The year 2009 was a very interesting and busy year in the Afghan music industry. A big number of hit and new artists released a list of unforgetable tracks and videos.

The following is a list of most notable and downloaded hit songs of 2009 which gained great popularity and exposure on a variety of websites, radio stations and satellite channels.

Arash Howaida (born in 1980 in Afghanistan – Kohistan district) is one of the modern Hip Hop and Pop artists and composers from Afghanistan. Arash currently resides in Hamburg, Germany and is the son of popular Afghan artist Zahir Howaida.

Known for his hit songs “Laila” (in Dari, German and Arabic) and “Allah Allah”, Arash is best known for his ability to successfully introduce and combine hip hop and dance beats into music. His compositions and music is influence from western musics.