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Sayed Ali Asghar Kurdistani (1882–1936) is a Kurdish singer and musician. He is one of the first Kurdish singers that his voice was recorded.
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Life
Hew was born into a Kurdish family in a small village near Sine in Kurdistan province. He married in the age of 20 and his wife's name was Mah Sharaf.
Works
A few songs remained from Ali Asghar that have been recorded probably in Tehran or Sanandaj. These songs are either based on folklore Kurdish or classic Kurdish Iranian music. He used the poems of well known Kurdish poets such as Tahir Bag and Wafayi. These few songs have been recreated and sung by many well known Kurdish musicians including The Kamkars.
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Sayed Ali Asghar Kurdistani Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA