Seeta Qasemie

• Name — Seeta Qasemie سیتا قاسمی • Years Active — 2008–present • Occupation — * Singer • composer • TV presenter

Seeta Qasemie wanted to be a footballer when growing up. Due to the civil war going on in Afghanistan, Seeta had to leave her country. Qasemie family moved to Pakistan where she stayed before marrying at the age of 25.

Seeta's career started by performing at small functions with renowned singers from the music scene such as Jawid Sharif and others. At one of these functions, Seeta met Valy Hedjasi who was a camera man. Valy had asked Seeta if she was interested in collaborating. Seeta composed, wrote and sang the songs "Bia Tu" and "Dilbare Mehrabanam". After this, Qasemie released her single "Ba Taswiram". Following this, Qasemie had established herself as an Afghan singer. Seeta's first commercial success came with the song "Dokht Watan”, which was based on a love story between an Afghan nomad girl and boy. She followed this up with her next song "Mastam Mast".Qasemie’s collaboration with Shafiq Mureed was Seeta's first Pashto song and she was praised for her well versed accent and the video, Ta Sara Meena Larem. The song was shot inside Afghanistan, depicting a love story between an Afghan villager and an Afghan girl from the west who visits the village. Another collaboration followed with Shafiq Mureed, "Lamba Di Shoma". Seeta followed this up with a Pashto Na`at song and featured in Shafiq Mureed's 'Da Afghanistan' video clip alongside Mozhdah Jamalzadah. While Qasemie stayed in Afghanistan, she gave a series of concerts and interviews. Her next hit was the Hazaragi song 'Watandar'. On international woman's day Seeta released her song "Zan" (also known as "Ayena e Qad Nomaye Khurshid Manam"). Unlike many other music artists, Seeta made her television debut with a charity show. During the month of Ramadan, Seeta visited families in need with a camera crew to let them tell their personal stories and experiences. The show provided the families with assistance such as food and was aired on Khurshid.