Beltoon
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| name = {{lang|fa| مومن خان بيلتون}}
Momin Khan Biltoon
| image = Beltoon in 1980s.png
| caption = Beltoon in 1980s
| birth_name = Momin Khan Biltoon
| birth_date = c. 1920
| death_date = November 9, 2015
| death_place = Kabul, Afghanistan
| genre = Ghazals
| occupation = Musician
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Momin Khan Biltoon ({{langx|ps|مومن خان بیلتون}}; {{langx|fa|بلتون}}), also known as his honorific title Ustad Beltoon, was an Afghan Pashtun singer from Logar Province, Afghanistan. Biltoon sang in both Pashto and Dari languages. His style of music reflects the Kharabat style of Kabul.
Early life
He was born in Chakari village of Khaki Jabbar District, Kabul.{{cite web |date= |script-title=ps:BBCPashto.com | خبرونه | د موسيقي د هنر ځانگړې څيره ښاغلى بيلتون |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pashto/news/story/2009/01/090122_mm_s7-beltoon.shtml |accessdate=2017-02-22 |publisher=BBC Pashto |language=ps}} However, he spent most of his life in Logar Province of Afghanistan. Biltoon's father died before he was born, and his mother did so when he was young. He was raised by his sister in Logar Province of Afghanistan. Biltoon learned the rubab and tanbur at a young age. He started singing at the age of 15. His first song was in both Persian and Pashto.{{cite news|author=نام اداره |newspaper=رادیو آزادی |url=http://da.azadiradio.com/a/27353770.html |script-title=fa:بیلتون هنرمند مشهور افغانستان به جاویدادنه گان پیوست |language=fa|publisher=Da.azadiradio.com |date= 11 November 2015|accessdate=2017-02-22}}{{cite news|url=http://www.khaama.com/persian/archives/32044 |script-title=fa:استاد بلتون هنرمند نام آشنای افغانستان چشم از جهان بست - خبرگزاری خامه پرس - فارسی | خبرهای داغ از افغانستان، منطقه و جهان |publisher=Khaama.com |language=fa |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2017-02-22 |newspaper=خبرگزاری خامه پرس - فارسی |last1=گفت |first1=سید مختار نسیم }}
Having made contributions to Afghan traditional music for over 70 years, Biltoon died at the age of 95 in Kabul. He was buried in Beni Hesar of Kabul.{{cite web|author=Dead body of Biltoon laid to rest |url=http://www.kabultribune.com/index.php/2015/11/10/dead-body-of-beltoon-laid-to-rest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223042017/http://www.kabultribune.com/index.php/2015/11/10/dead-body-of-beltoon-laid-to-rest |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-02-23 |title=Dead body of Biltoon laid to rest - KabulTribune The Only Point To Get Afghanistan Latest News |publisher=Kabultribune.com |date=2015-11-10 |accessdate=2017-02-22}}
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