Bakht Zamina (Pushto; Pashto: بخت زمينه, died on July 15, 1981) was a famous Afghan singer who performed in major Pashto music events in Kabul.[1]
Bakht Zamina was from Nangarhar. She moved to Kabul to carry on her music career.Zamina was famous for both folk and pop Pashto songs. She was a sympathizer with the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, singing some songs in support for them. She has long been forgotten by media mainly due to political reasons, over the decades following her death. Bakht Zamina is believed to have died in 1981, due to tuberculosis. However, some speculate that she was murdered by Afghan mujahideen after she sang her famous song "Khaija Pa Morchal Bande". The true nature of her death has not been confirmed, as it had been shrouded with rumors.
Some of her songs were: