Obaid Receives "Upcoming Artist of the Year" Award Obaid Juenda's creative and hard work as well as contribution to Afghan music was acknowledged when he received the award for the "Upcoming Artist of the Year" in Afghanistan.
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Biography
Obaid Juenda was born on 3rd November 1975 in the city of Kunduz where his father Mohammad Suleiman Khan was working as an official representative for a company called Speen Zar.
When he was seven years old his family moved back to their city of origin, Kabul.
Obaid completed his primary and secondary education at Amani School and started his higher education at University Of Kabul in Law Faculty.
Obaid appeared to be fond of music from a very young age and it didn’t take him and his family to long to discover his ability. When he was only ten years old he owned his first instrument (an accordion)with which he tended to spend all his free time while most of the boys of his age had fun.
Obaid, being blessed with a haunting melodious voice and tremendous sense of rhythm, was initially a self-taught young musician who took part in many musical events at school and received a warm reception and support from the crowed of his audients. He recalls each single performance as great source of encouragement and simultaneously a driving force behind his commitment to music which made him devoted to music and as it appears from his surname “Juenda” (in-search-of) never refused to seek help from music clear- sighted people who could offer him a piece of advice.