Nasrat Sharqi is an Afghan keyboard player, composer, and arranger recognized for his contributions to modern Afghan popular music, particularly during the late cassette and diaspora recording eras. He is known for helping shape the evolving sound of Afghan music by incorporating electronic keyboard instrumentation into traditional and pop arrangements.

Sharqi emerged during a period when Afghan music was transitioning from orchestral and acoustic ensembles toward electronically driven studio production. His work reflects the fusion of Afghan melodic traditions with synthesizer-based textures, rhythm programming, and modern recording techniques. Through this approach, he played an important role in adapting Afghan music to changing technological and stylistic trends.

Throughout his career, Nasrat Sharqi collaborated with numerous Afghan vocalists across pop, folk, and regional music styles. His keyboard arrangements often blended traditional Afghan rhythmic structures with contemporary harmonies and electronic soundscapes, contributing to the distinctive sonic identity of Afghan cassette-era productions. Following the political upheavals that affected Afghanistan’s music industry, Sharqi continued his musical activities within diaspora recording communities, where keyboard-driven arrangements became increasingly central to Afghan popular music production.

In recent years, Nasrat Sharqi has been reported within the Afghan music community to be living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological condition. His illness has led to increased recognition and appreciation of his musical legacy among Afghan artists, listeners, and cultural preservation communities.

Nasrat Sharqi is regarded as part of the generation of Afghan musicians who helped modernize studio production while maintaining strong connections to Afghan melodic and cultural traditions. His recordings and performance work remain important examples of the technological and stylistic evolution of Afghan music in the late 20th century.