Nishtiman

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Nishtiman —which means homeland— is a Kurdish music group. It is a rather unusual journey: gathering musicians from different countries around Kurdish music, language and culture. This musical adventure is audacious and pioneer in multiple ways in times where the laws of politics and historical habits and cultural routines has always separated the kurds, including in festivals or record stores. And yet, Kurdistan does exist by itself, when it comes to music. Through the fourteen million people spread across four countries (Iran, Iraq, Turket, Syria), four different political regimes and four very specific historical situations, there is one single language and one huge musical heritage in which common values have always outweighed particularities. And beyond all particularities, Kurdish people are passionate about music. In collective or private celebrations, in exceptional circumstances (the New Year -"Nowruz"- comes in first place), it is very common to sing, play and dance. Nishtiman gathers Kurdish musicians from Iran, Turkey and Iraq. The director of the project and percussionist Hussein Zahawy gathered the band and commissioned Sohrab Pournazeri, (singer and tanbur/Kamanche player), to compose a highly original musical repertoire. The musicians are : singer Sara Eghlimi, singer and oud player Goran Kamil ; zorna, balaban and duduk player Ertan Tekin, and French Robin Vassy (Senegalese percussions) and doublebass player. They all are both rooted and opened musician, wh

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Nishtiman (Kurdistan - Iran - Iraq - Turquie)

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Kobane

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Kurdistan

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Nishtiman

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Nishtiman Kurdistan - Iran - Iraq - Turquie (Kurdistan - Iran - Iraq - Turquie)

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Kurdistan - Iran - Irak - Turquie

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Kurdistan (Iran - Irak - Turquie)

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fRoots 52

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Nowruz (Spring in Kurdistan)

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Music

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Nishtiman Kurdistan - Iran - Iraq - Turquie

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