Nasser Razazi
Naser Razzazi | |
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Naser Razazi, December 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 21, 1955 Sanandaj, Iran |
| Genres | Kurdish Folk Music |
| Occupations | Poet, writer, singer, performer |
| Instruments | Kurdish daf-drum |
| Years active | 1970s-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.