20th-century Afghan women singers

Afghan singer

Hangāma (Dari/Pashto: ) is an Afghan singer who has been active since 1975. Besides Afghanistan, she is also known in Tajikistan and Iran. Before her emigration from Afghanistan in the 1980s, she was regarded as one of the most popular female singers of the country.

Afghan-Canadian musician (1952–2022)

Ustad Farida Mahwash (); (born 1947) is an Afghan singer and voice of Afghanistan. She was the first woman (as of 2013) to have been conferred the honorary title of "Ustad" (meaning Master or Maestra in Dari) in 1977. She currently lives in Fremont, California, US; and tours the world with her latest ensemble, "Voices of Afghanistan".

Hamida Assil ( December 20, 2020), better known as Rukhshana, was an Afghan singer. Referred to as one of the first Afghan female singers, she earned her recognition during the 1950s and 1970s.