Jawid Sharif is a popular Afghan pop singer currently residing in Bonn, Germany. He has released seven album

Album

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s (as of 2009) that have gained popularity as well as critical acclaim. According to his official website his music has been influenced, by his mentor

Mentorship

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 and uncle, Habib Sharif. Jawid Sharif sings primarily in Persian, but he is also fluent in Pashto and German

German language

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, and has a sufficient knowledge of English

English language

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 and Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 as well.

In March 2007, Jawid Sharif made a trip to Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 for a series of performances on the occasion of Nouroz.
At the end of 2008 he won the ATN Award for Best Male singer of the year.

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
1999	Shorbete Shanaeta	Released in Germany
2000	Nur	Released in Germany
2002	Dance Night
2004	Kahkashaan	Double Disc Album
2004	Kahkashaan 2	Double Disc Album
2006	Awaleen Deedaar
2009	Kankaash

External links

• Jawid Sharif official website
• Jawid Sharif official MySpace
• Jawid Sharif Official Youtube Channel