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.

The 4th Annual Ariana Television Network’s Awards show was held in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday, December 5th, 2009. Your favorite Afghan celebrities and artists from all over the world were invited and given recognition for their achievements. The awards show reached a global television audience covering the majority of Afghans everywhere. It was a wonderful opportunity for supporting Afghan culture and the performing arts.

Click here to see the list of winners.

Shekeb Osmani is a very talented young Afghan artist from Toronto, Canada who is very well known for his live wedding performances throughout Canada. He’s undoubtably one of the top 5 greatest Afghan wedding singers hands down.

Shekeb is a humble and genuine artist who is loved and respected by many artists and peers in Toronto. Lately he has teamed up with Orokzai Studios in production of his two latest videos which can be watched below.