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Kurdish

Kurdish music refers to music performed in the Kurdish languages and Zaza-Gorani languages. The earliest study of Kurdish music was initiated by the renowned Armenian priest and composer Komitas in 1903, when he published his work "Chansons kurdes transcrites par le pere Komitas" which consisted of twelve Kurdish melodies which he had collected. Karapetê Xaço, another Armenian, also preserved many traditional Kurdish melodies throughout the 20th century by recording and performing them. In 1909, Scholar Isya Joseph published the work "Yezidi works" in which he documented the musical practice of the Yazidis including the role of the musician-like qewal figures and the instruments used by the minority.

emerged ~1903 ↗ see in graph

Sound of Kurdish

Helin
Agire Jiyan
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Xeriba Beyani
Rojda
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Zilan
Delila
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Tanimadigim Ten
Ahmet Aslan
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Minnet EyLemem
Ahmet Aslan
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Sources & Attribution

Source Entry Name Confidence Link Notes
Last.fm Kurdish Derived from data —
Wikipedia Kurdish music Derived from data ↗

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