As the song was also played on the Kurdish section of Radio Baghdad, it has made it more popular, especially in the Arabian peninsula. Performed by several Kurdish bands and musicians such as Aynur ...

IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet 30 March 2010 1 minute read The charges stem from the singer's performance of a Kurdish song at an arts festival in Diyarbakır in 2009. (BIANET/IFEX) – A court in ...

However, Kurdish artist Rojda had recently been arrested for "propaganda for an illegal organization" on the ground of a Kurdish song called "Heval Kamuran". Rojda was released within a couple of ...

As a composer, violinist, and music teacher, Dilshad has made a remarkable career in Europe. Like every Kurdish artist, the genocide and the 2014 war against ISIS affected him emotionally.

Kurdish rap Jodi Hilton / al11/26/2012 Serhado is trying to give Kurds around the world a reason to be proud of their music. A Swedish musician with Kurdish roots, the 27 year old rapper is famous ...

Traditional Kurdish music has been a part of one family's history for decades. Now, a father is teaching his son how to carry on the family tradition.

Kurdish singer-songwriter Farhad Bandesh has released song about his friendship with Melita Luck Ms Luck and Mr Bandesh have maintained a remote friendship for five years but have never actually met ...

A group of Kurdish lawmakers and activists attend the street music performance of Kurdish young men in Istanbul. Date: February 1, 2022. Photo: Rudaw Also in Turkey ...

In the hands of an expertly skilled Kurdish musician; the tanbur is the sacred instrument used for three forms of Kurdish music. The maqam-e kalem is alleged to be 2,000 years old.

In almost all international literature on music of the Middle East, the main categories are still either states or ethnic and/or religious groups (e.g., “music in Turkey,” “Turkish music,” “Kurdish ...