Koma Dengê Azadî

Koma Dengê Azadî (Voice of Liberty), formed in Istanbul in 1990, was one of the most popular and longest-running Kurdish bands in Turkey. Like other Kurdish bands of the 90's, Koma Dengê Azadî adopted a style which was completely new for the Kurdish music scene, reinterpreting traditional Kurdish Music in a modern form with particular appeal to a young generation of urban Kurds and Turks. They also performed Kurdish translations of international songs such as "Bella Ciao".^[1]

Between 1991 and 1998, Koma Dengê Azadî has released four albums, all of which were at one point banned by the state. Despite the bans several hundred thousand copies of the albums were sold. Despite many of their concerts being banned in Turkey, they remained popular there and also gave numerous concerts in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom.^[2]

Songs

Some of the most popular songs of this band are the following:

Roj roja me ye
Newroz tê
Tew gulê narê
No çi halo
Selo
Gul û xwîn
Fedî
Dilê xemgîn
Dere sorê
Lêlê Bejnê
Dikim herim eskeriyê (Hat karwanê Helebê)

Albums

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

Members

References

^ Sarıtaş, B. Siynem Ezgi. Articulation of Kurdish Identity Through Politicized Music of Koms, (MA Thesis, Middle Eastern Technical University, 2010), p. 87-88.
^ "Koma Denge Azadi ve sevilen sarkilari". cafrande.org.

Additional Sources

Guner, Hasan (2007):"Kom'lar ve Kürt müzigi". In: Esmer Dergisi, 05.2007, Istanbul
Kurdish Wikipedia
Kurdshow.com
Kurdish magazin
Musika Kurdi, Lyrics of Koma Denge Azadi
Cafrande.org

[1] Sarıtaş, B. Siynem Ezgi. Articulation of Kurdish Identity Through Politicized Music of Koms, (MA Thesis, Middle Eastern Technical University, 2010), p. 87-88.

[ronibaran-2] "Koma Denge Azadi ve sevilen sarkilari". cafrande.org.

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