Wedding Songs

Popular Afghan Wedding Songs

Nowadays, Afghan music can be divided into traditional, modern and post-modern music. The neighboring cultures had a lot of influence upon Afghan Music. Most Afghan songs are long songs, over five minutes, which were created in exile, because music was initially banned by Taliban. When it comes to Afghan wedding music you must know that Afghan weddings are unique events with special traditional customs where the bride and the groom are cherished as the King and Queen of the night sitting on two beautifully decorated special thrones.




Ahesta bero, mah e man ahesta bero meaning Walk Slowly My Light of Night is a special afghan wedding song with old origins, sung at the wedding ceremonies from generation to generation. The song is the equivalent of the American Wedding March, being played at the arrival of the bride and groom at the wedding reception.

The next song that follows is Hena Beyarin ba Dastash Gozarain meaning Bring Henna and place it on their hands during which a dark-red colored dye is applied on the hands of the young spouses. It’s a little similar with a tradition from the Indian wedding called mehendi.

After the dinner is served, the bride and groom will have the cake-cutting moment which is usually accompanied by the traditional song called Baada Baada Elahee Mubarak Baada – Man dil ba tu dada am Tawakol ba khoda, meaning Congratulations, I gave you my heart now I leave it to God.

The guests finish eating the dessert and after that they enjoy the rest of the evening singing and dancing. The dance floor is overcrowded while Afghan musicians play fast upbeat songs. Afghan music primarily consists of themes like eternal everlasting love and other emotional and historical events. The songs are very melodious and have a typically Afghan flavor. You can sneak an Afghan song into your play list in order to animate the party.

Here are some popular Afghan songs for the wedding reception. Some of them are very old songs.

Ahista bero by Ustad Rahim Bakhsh

Hina Byarid by Ustad Rahim Bakhsh

Shalaila o Shalail by  Ahmad Wali

Aroos-e Jaan-e Madar by Faiz Karezi

Aroos Damad by Sear Azizi

Wadoona Ka Wadoona by Abdullah Moqori

Mubarak ast Arosee by Qader Eshpari

Bada Bada by Habib Sharif

Gula Bordim by Habib Sharif

Wro wro by Habib Sharif

Sharshara baran by Habib Sharif

Allah Mubarak by Nazia Eqbal

Mubarak Bashad by Majid Ahsan

Toye Dilbar Jan by Ahmadshah Noori

Keda Kadamoona by Rameen Sharif

Sha az Rah Door by Walid Soroor

Shah Amad by Ahmad Jawid

Cake Aroosi by Ahmad Tahir

Aroose by Khaled Nasiri

The traditional circular Afghan dance that closes the wedding reception is called Attan and it’s performed on a traditional Afghan beat of mogholi. No other nation uses this type of song. It is usually performed with a double headed barrel drum called a Dhol that has a deep and low resonance sound. Attan it’s some kind of a last dance song. The Afghan wedding usually starts at 6 pm and the reception can last until dawn.

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