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Birth name
  
Hassan Zirak

Name
  
Hassan Zirak

Occupation(s)
  
Role
  
Singer

Instruments
  
Vocal

Parents
  
Abdulla Zirek

Years active
  
1956–1972


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Born
  
November 29, 1921Bukan, West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan (
1921-11-29
)

Genres
  
Died
  
June 26, 1972, Bukan, Iran

Similar People
  
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Hassan Zirek or Hesen Zîrek (1921–1972) was a celebrated Kurdish songwriter-singer from Bukan, known for his recordings of classical Kurdish folk songs. He was famous for his classical and sensual lyrics, and it is believed that he composed over thousand songs in his lifetime.

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Early life and career

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He was born in Harmelah (Hermêle), a small village near the Kurdish city of Bukan Eastern Kurdistan. Zirek was born to Abdulla Zirek and Amina, the title of his name was Erlume from his father which means, "clever" in Kurdish and some contribute it to his fathers talents and abilities that he showed during his work in the Xan of the Agha of Hermêle. Hassan had also a brother and sister, Hussein and Mina. He was only 5 years old when his father died. His mother remarried shortly after his father's death leaving Hassan emotionally broken down. At the age of 12 he began to work for the 'Agha of Hermêle, at which his voice was a major source for the entertainment of the people in the villages. After one year he left the village he was born in, and headed to the main Kurdish cities and worked in Kurdish restaurants. He showed his singing talents in his early age. In 1953, at the age of 27, he left Kurdistan and recorded a great number of songs in Kurdish for the Kurdish section of the Baghdad broadcasting station. Most of his songs were remade version of Kurdish folklore songs and he was very talented in it. After the Iraqi Revolution of 1958, Zirek was expelled from Iraq. He immigrated to Tehran where he was employed by Tehran Radio Station. This is where he met his wife Medya Zendi. After spending few years in Iran and recording some of his unbeatable hits, Zirek was again forced to leave in 1960. Instead of Baghdad, this time he made his way to South Kurdistan, where he worked with the Kurdish Fine Art Groups. As an artist who is known to have his home packed on his back, Zirek was forced to leave South Kurdistan in 1967. Departing there, this time he went to Seqiz in Eastern Kurdistan where he lived up to his death. In 1971 Zirek was hospitalised and was diagnosed with stage four cancer. He spent countless nights at the hospital in Urmiye and Bokan. Hassan Zirak died at the age of fifty. His body is buried around his native city Bukan, on Nalashkenah (Kurdish: Nalishkêne) mountain one of the most famous mountains of the region which lies close to the city. Although Hesen Zirek was an illiterate musician and had an unbearable and short life, he composed around 1500 songs, most of which were composed, worded and sang simultaneously (free style folk singer). Zirak is considered as one of the most popular and well known singers among the Kurdish people in all of Northern and Eastern Kurdistan.

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Hassan Zirak has songs with other famous singers like Mamle, Mala Hussain Abdulzada, Osman Bokani, and Ahmed Shamal. The song " Malî Babim Be Wefa " is one of the songs that Hassan Zirak recorded along with Mamle and Mala Hussain Abdulzada in 1960 with the help of " Kirmansha Musical Group ". Besides his native Sorani Kurdish, he also sang in other languages such as Azeri, Turkish, and Persian.

Discography

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Songs by Hassan Zirak:

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  • Disan shew hat
  • Wek qumri
  • Lorkê
  • Ketane
  • Heynar
  • Kabûkê
  • Leyla
  • Zara (Zahra)
  • Dogma dexe
  • Kermashan shari shirinm
  • Aman doktor
  • Be dr dawaw darman
  • Boch mnet nawet
  • Ho layli
  • Naleshkena
  • Male babm nasrin
  • Datrsm bmrem
  • Kewyar
  • Asmar
  • shofer
  • jarsa
  • References

    Hassan Zirak Wikipedia


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