kurdish folk
what it is
Traditionally many kurdish folk songs are epic in nature. Love songs, dance music, wedding and other celebratory songs, erotic poetry and work songs are also popular. Kurdish music instruments are the tembûr, biziq, qernête, bilûr, simşal, cûzele, kemençe, def, zirne and dahol.
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What is kurdish folk?
Traditionally many kurdish folk songs are epic in nature. Love songs, dance music, wedding and other celebratory songs, erotic poetry and work songs are also popular. Kurdish music instruments are the tembûr, biziq, qernête, bilûr, simşal, cûzele, kemençe, def, zirne and dahol.
What are good kurdish folk albums to start with?
Try Teberik by Baran, Kurdaneh by Alikbar Moradi and Parvin Namazi, In The Mirror of The Sky by Kayhan Kalhor & Ali Akbar Moradi, and Min Bihisti by Alin.
Who are some women making kurdish folk?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/kurdish-folk/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making kurdish folk, from mainstream to underground.
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