The lyrics of a struggle: Hesen Şerîf, “Birîna avê”
The survival of a nation is strongly contingent on the preservation of its heritage. The most successful cultures have been kept alive by transmitting cultural knowledge through music, folklore, myths,...
View Article“Bêrîvanê, Kurdistanê, kulîlka evê cîhanê”: A brief lyrical analysis of...
We’re in 1961; Mustafa Barzani and company have unleashed an armed resistance against the Iraqi leadership. Kurdistan – as she always is – has come under attack. With many-a-failed attempts to secure...
View ArticleGenocide and Lyrics: Music after death
To survive we write, we record, we capture and disseminate, we transcribe and translate. Survival comes not just with a second chance at life, but it comes in the form of lyrics, novels, poetry,...
View ArticleNewroz in lyrics: The legacy of Kawa revived in Eyaz Zaxoyî
Daily the serpents would throttle him so abusively that death became a prayer. He would moan and yell with his echoes reaching the top-most peaks. He offered rewards and treasures to everyone and...
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