Erdewan Zaxoyî

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Statue of Erdewan Zaxoyî in Zaxo

Erdewan Zaxoyî (* 1957 in Zaxo as Erdewan Elî ; † January 1986 ) was a Kurdish composer , singer and musician . He is considered one of the most important Kurdish singers who fought against the suppression of the Kurds by the Saddam Hussein regime .

life and work

Erdewan Zaxoyî was born as Erdewan Elî in Zaxo ( Kurdistan , Iraq ) in 1957 . He was one of six children and grew up in his hometown and spent his youth there too. In 1978 he released his first recorded cassette singing political texts in Kurdish, although it was banned at the time. Later he secretly supported the Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers with his songs and folk chants , such as Peşmergekê çelengêm . Most of his songs were about justice and freedom. He also wrote songs about his hometown of Zaxo and Kurdistan .

In 1982 he fled to the Kurdish region of Iran as a result of persecution from Saddam Hussein's regime . He lived there until the end of 1985 and wrote other songs. The content of this was besides the love of home, his homesickness and the longing for his family, especially his mother, to whom he also sent the entire recorded tapes.

He finally returned in January 1986 and, according to media reports, was abducted and probably murdered by agents of the Iraqi secret service that same year at a concert for the Kurds living in Baghdad .

After his disappearance, a memorial was erected for him in Zaxo. It is located near the historic Delal Bridge , which he often mentioned in his texts. Furthermore, in February 2006, a ceremony was held in Duhok to commemorate him and Eyaz Zaxoyi, another famous singer . At this celebration, the then governor of Dahuk , Tamar Kuchar, gave a speech about the life and works of the two artists.

His wife and children now live in Sweden .

Discography

  • 1978: Hewar 100 hewar
  • 1978: Dorêt Zaxo perî dirûnin
  • 1978: Zalim Ewan
  • 1978: Zaxo Şeng û Şirînê
  • 1979: Xozîka mîn zanîba
  • 1979: Xatira di xwazî
  • 1979: Ez çî pisyarbikim
  • 1979: Zaxoka rengîn
  • 1980: Dayika Kurdistan
  • 1980: Xwedê gelek derdanê
  • 1981: Bîrindaro bilbilo
  • 1981: Ne carek hizar caran
  • 1981: Ezê herim
  • 1981: Silava me bikin
  • 1982: Birîndarim
  • 1983: Lêlê dayikê
  • 1983: Bîhara Kûrdistanê
  • 1983: Dîjmin ji warê me here
  • 1983: Peşmergekê çelengim
  • 1984: Urmiyê Urmiyê
  • 1984: Hey lolo
  • 1985: Çuxkê hingo
  • 1985: Ormiyê Ormiyê
  • 1985: Delala min Zaxoyê
  • 1986: Rabe me bi revîne
  • 1986: Erê dayikê
  • 1986: Babo bira xurtiyê nekin

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo: World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East . Rough Guides, 1999, ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8 , pp. 381 ( google.com [accessed September 16, 2015]).
  2. ↑ a b Rukiye Mistefa: Pêşmergeyê awaz xweş Erdewan Zaxoyî. In: Basnews.com. BasNews, August 22, 2016, archived from the original ; accessed on December 30, 2018 (Kurdish).
  3. ↑ Erdewan Zaxoi. (No longer available online.) Xurtê Gulî (Kurdish music database), archived from the original ; accessed on November 4, 2015 (Kurdish).
  4. ↑ Hussein Blani: أردوان زاخولي .. المطرب العاشق .. كيف اختفى؟. In: Al-Noor. Al-Noor Foundation for Culture and Media, February 2, 2011, archived from the original ; Retrieved December 30, 2018 (Arabic, On the Disappearance of Erdewan Zaxoyî).
  5. ↑ أختتام فعاليات مهرجان تكريم الفنانين أردوان زاخويي وأياز يوسف. In: cabinet.gov.krd. Media and Information Department of the Kurdistan Regional Government, February 24, 2006, accessed December 30, 2018 (Arabic).
personal data
SURNAME Zaxoyî, Erdewan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kurdish composer, singer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaxo
DATE OF DEATH January 1986
Place of death Baghdad