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Kurdish music band Koma Amed reunites

Kurdish music band Koma Amed reunites

Idol Kurdish music band of the 1990s announced their reunion and released a new acoustic version of an old song.

2 February 2023

Groom and guests arrested for wearing yellow, red, and green colors at the wedding

Groom and guests arrested for wearing yellow, red, and green colors at the wedding

The groom wearing a yellow, red, and green shawl during the wedding and guests singing in Kurdish have been arrested for "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" in İstanbul.

LaWje to hold its first concert in İstanbul since the pandemic

LaWje to hold its first concert in İstanbul since the pandemic

LaWje will give its first major concert in İstanbul in 3 years since the pandemic and will perform with a large cast. The concert will take place on February 18 at 8 pm at Beşiktaş Suleyman Seba Cultural Center.

16 February 2022

HDP MP Danış-Beştaş protests ban on Kurdish music with a Kurdish song at Parliament

HDP MP Danış-Beştaş protests ban on Kurdish music with a Kurdish song at Parliament

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış-Beştaş held a press conference at the Parliament and talked about several current issues in Turkey, including a music band being prevented from singing in Kurdish in İstanbul’s Taksim.

1 February 2022

All musical works of Aram Tigran to be released again

GERMAN-KURDISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE

All musical works of Aram Tigran to be released again

Sirvart Melikyan, the wife of Aram Tigran, who was a prominent musician singing in Kurdish, has signed a copyright agreement with the German-Kurdish Cultural Institute. All works of the late musician will be now released again.

13 April 2021 Ferid Demirel

‘Ez kevok im’ ...a song in Kurdish that has gone beyond borders

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‘Ez kevok im’ ...a song in Kurdish that has gone beyond borders

“Ez Kevok im” or “I am a pigeon” is one of the most frequently performed songs of Kurdish. It is widely known in the music community of not only Turkey but also that of the world. Dozens of Kurdish musicians as well as others have so far sung the song.

2 July 2020 Ferid Demirel

Kurdish Song Archive of Radio Yerevan published as a book

Kurdish Song Archive of Radio Yerevan published as a book

Compiling the work of artist Cewad Merwanî on Radio Yerevan’s archive of Kurdish songs, the recently published four-volume book groups the songs in two categories: Rhythmic Songs and Free Songs.

22 June 2020 Ferid Demirel

‘Kurdish Music’ Allegation About Killing of 20-Year-Old Çakan

‘Kurdish Music’ Allegation About Killing of 20-Year-Old Çakan

Attacked by three people in the capital city of Ankara, 20-year-old Barış Çakan has been stabbed to death in the chest. His family says that Çakan was attacked because he was listening to Kurdish music.

900 Kurdish Songs in the Archive of Radio Yerevan Now on Digital Platforms

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900 Kurdish Songs in the Archive of Radio Yerevan Now on Digital Platforms

The German-Kurdish Cultural Institute (Deutsch-Kurdisches Kulturinstitut) has started publishing 900 Kurdish songs in the Archive of Radio Yerevan on digital platforms, especially on its Youtube channel.

27 April 2020 Ferid Demirel