Biography

Seeta Qasemi born 6 April 1983, also known as Sita Qasemi, is an Afghan singer-songwriter. She entered the Afghan music scene in 2008. She sings both in Pashto and Dari and lives in Germany.

Ever since Seeta Qasemie was a child she wanted to be a famous footballer. Due to the civil war going on in Afghanistan, Seeta had to leave her country at a very young age. Her family moved to Pakistan where she stayed for a short while before she married a much older man at 25.

She encountered much hardship in her first marriage after she found out she was not his first wife. Since then Seeta has worked herself out of this abusive relationship and got divorced. She has two children and lives in Germany.

In an interview with DJ Erycom from Uganda, Seeta Qasemi said, I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and I’ve been living with my family in Germany for the past 10 years. Ever since I was a child, I was interested in the art of music and have always wanted to become a famous musician.

At first I performed live in some parties with singers such as Jawid Sharif and others, and I met Valy Hedjasi in one party where he was doing Camera Recording. He came to me and asked if we can make an album together, so I finally got the chance to pursue my dreams and share my voice with my fellow Afghans when I sang in the songs called ‘Bia Tu’ and ‘Delbare Mehrabanam’ (which is my own composition and lyrics).

The first song I sang was called ‘Bia Tu’ and the second song was called ‘Delbare Mehrabanam’, which I sang both with Valy Hedjasi. My most recent song, which I sang by myself is called ‘Ba Taswiram’.

Unfortunately, at the time I had some difficulties and I wasn’t able to work in the videos ‘Bia Tu’ and ‘Delbare Mehrabanam’ myself. Therefore, Mariam Morid, who is the daughter of Ahmad Morid, was put in the video instead of me and she lip synched the parts I sang in the song. Until now, no one knew that the voices in ‘Bia Tu’ and ‘Delbare Mehrabanam’ belonged to Seeta Qasemie and not anyone else’s.

Mr. Valy Hedjasi didn’t event bothered to mention my name once, that the origional singer of this song is Seeta Qasemie not Mariam Morid.

But I am happy now that my fellow Afghans know that the person who sang ‘Bia Tu’, ‘Delbare Mehrabanam’, and ‘Ba Taswiram’ is me, Seeta Qasemie. In the future, I need the love, prayers, and help of my fellow Afghans because if I sing, I sing for my fellow Afghans, not for myself.