We are also expecting the participation of cultural troupes from Khorasan, Kermashan, Bitlis, and Qamishlo, in addition to ...

Current trends in Kurdish music reflect that impulse. Like many nomadic peoples, the Kurds developed a strong folk music tradition they use to pass down their stories from one generation to the next.

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A Russian folklore group, alongside musical and dance ensembles from other countries, delivered mesmerizing performances on ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Twenty Islamic State (ISIS) militants were arrested during a six-day operation by Kurdish forces at the notorious al-Hol camp in northeast Syria (Rojava), the Kurdish ...

The event features participants dancing to folk music. The Japan Kurdish Cultural Association organized the festival in 2018, 2019 and 2023. A Warabi-based group called Zainichi Kurdjinto Tomoni ...

Kathryn Tickell presents a session from Kurdish-Alevi singer and songwriter Olcay Bayir. Plus, music from Kenyan percussionist Kasiva Mutua and folk legend Shirley Collins.

April 22 marks Kurdish Journalism Day each year. On this day, Kurdish journalists celebrate the publication of the first Kurdish newspaper, Kurdistan, which was issued in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, ...

At Sirnak's Newroz celebrations last week, Kurds danced and sang folk songs. A DEM lawmaker there, Mehmet Zeki Irmez, said his party was gathering local opinions on Kurdish political and language ...

Assoc. Prof. Murat Somer and Prof. Dr. Kemal Kirişci discussed a recent AKP initiative known as the Kurdish Opening which aims to solve the Kurdish issue in Turkey. These two scholars provided an ...