Pashto music

The Tappa is a composition of two unequal meters, in which the first line is shorter than the succeeding one, yet it reflects all human feelings and aspirations elegantly.

It is also common among the Pashtuns that a boy of school age would sing it, the elders in their hujrahs, or the women in their home and Godar alike.

That includes the heroic deeds and heroism of legendary figures and sometimes expresses romantic feelings.

Most of these songs in Pashtun culture have been expressed in different areas about daily life and love.

Badala is a professional form of folk music and consists of an epic poem or a ballad.

Two contestants take turns to extemporaneously deliver verses attacking the other, not unlike a rap battle.

This is sometimes also called Hujooh or Lughat, and is more common in the southern districts of KPK and the areas across the border, such as Khost.

Afghan men performing at the new Afghan Cultural Center on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province , Afghanistan .
The rubab is often used in Pashto music
Farhad Darya performing at a concert in Kabul , Afghanistan .