Ustad Qasim

Ustad Qasim
Background information
Birth nameQasem Jo
Also known as
  • Qasimjo
  • Ustad Muhammad Qasim
  • Kassim Afghan
Born1878
kabul, Afghanistan
Died1957 (aged 78–79)
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • singer

Qasem Jo (Pashto: قاسم جو‎;[1] 1878–1957), better known as Ustad Qasim (استاد قاسم), was an Afghan musician, composer, and singer. He is generally considered by musicologists to be one of the most well-known Afghan musicians of the 20th century.[2][3]

  1. ^ بصیراحمد حسین‌زاده (17 September 2011). "استاد قاسم باحافظ شیرازی در دربار عبدالرحمن" (in Persian). BBC News فارسی. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.
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