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Qadir Dilan

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Qadir Dilan
قادر دیلان
Background information
Born24 March 1930
Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdistan Region
OriginKurdish
Died18 March 1999(1999-03-18) (aged 68)
Prague, Czech Republic (until 2011)[1]
GenresKurdish folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter and musician
Instrument(s)Violin, flute
Years active1950s–1999
SpouseAuna (in 1965)[1]

Qadir Dilan (Kurdish: قادر دیلان, romanizedQadir Dîlan; 24 March 1930 Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan – 18 March 1999 Prague, Czech Republic)[1] was a celebrated Kurdish singer, songwriter and musician[2] known for his contributions to Kurdish music. Born in Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan Region, he began his musical journey at a young age, performing traditional Kurdish songs. He is considered to be the first Kurdish singer to mix Western styles with Kurdish music.[3] Qadir Dilan was the brother of Muhamad Salih Dilan.[4][5]

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Qadir is the son of Mullah Ahmad Dilan, son of Mullah Qadir Shawkhwen,[a] was born on March 24, 1930 in Goyzha neighborhood of Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region. His father was a prominent religious man. In the autumn of 1964, he fell in love with a Czech girl named Auna. In 1965, he married her and they had a son named Aram and a daughter named Barbara.[citation needed]

In 1998, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer and underwent unsuccessful surgery in the Czech Republic. He died on March 18, 1999. On March 22, 1999, buried in the cemetery of Hoshanska, in Prague. On September 22, 2011, his body was returned to Sulaymaniyah on the orders of Hero Ibrahim Ahmed.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kurdish: شەوخوێن, romanizedŞewxiwên

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d Hama, Twana (2024-03-18). "قادر دیلان پێشڕەوی نوێگەریی لە موزیکی کوردیدا". Chaneel8 (in Kurdish). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  2. ^ Hardi, Ahmed (1957). Razî Tenyayî [The Secret of Solitude] (in Kurdish). Khak Press and Media Center (published 1984).
  3. ^ "ھونەرمەند قادر دیلان". Kurdistan TV. 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  4. ^ Hardī, Aḥmad (1991). Rāz-i tanyāyī: shyʻr (in Kurdish). Muḥamad-i Saqiz.
  5. ^ Oke, Naz (2020-06-07). "My Sunset-Land Rojava". Kedistan. Retrieved 2024-12-24.