Ciwan Haco
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Ciwan Haco is a Kurdish
singer. He was born near Qamishlo in Syria. His grandfather was originally from Mardin
, Turkey. After finishing high school, he left for Germany
in order to continue his studies. He studied music at the University of Bochum for three years. He is now residing in Sweden
.
singers to combine Kurdish folk music
with western style pop music, rock
, blues
and jazz
. To date he has released 14 albums and a live VCD and DVD of his famous Batman concert of 2003, which was attended by more than 200,000 people.
Ciwan Haco is known for his lyrics that are often purposely simple and to which the main recurrent theme is love, with variations around this same theme. The main song from his last album Off (2006), Li hêviya te (Waiting for you) features vocals in both Kurmanci
and French language
(the latter being sung by a female vocalist).
Similar to other famous Kurdish musicians like Şivan Perwer
, Haco sometimes uses poems by famous Kurdish poets such as Cegerxwîn or Qedrîcan
in his songs http://www.ciwanhaco.net/eng/stran/gulasor/pirxwese.htm,http://www.ciwanhaco.net/eng/stran/gulasor/gula_sor.htm.
He has also recorded one of the novels of Mehmed Uzun
named Destana Egîdekî.
Very popular in the Kurdish diaspora as with the Kurdish people in the Middle East
, Ciwan Haco has given concerts in many parts of Europe.
F=Female, M=Male
Ajamê (died at the age of six) F
Dillberê (has written a lot of Ciwan's famous songs) F
Ajamê (named after their first child. Lives in Sweden) F
Nayîf (Was a part of the Kurdish military organization PKK and lost his life for the cause of the Kurdish people and their rights) M
Nûredîn (Lives in Norway) M
Ismahan (Still lives in Syria) F
Ciwan (Lives in Sweden)
Xafshê (Lives in Sweden) F
Zînê (Lives in Sweden) F
Perwin (Currently in Norway) F
Ciwan's father, Ibrahim, had another wife before Sihadet, and together they had two children:
Bahîya (Lives in Sweden) F
Gulhat (Lives in Germany) F
Sihadet and Ibrahim moved to Sweden in 2004. In Syria, it is difficult for the elderly to get help daily, so they moved to Sweden because most of their children live there.
Ciwan lives in Gävle, Sweden. Together with his Icelandic wife, he has two children: Lorin, 7 and Rosa, 5, both girls. His wife has one boy named Árni, 14.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
singer. He was born near Qamishlo in Syria. His grandfather was originally from Mardin
Mardin
Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for its Arabic-like architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria.-History:...
, Turkey. After finishing high school, he left for Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in order to continue his studies. He studied music at the University of Bochum for three years. He is now residing in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
His Music
Ciwan Haco is one of the very first KurdishKurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
singers to combine Kurdish folk music
Kurdish music
Kurdish music refers to music performed in Kurdish language.Traditionally, there are three types of Kurdish Classical performers - storytellers , minstrels and bards . There was no specific music related to the Kurdish princely courts, and instead, music performed in night gatherings is...
with western style pop music, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. To date he has released 14 albums and a live VCD and DVD of his famous Batman concert of 2003, which was attended by more than 200,000 people.
Ciwan Haco is known for his lyrics that are often purposely simple and to which the main recurrent theme is love, with variations around this same theme. The main song from his last album Off (2006), Li hêviya te (Waiting for you) features vocals in both Kurmanci
Kurmancî
Kurmancî can refer to:Peoples:* Kurmancî , an Iranian language group spoken in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.* Kurmanc , Kurds who speak the Kurmanc dialect or group of dialects.Names:...
and French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(the latter being sung by a female vocalist).
Similar to other famous Kurdish musicians like Şivan Perwer
Sivan Perwer
Şivan Perwer is a Kurdish poet, writer, musical teacher, singer, and performer on the tembûr . Şivan currently lives in exile after fleeing Turkey in 1976 because of his music...
, Haco sometimes uses poems by famous Kurdish poets such as Cegerxwîn or Qedrîcan
Qedrîcan
Qedrîcan or Qedrîcan, , was a Kurdish poet, writer and translator. He was born in Derik, a small village . At a time when schooling was the subject of jokes and when few people studied Qedrîcan's father, known as "Cano" sent him to school...
in his songs http://www.ciwanhaco.net/eng/stran/gulasor/pirxwese.htm,http://www.ciwanhaco.net/eng/stran/gulasor/gula_sor.htm.
He has also recorded one of the novels of Mehmed Uzun
Mehmed Uzun
Mehmed Uzun was a contemporary Kurdish writer and novelist. He was born in Siverek, Urfa, Turkey.Although the Kurdish language was outlawed in Turkey from 1920 to 1990, he started to write in his mother tongue. As a writer, he achieved a great deal towards shaping a modern Kurdish literary...
named Destana Egîdekî.
Very popular in the Kurdish diaspora as with the Kurdish people in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Ciwan Haco has given concerts in many parts of Europe.
Albums
- Emîna Emîna (1970)
- Pêşmerge (1979)
- Diyarbekîr (1981)
- Gûla Sor (1983)
- Leyla (1985)
- Girtîyên Azadîyê (1987)
- Çaw Bella (1989)
- Sî û Sê Gule (1991)
- Dûrî (1994)
- Bilûra Min (1997)
- Destana Egîdekî (1998)
- Derya (2003)
- Konsera Batmanê (2003) (VCDVCDVCD is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* VCD Athletic, semi-professional football team* Video CD* Voice command device* Value change dump * Vocal cord dysfunction* Visual Communication and Design...
& DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) - Na Na (2004)
- OffOff (album)Off is the latest album of Kurdish artist Ciwan Haco. It has been released in April 2006 in Europe. It features 13 songs, including the electro-pop Li hêviya te and several ballads...
(2006)
Family
Ciwan's parents, Sihadet and Ibrahim had twelve children:F=Female, M=Male
Ajamê (died at the age of six) F
Dillberê (has written a lot of Ciwan's famous songs) F
Ajamê (named after their first child. Lives in Sweden) F
Nayîf (Was a part of the Kurdish military organization PKK and lost his life for the cause of the Kurdish people and their rights) M
Nûredîn (Lives in Norway) M
Ismahan (Still lives in Syria) F
Ciwan (Lives in Sweden)
Xafshê (Lives in Sweden) F
Zînê (Lives in Sweden) F
Perwin (Currently in Norway) F
Ciwan's father, Ibrahim, had another wife before Sihadet, and together they had two children:
Bahîya (Lives in Sweden) F
Gulhat (Lives in Germany) F
Sihadet and Ibrahim moved to Sweden in 2004. In Syria, it is difficult for the elderly to get help daily, so they moved to Sweden because most of their children live there.
Ciwan lives in Gävle, Sweden. Together with his Icelandic wife, he has two children: Lorin, 7 and Rosa, 5, both girls. His wife has one boy named Árni, 14.