And it seems to be working. Last month, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan had been set to perform in Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capital. He is known for mahraganat music, a rowdy genre full of ...

But stalls in music stores overflow with CDs by Kurdish singers, including performers who were banned because Turkish authorities judged their music incendiary. Signs written in the once-taboo ...

Kurdish opera singer MizgînTahir was born into ... After finishing high school, she wanted to study music at university, but due cultural customs she initially was not able to study music and ...

"Living Fire" will also include Kurdish music, classical Iranian pieces, and selections inspired by global music, appealing to a wide array of tastes. Additionally, the collaboration with a string and ...

Fans of the Kurdish-Turkish singer Ahmet Kaya are claiming ... The plagiarism row echoes that faced by American rapper and music producer Jay Z, whose Arab fans were recently outraged with the ...

"Living Fire" also included Kurdish music, classical Iranian pieces, and selections inspired by global music, appealing to a wide array of tastes. Moreover, the partnership with a string and wind ...

and considered to be a significant influence on contemporary Kurdish music. Said will perform in TIM Maslak Center in Istanbul on May 27, in Dicle University Congress Center in southeastern ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FRAYER: These revelers are Kurdish. They make up about 10% of Syria and live mostly in this northern region, which saw some of the fiercest battles and mass killings of the ...