Jalil Zaland
Jalil Zaland was a veteran singer and composer of Afghanistan's golden music era. Zaland was one of the biggest music stars of Afghanistan, earning the honorific Ustad and was therefore best known as Ustad Zaland. As a Persian speaker, his classic melodies were also highly acclaimed in Iran and Tajikistan.
Zaland along with Salim Sarmast and Nangyalai created the first amateur band for Radio Afghanistan. He also composed several national anthems of Afghanistan and was also known for the composition of hit song "Man Amadeam", famously performed by Iranian star Googosh. Also at Radio Afghanistan he led the creation of a 30-piece orchestra of Eastern and Western music, which was very influential in the history of the music of Afghanistan. Zaland was one of the early teachers of Ahmad Wali.