Koma Dengê Azadî

Koma Denge Azadi (Voice of Liberty) was one of the most popular Kurdish music bands [1] in Turkey. The band was formed in 1990 in Istanbul and over the next ten years it became one of the most important and most successful Kurdish bands ku:Koma Dengê Azadî.

Like other Kurdish bands of the 90's, Koma Dengê Azadî adopted a style which was completely new for the Kurdish music scene. They reinterpreted the traditional Kurdish Music in a modern form with particular appeal to the young generation of Kurds and Turks.

Koma Denge Azadi has released four albums. All their albums have been banned by the state and most of their concerts have been banned. But despite all this oppression and obstacles the band has remained popular. The Band has also given numerous concerts in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdoms.

Most fans of Koma Denge Azadi were Turkish and Kurdish young people who live in metropolises.

Albums

• Hêvî (Hope), 1991
• Em Azadîxwaz in (We are liberty-loving), 1993
• Welatê min/Roj wê bê (My homeland), 1995
• Fedî (Shame), 1998

Members

• Dilek
• Ibrahim Erdem
• Oemer Avci
• Serhat Karakas
• Nuri Erdem
• Ali Serhat Baran
• Mehmet Atli
• Sema Yigit
• Ece Guner
• I.Halil Yildiz
• Hakan Ener

Sources

• [Guner, Hasan (2007):"Kom'lar ve Kürt müzigi". In: Esmer Dergisi, 05.2007, Istanbul]
• Kurdish Wikipedia
• Kurdshow.com
• Kurdish magazin

External links

• Musika Kurdi, Lyrics of Koma Denge Azadi