Jalil Zaland

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| name = Ustad Jalil Zaland

| caption = {{nq|جلیل زلاند}}

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| birth_date = c. 1930 or 1935{{Cite web | url=http://www.gma.com.af/Documents%20of%20GMA/All%20News/Archive%20of%20May%202009/news1.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906020605/http://www.gma.com.af/Documents%20of%20GMA/All%20News/Archive%20of%20May%202009/news1.htm | archive-date=2012-09-06 | title=زلاند به ابدیت پیوست | language=ar | trans-title=Zaland joined eternity | website=Good Morning Afghanistan}}

| birth_place = Kabul, Afghanistan

| occupation = Singer, poet, music composer

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| children = 8

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| death_date = April 30, 2009

| death_place = Tarzana, Los Angeles, United States

| spouse = Sara

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Jalil Zaland (Dari/Pashto: {{nq|جلیل زلاند}}, also romanized Jalil Zoland;{{Cite news|title= جلیل زلاند، آوازخوان و آهنگساز افغان درگذشت |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/afghanistan/2009/05/090501_op_am_zoland.shtml |work=BBC World Service |date=1 May 2009 |accessdate=19 May 2009 }} c. 1935 - 2009) was a veteran singer and composer of Afghanistan's golden music era.{{Cite web |url=http://www.freemuse.org/sw26767.asp |title=The talibans have banned all music |work=Freemuse |accessdate=31 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318074253/http://www.freemuse.org/sw26767.asp |archive-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.virtualafghans.com/music/mustafa_jalali/Default.asp?rated=true |title=City of Love |work=Virtual Afghans |accessdate=31 March 2009 }}{{Cite news|title=Dialogue with Said Omar |url=http://www.afghanmagazine.com/july2000/music/somarinterview/index.html |work=Afghan Magazine |date=2 September 2000 |accessdate=31 March 2009 }} Zaland was one of the biggest music stars of Afghanistan, earning the honorific Ustad and was therefore best known as Ustad Zaland ({{nq|استاد زولاند}} or {{nq|استاد زلاند}}). 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{{Cite web |title=Zaland Death A Big Loss in Afghan Music |url=https://tolonews.com/arts-culture/zaland-death-big-loss-afghan-music |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=TOLOnews |language=en}} and was also known for the composition of hit song "Man Amadeam", famously performed by Iranian star Googosh.{{Cite web |title=BBC Persian |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan/story/2004/09/040905_v-asifzeland |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.bbc.com}} 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.