The third series of Afghan Star was watched by a third of the population of Afghanistan. Over 11 million people, in voting for their favourites, experienced a taste of democracy. And, controversially, they voted for two women to make it to the final ten.
This documentary follows them, and two of the men, in detail. Rafi Nabzaada, 19, a Tajik, is the cockiest, and Hameed Sakhizada, 20, is Hazara and the most musical of the four. Lema Sahar, 25, is a Pashtun singer from Kandahar, a Taliban stronghold, while Setara Hussainzada, 22, is risking the most, coming from the ultra-conservative city of Herat.
In a country where the Taliban outlawed music, Afghan Star is a small but significant unifying force for the country's diverse ethnic groups; as the programme's presenter Daod Sediqi says, 'the aim is to take the people's hand from weapons to music'.
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On TV
First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 07 April 2009 | 10PM | More4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 07 April 2009 | 10PM | More4 |
Music from the episode
| Played | Track | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00:11 | Traditional | Karim Mohammed | |
| 0:01:33 | Caravan | Ahmed Zahir | N/A |
| 0:04:28 | Amelakat Ba Gardan | Jawid Sharif | N/A |
| 0:04:36 | Folk Song | Rafi Naabzada | |
| 0:05:09 | Folk Song | Setara Hussainzada | |
| 0:05:20 | Folk Song | Lema Sahar | |
| 0:05:25 | Amelakat Ba Garden | Jawid Sharif | N/A |
| 0:06:15 | Police | Wajiha | N/A |
| 0:07:56 | Afghan Star Theme Tune | Afghan Star Band | N/A |
| 0:08:39 | No One Knows | Rafi Naabzada | |
| 0:09:49 | Pashtun Folk Song | Lema Sahar | |
| 0:10:46 | Hazara Folk Song | Hameed Sakhizada | |
| 0:11:53 | Scorpian | Setara Hussainzada | |
| 0:13:20 | Afghan Star Tense Tune | Afghan Star Band | N/A |
| 0:14:09 | Afghan Star Sad Tune | Afghan Star Band | N/A |
| 0:22:41 | Laila | Arash Howaida | N/A |
| 0:24:43 | Who Am I? | Rafi Naabzada | |
| 0:27:35 | Call To Prayer | Blue Mosque Mullah | N/A |
| 0:29:30 | Yaar Bewafa | Tahir Showqi | N/A |
| 0:39:44 | Folk Song | Tolo Contestant | |
| 0:43:39 | Traditional | Setara Hussainzada | |
| 0:46:37 | Track Four Heart Album | Nazir Khora | N/A |
| 0:49:39 | You Didn't Love Me | Wajiha | |
| 1:03:25 | Look At My Beautiful Woman | Hameed Sakhizada | |
| 1:03:57 | Look At My Beautiful Woman | Rafi Naabzada | |
| 1:05:00 | Look At My Beautiful Woman | Hameed Sakhizada And Rafi Naabzada | |
| 1:07:20 | Baza Mehdi | Ahmed Zahir | N/A |
| 1:09:12 | Roast Beef Afghan Star | Simon Russell | |
| 1:13:33 | Derta Rollum | Ahmed Zahir | N/A |
| 1:16:22 | Mata Chal Ne Raze | Naghma | N/A |
| 1:19:10 | Hazara Folk Song | Hameed Sakhizada And Rafi Naabzada | |
| 1:19:47 | Amelaket Ba Gardan | Jawid Sharif | N/A |
| 1:23:07 | We Are One Brother | Hameed Sakhizada | |
| 1:24:25 | May The Length Of Your Existence | Rafi Naabzada | |
| 1:25:23 | Afghan Star Intro Tune | Afghan Star Band | N/A |
| 1:26:49 | Traditional Folk Song | Unknown | N/A |
| 1:27:39 | Bala Balaye Dukhtar | Arash Howaid | N/A |
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