artist

Safdar Tawakoli (Persian: صفدر توکلی); (born in Yakawlang, Bamyan) is an ethnic Hazara musician from Afghanistan.

He focuses on and plays mostly Hazara folkloric and regional traditional music based on the dambura.^[1][2] In the Afghan government awarded him the title of "Sultan Dambura" for his unique musical style.^[3]

Early life

Safdar Tawakoli was born in , in Yakawlang, Bamyan, Afghanistan, to a family of moderate means.

His interest in music was nurtured during his youth, but he had to overcome the conservative tradition and religious restrictions of his local culture.

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Despite these, he pursued his field of interest and became a devoted artist. He always admired and in some cases envied the popularity of national singers. He mastered the dambura, a regional long-necked stringed instrument popular among the Hazaras of central Afghanistan.

Career

In pursuit of a career in music, he left Bamyan to run a mus