"Afghanistan" is a popular song written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander and published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc. in 1920. It has notably been recorded by Zez Confrey,[1] Prince's Dance Orchestra,[2][3] and the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony.[4]
| "Afghanistan" | |
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| Song | |
| Released | 1920 |
| Genre | Foxtrot |
| Label | Gilbert & Friedland Inc. |
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander |
| Audio sample | |
"Afghanistan" performed by the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony in 1920 | |
Writing and composition edit
The song was written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander. It tells a story about Afghanistan of an Afghan Hindu woman and a man seeking to marry her, evoking imagery of elephants, temples, and the Afghan landscape.[5][6][7] The cover art was drawn by noted sheet music cover artists the Starmers.
See also edit
- "The Japanese Sandman", contemporaneous song with a similar theme about Japan
References edit
- ^ "Afghanistan, Piano Roll, Zez Confrey" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Columbia matrix 78949. Afghanistan / Prince's Dance Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- ^ ""Afghanistan" - Fox Trot: Prince's Dance Orchestra: Columbia 1920" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "1920s jazz -- AFGANISTAN -- Lopez & Hamilton's Orch. -- Edison cylinder 4043 -- gmmix" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Wilander, William; Donnelly, Harry (January 1, 1920). "Afghanistan". Sheet Music Collection.
- ^ "Afghanistan : A Romance Of Asia". Gilbert & Friedland Inc. February 3, 1920 – via digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.
- ^ "Afghanistan (1920)" – via www.youtube.com.
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