Afghanistan (song)

"Afghanistan"
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 file help

"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]

Writing and composition

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

• "The Japanese Sandman", contemporaneous song with a similar theme about Japan

References

1. "Afghanistan, Piano Roll, Zez Confrey". 12 April 2015 – via www.youtube.com.
2. "Columbia matrix 78949. Afghanistan / Prince's Dance Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
3. ""Afghanistan" - Fox Trot: Prince's Dance Orchestra: Columbia 1920". August 2012 – via www.youtube.com.
4. "1920s jazz -- AFGANISTAN -- Lopez & Hamilton's Orch. -- Edison cylinder 4043 -- gmmix". March 2011 – via www.youtube.com.
5. Wilander, William; Donnelly, Harry (January 1, 1920). "Afghanistan". Sheet Music Collection.
6. Afghanistan : A Romance Of Asia. Gilbert & Friedland Inc. February 3, 1920 – via digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.
7. "Afghanistan (1920)". 23 February 2022 – via www.youtube.com.