The tradition of oral expression known as a dengbêjî, the job of a dengbêj a ‘soundteller’lies at the foundation of traditional Kurdish music and is the only path to survival of a language facing extinction. For Kurds, being deprived of any written sources, this poetic artful style...
This is the story of my quest for the heritage of hidden female dengbêjs, how I connect with these voices, and what influence diddo they have on my musical journey; the story of dengbêjî and the emerging voice of Kurdish women as well as my personal musical Odyssey. Kurdish...
Turkey: Kurdish singers are accused of ‘singing in Kurdish’ The Kurdish language continues to suffer from criminalisation in Turkey, as a prosecutor seeks to charge the members of a musical group with "propaganda" over a song they sang in Kurdish. Germany refuses visas for Kurdish...
"I WAS FORBIDDEN TO GIVE A CONCERT THERE"... To satisfy the longing for Dersim in Elazig When I couldnt go to Dersim, people from Dersim would come to me. With their participation, these concerts in neighboring cities were held with a different excitement and enthusiasm. Ferhat Tunc It...
When languages die, we lose a part of who we are threatened habitats, endangered species, and displaced people. We know it threatens biodiversity, but what about linguistic diversity? Humans are the only species on the planet whose communication system exhibits enormous diversity. And...
İncila Lukaşi ra gore 15:11-32 Pi ’be dı lacanê xora (Laco vindbiyae) Đsay qesey kerd: “Dı lacê jü mordemi benê. Ninara laco qıc piyê xora vano, ‘Bao, mılkê mara hesa mı çıka, bıde mı.’ Pi ki mılk wertê dı lacanê xode pare keno. Naera dirê roci tepia laco...
İncila Lukaşi ra gore 8:1-15 Eke zaf dewa ra xêle mılet ke dormê dêde êno pêser, o cırê jü mesela qesê keno: “Rocê mordemekê de rençber şono, toxım erzeno hêgaê xo. Eke toxım erzeno, tenê pışkino raê ser, bınê lınga de pelexino, çuçıkanê asmêni rê beno...
Zarance kuna kemeru, Zonê hode wanena. Qilancike nisena gile dare ra, Zonê xode qistnena. Amnon yeno, beno germ, Temuz zonê hode cizeno. Mor u milawin, Teyr u tur, Pil u qiz, Cin u ciamerd, Serre na dinade her çi, Zonê hode waneno. Serre na dinade her çi, her kes zone...
Sewe léte asme pir u pak, asmen pakay bi. Astarey hen ke jede bi, ison neşkıyenekebımoro. Destoxokerdberz,dımakinaro.Miyanéserrakerdayi,ç’ımune asmenira neşkiyenebijero. Xore pérs kerdene ç’utur honde astarey yene té léwe, wad bo To zê asme sêwle dana, na nur-camalê...
Ax tu siya ware Ax tu şiya ware Lemınê çıqay serdo Çênê, to ez ca verdo Ez biyo wayirê derdo Daê, hal yamano Khılê, hal se beno Muzır Baba mıradiyo (qaytê ma bo) Serê zerria ma zan dano Ax de, warê usari Ma gıroto derdê sari Çên , tu veyva ma biya Şiya...
Ya piyê mao ke asmên de, namey to mibarek bo. Qilawuzê to bêro. Miradê to bibo hem erd u hem ki asmên de, Nana mawa vêrey ewro bide ma. Se ke ma gunekaranê xo ef kenime, ti ki gunanê ma ef ke. Ma mesinevne, ma xirabiye ra rareyne. Çira ke na padisaine, no hukm u qeder ebediyen ê...
kurdish Dersim zazaki: Qirayis Layê mi serê xo biye vece mi zerê asîron ra Remnaye tilisimê herdê dewresê mi remnay No ke vesneno Ke mi vesne lao Haqo ti mearê kesi ser de Qirayisê mino herd asmen de canê beno Saire mi sair bi wayirê desdê jano bi Astarê Koye Tuzugi...
Marta Somek-Gülistan Dursun ISTANBUL - The participants, who made evaluations to our agency about the 2nd Istanbul Kurdish Film Festival, which had a great impact from the opening to the last day, said, “The importance of Kurdish cinema occupies a very important place in world...
Turkish state sought to create a nation-state based on one language and attempted to eliminate the use of other languages, particularly Kurdish, through severe regulations and prohibitions attempt in eliminating the t’s shocking to realize that there are still countries in which musicians who want to do exactly the same thing that we do end up in jail with their lives at ri Kurdish language did not only occur in Turkey, but beyond Turkish territories, as well. Just before the third coup of