Plucking at a stringed instrument called a santur ... Simsek is an instructor with the Kurdish Culture and Music Association, a brand-new group dedicated to teaching Kurdish dance, music and ...

The prison administration has refused to hand over a musical instrument sent for imprisoned Kurdish journalist Fırat Can Arslan, citing "security" reasons. Last month, a bağlama, a stringed instrument ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish music star Adnan Karim newest album ... He composes his own music and often plays the instruments himself. His newest album, Shawba, was produced with the Czech ...

This means mixing Kurdish melodies, rhythm, and Kurdish instruments with [Italian music]. This is a new experience in Kurdish music, but it has been experienced among other nations.” The concert ...

The Kurdish community is spread over four different countries - Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. Because of the fragmented nature of Kurdistan, its music is not very well known. Hussein Zahawy ...

Kurdish-Iranian musician ... he became even more obsessed with music. The Art Centre was established with the goal of imparting traditional instrument playing skills to adults, youths, and ...

the hurdy-gurdy is an old Baroque instrument which is also used for playing folk music by the French. Performing a Kurdish lullaby, the musician’s resonant voice put everyone in a trance.

Later, Kurdish music picked up the melodies played in private ceremonies, and now it is regarded as the most cheerful and epic type of music in the country. The douzaleh, one of the Iranian ...

“I started with an Iranian instrument which is called tombak ... of the groups that I had the chance to work with play Kurdish music but there are different musical dialects throughout Kurdistan.