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"Alucha", the first Album of Hadya Rastagar.

Interviewed By: Haroon Yusifi

Last time I saw Hadya Rastagar was two months ago in Hamburg, Germany. He was six and two month years old and Wajiha and Farid Rastagar were practicing one of their songs. Hadya got hold of "Zer Baghali" and started to play it.

"Zer Baghali" seemed bigger under his tiny fingers; but he was playing so good that I was amazed.

I said: Hadya jaan, you really do play well.

Said: uncle Haroon, I also play "Jaaz Band". I used to play "Jaz band" in school and its better.

I asked, do you sing?

He didn't say anything. But his mother Wajiha told me slowly: "Sometimes sings, when I and Farid are not at home.


Hadya's Album

One week ago I rang Farid Rastagar and asked about Wajiha and her state; about his children Razma, Tahmina, and Milaad, and of course about Hadya and his playing of "Zer Baghali".

He said: The words have passed about his "Zer Baghali" playing and soon you'll receive album of his songs. I though Farid was joking with me.

Farid continued: do you want me to send one or two of his songs via e-mail?

I said: send

I got the songs through the computer. They were so good that I couldn't believe it


Hadya the singer

One or two days ago, I called Hadya to tell me about his work, life and art.

Said: "I always watch the TV music programmes of Germany and the world. I have almost memorized all the popular English and German songs of. I was born in Germany and even though I can speak Farsi but I can't read and write."

"I wrote the songs of the album with the Latin and everyday I recorded one or two songs."

"Album has thirteen songs, of which I have sung eleven of them and one of the songs are sung by my sister, Razma, and I worked with her and I have done one song with my father, mother and sister.

The poems of the songs are by Sami Hamid."

"I think the songs are interesting to children as well, and perhaps it may contain learning materials; in them the name of historical places of some regions of the country, for example, Pule Bagh Omomi, Samangaan, Ruze Mubaarak and etc are mentioned."

I asked him to tell me about other things that he loves or do.

He continued: "apart from music, I also love sport and dancing. And, of course, sometimes in some ceremonies, with my mother and my father, I also play "Zer Baghali."

I haven't gone to school of music; but it's planned that for learning of Piano and singing, I spend one period or semester there."


"The other thing I love is sweet, although my appetite is not so good"

 

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