Like many other artists who worked in Afghanistan in the 20th century, there is either no information about Nagma, or different sources contradict each other. Sometimes the information is not realistic at all. For example, Pashto Wikipedia suggests that Nagma released 2500 cassettes with her songs. Naghma was born in 1964 in Kandahar, and at the age of 16 she moved to Kabul, where she built a career as a singer and was remembered by the Pashtuns as the voice and face of their folk music. For a long time she was married to the Pashtun singer Mangal. She recorded many songs with him. When Afghanistan was overwhelmed by wars, the couple moved to Pakistan. There, their work was popular among Afghan refugees, and in 2000 they moved to the United States. In March 2014, Naghma became the first Afghan woman to receive the Pakistani Pride of Performance Award for her art. Furtively Came Home (غلی غلی راغلم د کوره) is one of Nagma's early works. Thanks to Mayvand Kassem for his help with the translation of a tiny amount of information about this album from Pashto.

My Black Creature is Behind You (توره مې بلا درپسی)

I'll Take Another Black Carnation (بل به جوړ کړم تور لونګین)

Shut Up, Shut Up, Shut Up, Boy (چپ چپ چپ هلکه)

Flower Friend (ګل ورین ګل پدن جانان)

Death Will Be Your Guest (مرګ دې میلمه شه)

And I Burn (او سوځیدمه مه اخله)

God, The Whole Village is in Sorrow (خدایه ټول کلۍ خفه ده)

Came From Home (غلی غلی راغلم د کوره)

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