Nasser Razazi

Naser Razzazi
Naser Razazi, December 2018
Background information
Born (1955-06-21) June 21, 1955
Sanandaj, Iran
GenresKurdish Folk Music
OccupationsPoet, writer, singer, performer
InstrumentsKurdish daf-drum
Years active1970s-present

Naser Razzazi (Kurdish: ناسر ڕەزازی, born June 21, 1955) is a Kurdish singer, poet and writer. His music encompasses traditional Kurdish folk songs in four different Kurdish dialects, Soranî (Central Kurdish), Kurmancî (Northern Kurdish), Hewramî (Gorani) and Kelhorî (Southern Kurdish).

Naser Razzazi, was born to a poor family in Iranian Kurdistan, but has lived most of his life exiled, mainly Sweden.

In addition to singing, and since his early days as a school teacher, Rezazî has contributed greatly to Kurdish literature and art through his music and poetry that combines different Kurdish genres, dialects and musical styles.